Let me start by saying we are truly grateful for all the support you have shown for Days of Future Fairhaven. Thanks to everybody who backed the project, posted about it on social media, and even just reached out with words of encouragement. Days of Future Fairhaven is happening because you had faith in this project and showed up for us; now we can’t wait to deliver it to you.
So what’s next?
I am setting up the Pledge Manager later today (or as soon as Backerkit allows it) after I go out for a victory cone (there will be sprinkles!). I will also be reaching out to the Backers who pledged at the Fairhaven Small Business Owner tier to get them sorted.
Writing/Editing - Geo is taking one last pass on the story edit before the piece goes to Meghan for editing. If we need to make any adjustments, we can do so easily. I’ll add the Fairhaven Small Business Owners sections, and then it’ll be off to final layout.
Art/Graphic Design - We’re at about 70% with the art and graphic design. I ordered more, and I am just waiting for it to arrive. Once the layout is entirely in place, I’ll be able to determine if I need to order more or if I need to design anything further.
Layout - The book is currently 80 pages all-in and has been pre-laid out. As I receive the edited text and art assets, I have the spots ready for them. After that, it’ll be a matter of tightening, tweaking, and shifting things around a bit if more art is needed.
The goal remains to have the PDF ready by the end of August and physical copies on the way in September. I’ll provide a printing and shipping update in August once I have the PDF ready for delivery.
I’ll be back with more later. Until then, I hope you all have a stellar day.
On behalf of Levi Combs and from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU for supporting Days of Future Fairhaven!
Stay safe out there, and may the dice always roll in your favor.
The smoke test was a success, so now you all have access to the surveys.
In other news, we are making progress here, getting the book together. Layout is going swimmingly, and I just ordered more art. S.H.E.R.M.I. stickers have been ordered as well. I will show those off once they arrive.
I'll be back soon with another update.
In the meantime, here are a couple of page previews.
A small portion of you should receive a "Smoke Test" version of the Backer survey. If you did not, don't sweat it. This lets us know if any adjustments need to be made before we send the surveys to everybody.
Once we know we're good to go, we'll send the rest later in the week.
Whoa! We've got just four days left on Backerkit, and we're still going strong! We are super grateful to everybody who has supported the project so far, and wanted to share this WIP of the Fairhaven Diner Placemat with you. If you notice the two spots that say "Backer", those are reserved for folks who pledged at the Small Business Owner Tier. So, in addition to the business we create together for the adventure making it into the book, it will also be featured on the diner placemat!
I got so pumped designing it that I thought, why not make it a real thing? So, as a new incentive, if we reach 200 backers, all physical tiers will include a Fairhaven Diner Placemat poster.
Check out the video below to learn more about the design process.
