Greetings Star Seekers,

Before I get into the full update, I wanted to wish you all an amazing new year! Thank you for helping make 2024 an amazing year!

I know it's a little early, but had a few backer questions I wanted to address instead of waiting till the 31st. 

To those who completed the payment plans and are only now able to do suveys, you can rest assured that your pledge are secure. Since I was able to count those books (only book boxes qualified), they weren't as critical to get done by Nov 30th. 

That being said, since there has been a delay due to editing, there's still time to complete your survey to anyone else who hasn't done so yet. But please do so as soon as possible as I'll be adding the names as soon as I can format the book.

I had hoped to have my manuscript back the week before Christmas, but due to health & family reasons, my new editor still hasn't sent me the line edited copy back. 😞 To say I'm dissapointed and frustrated is an understatement as this means there's a very real chance I might not be able to deliver the eBook by the end of January. 

She promised that I'll have it by Jan 1st, but until I have it in my hands I'm not holding my breath. Once I receive it, there's 3 rounds of proofreading and formatting left. I don't want to rush it (since that's how mistakes happen) so for now I'm not going to put a definite date on delivery. But my optimistic self still hopes for late January/early February. 

I am really sorry for this delay. But unfortunately these things are out of my control. But as soon as I get the manuscript I'll let you know. 

Going forward I'll definitely wait to run book campaigns until after all edits are done as I normally do. But alas having been one of the people who encouraged Booktopia, meant I didn't follow my own rules so I could participate. 😅 Lesson learned. 

The deposit for the books have been made. And signed tip-ins will be mailed now that Canada Post is no longer on strike. 

Unfortunately, due to the delay in editing, the final order won't be placed until after the big new year holiday in February. Which will mean that there's a good chance that the physical books will also be delayed. But I'm still hoping for a late spring delivery timeline. 

Just because there isn't much I can do for the novel while we wait doesn't mean I'm idle. I have 3 derpy dragon campaigns planned for 2025!

In less than a month my Bookish Derpy Dragons pin campaign launches as part of Pintopia!
And there's a lot of new dragons who just joined the designs!

Naturally this past month had me in a festive mood. And I had promised my derpy backers a Christmas in July campaign.

Well, the first derpies have been revealed and you can follow the Festive Derpies here.

And as all adventures tend to go, one thing leads to another and I ended up with another side quest, the Dungeons & Derpies campaign!

While these will be spread out throughout 2025, you can follow all the campaigns now to get notified when they launch!

Alas, I don't have new Star Awakened art this time around. But with yet another delay, you never know what might happen between now and the book formatting.

If you like to see more of my art, you can check out my Patreon. You can follow for free, or I currently have a 25% off your first month sale running!

Hopefully the next update will show more progress for the novel! And as always if you have questions, the best way to reach me is via email at [email protected]

Thank you for your support ☺️ 

Yours in art,
Therena