Hello my wonderful backers! Just a little update to let you know a couple of things:

The bonus short stories for early backers and returning backers are ready for download! If they were in your order, you should have received an email or two from BackerKit about your new downloads.You can also find them by logging in to your BackerKit account.

That said, I did decide to replace the "Legends and Librarians" short with a full chapter from an earlier draft of The Flame That Sings. I overscheduled myself by adding these short stories to my plate, especially with the idea for this one--it required inventing an entire tabletop RPG for them to play, oops. As many of you know, I'm disabled and only work part time hours, so it's crucial I don't put too much on my plate...which I still manage to do at times.

I know my readers are super understanding, so I felt good about selecting a replacement instead: a deeper look at Aeronwy's life in the Fellowship of the Ardent. In an earlier draft of the book, I wrote out Aeronwy's experiences there with normal narration, rather than the folktale-stylized versions they later became. This chapter provides some more direct insight into young Aeronwy's relationship with Great-Grandren Neirin and Great-Entie Guinevere in particular, which I hope you'll find interesting.

If you were excited about the idea of the crew playing D&D, don't worry, I'm not fully abandoning it. In fact, it may or may not make a major appearance in Book 4! 😂

Most of you likely saw this via Patreon or the newsletter, but I had a huge shop update last week to celebrate the official publication of The Flame That Sings! Not only are there paperbacks and ebooks available if you know someone who missed the crowdfunding, but there's a bunch of new things too:

I know it's a little gauche to ask y'all to spend more money when you already spent so much on me in the crowdfunding, but this is a business, and business must be done! Absolutely no pressure to buy anything more if you're already at your budget. Times are tight for so many of us, myself included.