Great news! The bookmarks came in, and we have shipped out all orders for books and bookmarks! These were all sent out on Monday, so most of you should receive your copies this week, if you haven't already.
(Notes on Shipping below)
SHIPPING
You may have noticed that we did not charge you for shipping. It had been our intention to charge shipping as part of the survey process, but somehow that was either not set up correctly or set up at all. And it didn't feel right to charge you shipping now, after you have been so patiently waiting for so long. So, we decided to bite the bullet and cover shipping for everyone.
We shipped through PirateShip, and you should have been emailed tracking information in case you want to keep track of your package.
MUSIC
We have been making good progress on the music. As of this moment, we have 6 composers who are providing music for the final album as well as ...
an opening credits style song by TREN!
That's right - we're in the process of working with TREN again (the same band who wrote "Warrior" on the Kaladin soundtrack) to create a cinematic pop song with lyrics for the album.
We are super stoked about that!
We still have a ways to go on the underscore/soundtrack for the stories. Originally, we had planned for about a minute of music per 1,500 words of story. However, we've been working to give each story what it really needs, rather than focusing on keeping our times down. This means that some of the tracks are longer than anticipated, which is part of what's keeping things from moving faster. But we are making significant progress.
We may end up releasing the album in pieces (both to you, the backers, and later to the public.) But that will depend on how fast we can get through the remaining tracks.
As always, we hope all is well with you, and look forward to sharing more!
All the best, Michael & the Team @ The Black Piper
