Matthew Wayne Selznick

This is a call to action for every fan and supporter of “Brave Men Run — A Novel of the Sovereign Era” who is attending any kind of genre-based convention this Spring, Summer, and Fall, 2008! I need you to tell the world how great you think Nate Charters (the main character of “Brave Men Run”) is, and get the word out about the paperback edition of “Brave Men Run” coming this summer from Swarm Press!

All you have to do is wear a shirt!

I’ve created two shirts over at the MWS Media shop at Spreadshirt.com. For starters, I’ve got one for men and one for women, each in just one color — but if you want a different color or style, let me know in the comments and I’ll cook it up as soon as I can.

For the guys:

For the gals:

Each shirt is $14.90 plus shipping and handling through Spreadshirt.com, and I don’t make a dime off of any sale — my reward is your awesomeness for buying it and wearing it.

In fact, I’d like to give you something in return for getting out there and spreading the word. Here’s how it’s gonna work:

The first 25 people who send me proof that they went to a genre convention this summer and wore the shirt will receive a copy of The Brave Men Run Audio Collection MP3 CD — a $13.99 value! One CD per participant, please, but that doesn’t mean you can’t wear your shirt at every single convention you attend… please!

How do you prove it? Just contact me, and I’ll give you an address where you can send a photo of you, wearing the shirt, in front of the convention’s main marquee, information booth, or some other identifying landmark, so long as it’s something that lets me know you were actually there. Extra bonus points of undying gratitude if you include a story of how you evangelized “Brave Men Run — A Novel of the Sovereign Era” to someone who’s never heard of it before! Remember — the idea here is to promote the release of the paperback edition, coming this Sovereign Summer from Swarm Press!

For folks beyond the first twenty five, I can offer you a signed autograph sticker to place in your copy of “Brave Men Run.” Of course, if you’d rather have this than the CD, let me know, and the CD will go to the next person in line. If you’d rather not have anything for your trouble, well, that’s astonishingly generous of you — let me know, and the next person will get the CD.

What if you’re the crafty sort who’d rather make your own shirt? Go for it! Download the artwork (Nate Charters Is A Friend Of Mine or Nate Charters Is Like Totally Hot) and apply it to your own shirt or other clothing, banner, car decal, etc — just make sure you use both the front and back artwork, so folks know to visit bravemenrun.com to find out more. And yes, the incentive program applies to you folks, too!

Convention season has already begun, so don’t wait another day! Order today, so you’ll be ready to celebrate Sovereign Summer at every convention you plan to attend!

Thank you so much!