I also want to thank the dedicated folks at Indigo Editing, not only for the editing support they have provided me, but also for the wide variety of workshops they offer and the always fun Sledgehammer Writing Contest they hold annually.

I participated in many critique groups over the years and I’d like to thank all the participants, including the LitReactor community, Writers Determined to Finish, the People’s Ink, and last but never least, Writers with No Name: Wes and Brian, thank you so much for the support, the teachings, and the beatings over the years. You guys are the best.

Cynthia: thank you for always keeping my doors and my mind open, throughout my whole life. You believed I could do anything as I jumped from one creative endeavour to the next. Thank you for everything, mom - including valuable feedback on this very book!

Jennifer: I know that I found the best possible life partner, because your support never comes as an obligation, it always comes as pure enthusiasm. I can’t believe all the ways you have kept me going: pull-no-punches critiques, design and marketing work, planning and management, and all the trillions of moments of nothing but love, like the time you built me a trophy for completing NaNoWriMo for the first time. Our partnership has enabled me to pursue my dreams without hindrance, and the best part is that I know I don’t need to thank you, because we dream together. But I thank you anyway, because this book is as much yours as it is mine. I am so lucky.

About the Author

Born and raised in Upstate New York, Jason LaPier lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife and a couple of dachshunds. In past lives he has been a guitar player for a metal band, a drum-n-bass DJ, a record store owner, a game developer, and an IT consultant. These days he divides his time between writing fiction and developing software, and doing Oregonian things like gardening, hiking, and drinking microbrew. He can be found online on Twitter @JasonWLaPier and via his website: jasonwlapier.com.

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