Aloe is officially formatted for ebook! The e-ARCs just went out, I'm waiting on BackerKit to charge cards for shipping so I can send out orders ♥ You'll definitely have the e-books by the 21st!
As for print, I need to finish formatting that tomorrow. But, it will be finished and uploaded to my vendors by the end of the day, so I should be able to order printed books soon! Things are moving along!
There are still two people who haven't done their surveys, please get those done! I cannot send you your orders if I don't know where to send :)
I'm not sure if I'll have another update until everything is fulfilled on my end, but know that I've had an amazing time working on this book and I hope you love it as much as I do!
I have officially finished the edits on Shit That Happened Before 2011. I'll be formatting it this weekend and then hopefully 🤞🤞🤞🤞 sending out by the end of September.
There will be a wait on the rest of the books - but I'm working as hard as I can to get them all polished for you.
I'm so sorry about the delay, but I'm always contactable if you want to know what's going on.
September has rolled in and is now well underway, and I thought I'd give a short update on how we're doing.
As of right now, Common Bonds 3 is in the editing weeds, so to speak. We've gone through a first round of feedback and are working our way through the second one. It's taking a bit longer than anticipated, mostly because the three of us on the editorial team are very busy with other projects. But it's progressing and whew, it's going to be so good. We're really looking forward to sharing with all of you!
I've looked at our predicted timeline and it's a little wobbly. We're doing our best to get these to you all ASAP, but "shipping out in November" is going to be a tough one. When in doubt, I'd rather always give us all the time to do it right, and give the stories all the attention they deserve. I'll have more definite timelines when we're done with the editing, but I thought an early warning that we might run over our desired shipping times was in order. It will, however, absolutely be worth the wait.
Cheers everyone! I must return to the editing cave!
Throughout the day, everyone who pledged for any eBook (as tier or add-on) should receive their copy - please also check your spam folders since the eBooks will be sent via Bookfunnel. If you didn't receive an email or have problems downloading, please contact us!
The eBook of PROMETHEUS isn't yet the entirely finished one - there might still be some small typos since we hadn't had the chance to proofread yet but we wanted to give you access as soon as possible. You'll be the first ones to read the anthology! Those who backed the eBook tier for PROMETHEUS will be receiving the final official version on release day too!
We also received the first print proof of the hardcover!
Printed edges
Back of hardcover dustjacket
There still needs to be some adjustments done on the dustjacket but it's a beautiful thick chonker.
Almost all goodies have arrived now, and we're slowly gearing up on preparing for shipping.
Preston is simply ecstatic and can't wait to start packing and sealing all your orders with monocled flair.
Keep your eyes on your inboxes for more updates from Snakeskin Press, and don't forget to check out our upcoming Backerkit campaign for TRANS/FERAL.
The first edit pass is finished! All of the minor fixes are fixed. Time for me to go through one last time and tighten up the larger thing, then format and send! I'm back to the beginning of the book, but will be going through it much faster on this second pass.
A few backers still haven't gotten their surveys filled out; please make sure to do that so I can lock your orders in! Audiobook backers-- the audiobook is not ready yet and much less ready to ship, so sit tight for that reward! You will be the first to have it.
I'll be back next Monday with what will hopefully be the last update (for now.)
We've received our stickers, and they're beautiful. All shiny and fancy.
Also! We're locking orders - which means your ebooks will arrive in your mailboxes very soon! Please use the chance to make any last changes to your order if you'd like, once it's locked, there's no option to change anymore. Once orders are locked, we'll start sending ebooks and there'll be another update. Ebooks will be sent via Bookfunnel.
Once more, thank you so much for your support. We're excited to share this anthology with you.
Our space-tacular artist, Nicole Alessi, has created some super cool wallpapers for you to download! You should have received a link from BackerKit that will take you right to the download page. There are two different illustrations, and each illustration is available in both landscape and portrait orientation. The spacesuit layout features the hapless astronaut whose helmet graces the cover of Cosmic Consequences. The Ananke illustration is based on the story of the same name by T. Lane. I think both are awesome!
Cosmic Consequences is now available to the public! If you enjoy the anthology, please consider leaving a review online. As a micro-press, reviews are super helpful is spreading the word about our books!
The BackerKit campaign for After the Hurt starts on September 10 and runs through October 1. This anthology explores the effects of whump: trauma, grief, healing, and recovery. You can check out the campaign here.
Thank you again for supporting this project! We couldn't have done it without you.
There's a few days left before I lock orders, so please make sure you get your surveys filled out!
Also, just a quick update to keep you in the know! I'm currently on chapter 21 of 32 for Aloe's big edit pass. I have one more quick overarching pass to do after this! My newsletter pushed me a day and a half behind, but I built in some breaks for this reason. I'm still on track to get Aloe's e-book out to everyone by the 18th, so that's the goal! Hard to believe that we're so close to the finish line.
I'm going to stop talking and get back to editing. Thanks for being on the journey with me!
