Like last month, there have been some major moves for The Bright Spot. Redmatter Creations LLC formation, second draft finalized, redmattercreations.com! Its been insane! This month has been no different. You guys blew it out of the park last year and Redmatter Creations collected over $1500! Thats like--- a month and a half of rent!
Rest assured its not going to rent. Its going to your pledge reward addons!!
Editor
I hired an editor to look over my project and she's making her way through. In the meantime I started the manufacturing process for the pledge rewards.
World Map
I will be working with an artist on Fiverr to get a map that is perfect for the world of Nivalis. I have a mockup map but this world needs something special.
Bookmarks
Your bookmarks are currently being manufactured with VistaPrint.
Oracle Cards
Oracle cards are being manufactured by makeplayingcards.com. They do a fantastic job with their manufacturing and I'm very excited to see them in person. As you know, there are were 3 cards in the pack. But I couldn't help myself to make another. And this one looks really really awesome. Hoping this new card will be a nice little treat when it comes in the mail for you!
Sticker Pack
I have not started manufacturing the stickers yet. I'm still waiting for a fourth design, as I don't feel 'Naidraug' is worth it. That will be done and manufactured soon.
Audiobook
An audiobook is not in the works at this moment. It will happen, but it's unclear when. Stay tuned for updates. You can find audio transcriptions of the first couple chapters on my website (redmattercreations.com). For your information, it IS made with AI. See the next section for more information
Our Stance on AI Art
At Redmatter Creations, AI is nothing more than a tool, not used for creative means. I personally use AI to help organize my thoughts and clean up my workspace in a neat manner. It is not used to generate text that will be used in my books, and it is not used to generate any kind of art work. That being said---I use AI as a tool in primarily placeholder work. The AI Audio transcriptions on my website are available for those who just want to listen. I will not use it for monetary gain. The voice used is also not my own, and I do not claim to own the likeness of the voice. It will not be used in the final product. If you have questions, please reach out to me at [email protected].
Anyway heres a totally real picture on the set of The Bright Spot movie starring Jack Black as Hadrian
Preview Chapters 6 & 7
Preview Chapter 6 is unlocked and open for all to read. Preview Chapter 7 is locked exclusively for my backers. The password is: Deer7
I won't be working on a sequel until the editor and I have made the necessary revisions for The Bright Spot. In the meantime, I'm working on something very special to me. I look forward to revealing it to you this fall. There will be another crowdfunding campaign for this future book, and hopefully the turn around is much quicker!