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PROJECT UPDATE
Jessi Honard and Marie Parks
CREATOR
14 days ago
Project Update: December Updates
Time is flying, and it's hard to believe we're already almost in mid-December. I know we promised more frequent updates than we've sent, and we apologize for the delay. With the Thanksgiving holiday here in the U.S. along with various travel plans, life got hectic.
But we do have an update for you! At this point we'll aim to send 1-2 updates a month, to keep you in the loop without spamming your inbox.
But we do have an update for you! At this point we'll aim to send 1-2 updates a month, to keep you in the loop without spamming your inbox.
Audiobook Recording
Last week our narrator, Mary Robinette, began the recording process for the audiobook. We've already heard a few sample chapters, and to say we're delighted would be a massive understatement.
It's truly incredible to hear our story come to life in this new format. Mary Robinette is such an excellent narrator, and we're thrilled to entrust Unrelenting to her.
What's next? Once the book is fully recorded, we'll enter the proofing process (think editing, but for audio). As of now, we're still shooting for an early 2025 release of the audiobook.
It's truly incredible to hear our story come to life in this new format. Mary Robinette is such an excellent narrator, and we're thrilled to entrust Unrelenting to her.
What's next? Once the book is fully recorded, we'll enter the proofing process (think editing, but for audio). As of now, we're still shooting for an early 2025 release of the audiobook.
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PROJECT UPDATE
Jessi Honard and Marie Parks
CREATOR
2 months ago
Project Update: Surveys, fulfillment updates, and more
As we shift gears into the fulfillment portion of the Unrelenting Audiobook campaign, we want to make sure you're kept up-to-date with progress.
We won't overwhelm your inbox, but expect periodic notes from us about where the project stands.
Let's get to it.
We won't overwhelm your inbox, but expect periodic notes from us about where the project stands.
Let's get to it.
Surveys Are Out!
As of today, we're sitting at about a 70% completion rate. If you've filled yours out, thank you!
If you can't locate your survey, you can click this link and enter in your email address.
Remember: In order to fulfill your pledge, we need the information from the survey. Surveys will remain open until October 31st.
If you can't locate your survey, you can click this link and enter in your email address.
Remember: In order to fulfill your pledge, we need the information from the survey. Surveys will remain open until October 31st.
Audiobook Update
Thanks to the funds you pledged, we're officially on Mary Robinette's recording calendar! She'll be recording Unrelenting beginning in December. The entire process (from recording to editing to all the other techy stuff that we don't fully understand) takes a bit, but we're optimistic we'll have an audiobook for you in early 2025.
Other Fulfillment Updates
Finally, we're going to make some adjustments to the expected fulfillment dates. Since this is our very first BackerKit we'd neglected to take some things into account... like the time it would take to collect surveys. Because of this, we're shifting things back slightly.
Here's the updated timeline:
Here's the updated timeline:
- Ebooks: Fulfilled immediately
- Other Digital Pledges: You'll receive an email from us within 1 week of surveys closing with your digital tier information (for example, how to submit your manuscript for review).
- Physical Books: Will ship in the first half of November
- Unrelenting Immersive Experience, Sticker Packs: Will ship in late November / early December
- Audiobook: Early 2025.
Closing Note
Once again, thank you so much for your support. Getting to put ourselves on Mary Robinette's recording calendar was a huge moment for us, and we cannot wait to share the audiobook with you.
Until next time,
Jessi and Marie
Until next time,
Jessi and Marie
PROJECT UPDATE
Marie Parks
CREATOR
3 months ago
Project Update: Thank you and next steps
Hello friends! Thank you so much for your immense support of Unrelenting: The Audiobook!
We wrapped up the campaign last night with $4,490 raised, meaning our project was 150% funded.
We are both SO grateful to each of you for everything, and we're super excited to dig into the production and fulfillment stages of the campaign.
Today, we're celebrating and taking the weekend to rest.
Next week, we'll communicate our timeline for production and fulfillment. Plus, most excitingly, we'll coordinate with Mary Robinette to get the narration project on her calendar.
We anticipate that you'll receive your post-campaign fulfillment survey within a week, so we know where to send your items once they're ready. And we promise to keep you up-to-date with our fulfillment timeline.
If you have any questions, you can always reach us at [email protected].
Thanks again, from the bottom of our hearts!
Jessi + Marie
We wrapped up the campaign last night with $4,490 raised, meaning our project was 150% funded.
We are both SO grateful to each of you for everything, and we're super excited to dig into the production and fulfillment stages of the campaign.
Today, we're celebrating and taking the weekend to rest.
Next week, we'll communicate our timeline for production and fulfillment. Plus, most excitingly, we'll coordinate with Mary Robinette to get the narration project on her calendar.
We anticipate that you'll receive your post-campaign fulfillment survey within a week, so we know where to send your items once they're ready. And we promise to keep you up-to-date with our fulfillment timeline.
If you have any questions, you can always reach us at [email protected].
Thanks again, from the bottom of our hearts!
Jessi + Marie
PROJECT UPDATE
Marie Parks
CREATOR
3 months ago
Project Update: We're In the Home Stretch
We're 9 hours from the end of this campaign, and we want to say, thank you SO much for your support, enthusiasm, shares, follows, and awesomeness.
Because of each and every one of you, we have exceeded our initial funding goal and now are just $705 shy of our $5,000 stretch goal. We are 85% of the way there!
To recap:
Because of each and every one of you, we have exceeded our initial funding goal and now are just $705 shy of our $5,000 stretch goal. We are 85% of the way there!
To recap:
- Our initial $3,000 goal enabled us to greenlight the audiobook project
- Our $5,000 stretch goal will enable us to fully fund the audiobook
No matter what happens between now and the end of the campaign just a few hours from now, we are extremely grateful to each of you for helping make this project happen. WE GET TO HAVE THE INCREDIBLE MARY ROBINETTE KOWAL NARRATE OUR BOOK, AAAH!!!
If we do happen to reach $5,000 by the end of the campaign, we'll thank each backer with a digital download of excerpts from Dahlia's diary—recovered by Detective Ivanova after her disappearance. Plus you'll get all your pledged items, of course!
Tomorrow, we'll shift our eyes towards fulfillment, but for today, we're celebrating you and we're celebrating with you!
Much love,
Marie + Jessi
Jessi Honard and Marie Parks
CREATOR
3 months ago
Once we hit this goal, we'll cover the costs of audiobook production!
Goal: $4,430
/ $5,000
88%
We need $570 more to reach this goal.
