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Grahame Turner

11 days ago

Nothing's Broken... Yet

Alrighty, seems like the smoke test went off without a hitch. So, I just clicked the big button and sent surveys out to everyone! Those should be in your inboxes.

Comments seemed to work well for initiating any conversations, if folks have questions or issues (That said, don't post any PII, we can take it to email if needed). Although there weren't a ton of questions or issues from the dozen or so of you in the smoke test.

For folks who're waiting on Electric Sheep Shuffle, Jumpgate Charade, and/or Station-bound Semitones PDFs, it seems I have to lock orders before those go out. So, I'll start locking orders in a few weeks, and you'll get those once I do that. (We're learning together!)

As for the main book, I'm still plugging away at the draft. Once I'm happy with that, it'll go out for developmental editing. Meanwhile, I'm also working with a couple of artists on some bespoke pieces that'll go in the book. This is a new thing, the other three books are mostly public domain/free license art or stuff I made myself. So, I'm also excited to tap into skills that I don't have.

Until next time, DreamScapers!

Grahame Turner

14 days ago

Smoke on the Horizon

A few of you may have noticed, and for others I'm pointing it out: There's smoke over the mountain. That's because I've sent out the smoke test for surveys! If all goes to plan, I'll send the rest out tomorrow.

If you have problems, please leave a comment on this update.

Grahame Turner

16 days ago

Looking to the Digital Horizon

Hello DreamScapers!

Quick update today, I have submitted the BackerKit survey and preorder page for a review on their end. So, hopefully I'll be starting to send surveys (and PDFs of the original three books) out in the next week or so.

Also a quick thanks to Zach over at SoulMuppet who gave my survey page a quick skim before I submitted it. As a first-time Crowdfunder, it's really nice to have someone who knows what they're doing check my work for rookie mistakes.

I've seen some of the art that's coming our way for the book, and it looks *Sick*. Watch this space, just in case that ship accidentally clips its way in here.

--G

Grahame Turner

about 1 month ago

Still Here, Still Plugging Away

Hello!

It's been a slightly hectic few weeks on my end, so I haven't made as much progress as I'd have liked on the first draft, but I have been making some progress on other things. Namely, reached out to a few artists and editors.

Nothing exciting to report at the moment. Will send something when I've got something interesting to report.

Grahame Turner

2 months ago

Thanks Everyone

The campaign ended, and we raised 5x what I initially asked for, which is still roughly $10,000 more than. I expected.

Really exciting to see so many folks grabbing all four books--new folks finding my work is really rewarding. I don't know how many of y'all who just got VW are returning to the series, but I assume it's at least a few, and so thank you all for coming back.

Plan for now: Finish my initial edit on the draft so I can get it out for Dev Editing, and then finalize some art pieces and do the layout. I'll keep y'all posted as I go (I'm setting a reminder to send updates about once a month).

Thanks again, everyone. I'll see y'all in the DreamScape.

Grahame Turner

2 months ago

Last Week! Thank you.

I don't recall whether I've said it before, but I was pretty sure funding would happen, but it'd be a struggle. I didn't expect to go over 4x the amount I set out to raise for this thing.

I wanted to take a minute to thank you, everyone who's backed, everyone who's thought about backing, and everyone who's going to pick the book up in the future.

This has been a wild ride. Yes, I am just refreshing a page to watch a number go up, and it's like, not that big a deal, but it does represent like, 220+ people who believe in this book as much as I do--or at least enough to give me money for it. For my first crowdfunder, that's a really big deal.

If you haven't picked the book up yet, it will be available after the campaign. Still figuring out those details, but I am printing more than we need. I'll also eventually have some Community Copies on the Itch page. But, if you want to get in on the First Printing, don't wait too long. Campaign ends in 48 hours. Holy carp!