Updates

The boxes of Volume 8 have arrived!

About half of you, including all the US backers, should have gotten the "Last chance to update your address" email. After 48 hours, those addresses will be locked, and I'll start packing.

Most of them should be in the mail in a week or two. After that, I'll lock the rest of the addresses and start shipping the rest.

Cat-sniffed, cat-approved:

...I actually approved the Volume 8 proof to my printer a week ago, I just didn't get around to posting about it.

And then BackerKit sent me one of those automated "it's been a while, you should make a new post!" emails. So here are some photos.

As usual, the proof isn't a fully bound book. It's just enough to make sure the colors printed nicely and the paper stock feels good.

They did, and it does:

Next post will probably be the "books are here" announcement. Stay tuned.

- Erin Ptah

Merry Christmas Eve, and a happy Phoenix Wright meme day, to all who celebrate!

Premium tier commissions: Two of these are finished, and there are download links to the art on your survey pages (right after the Early Bird art links).

For the other two, I've sent an email to get reference images. Keep an eye on your inboxes.

Volume 8 paperback: I reached out to MyBookPrinter as usual...and it turns out my regular point person there, the staffer who makes sure all the Leif & Thorn orders match, is retiring in a few months. (Well-deserved, I'm sure.)

So I have to loop in somebody new. And at this point I figure I'll just wait until after Christmas, since everyone involved is probably either on holiday, or deserves to be.

Which means:

There's still time to catch any errors in the ebook...although so far, nobody has. No typos, no missed strips, nothing. Did I really get that lucky this year? A personal first...?

If you've noticed a problem after all, please comment -- either on this post, or on the Leif & Thorn site.

If not, enjoy whatever holidays and/or post-holiday sales you're getting, and see you next year.

- Erin Ptah

The Volume 8: Tread Softly ebook is live in the online store!

Backers who got ebooks, look out for an email from BackerKit with your discount coupons for 100% off.

If you got multiple ebooks, the coupon links will all be in the same email. If it doesn't show up, you can also find the download info in your backer survey.

Any trouble using the links? Drop a comment, and I'll double-check that I didn't make a typo somewhere.

If you have a shipping/add-on payment to make, you're getting a "time to charge your card" email first.

Once the payment goes through, the ebook coupons will show up...some time after that. (This isn't all automated, I have to poke some things manually, so don't worry if it doesn't happen right away.)

If you spot any typos, duplicate/missing strips, or other issues in Volume 8, please let me know! The high-resolution files have not been exported yet -- there's still time to fix issues before I send anything to the printer. 

- Erin Ptah

Quick updates:

1) Backer-exclusive wallpapers are out!

Scroll to the end of this post for the link.

2) The notice has gone out that I'm locking the surveys.

Other than the wallpapers, all your rewards are distributed based on the survey answers. (The big thank-you post on the Leif & Thorn site comes next.)

If you spent more money (say, if you got extra add-ons), your card will be charged for that some time after the surveys are locked.

The only answer you'll still be able to edit is your shipping address. I don't lock addresses until I'm ready to start physically putting the books in the mail.

3) Early Bird sketches are all finished.

Early backers, check the notes on the confirmation page of your survey. The link to your art will be there. (If it's missing, comment here and I'll get it fixed.)

One of the 3 people who still haven't answered their survey is an early backer. If you get to it while I still have space in the book to fill, I'll draw your prompt and put it in! If you miss that window, I'm afraid you're out of luck.

"Drawing the rest of the bonus art" is the next step in the Working On The Book process. Followed by "come up with the Previously On... character profiles" and "fill in the Table of Contents with the page numbers."

- Erin Ptah