Greetings Star Seekers,

I am finally able to bring some good progress news.

Some of you may have noticed that I locked & charged your orders this past week. That's because I'm going to be fulfilling those pledges over the next 2 or so weeks.

For the 7 of you who ordered the deluxe physical copy of Star Found only, your book will ship directly from the printer (in the UK) while your other items, including a signed book plate, will ship from me. The books still take 1 month to produce, so it won't arrive until next month at the earliest, but it will arrive!

For the pin only backers, those will ship next week from me.

And for digital backers everything except the Star Awakened eBook will start fulfillment over the next 3 weeks too. 

Now the news most of us have been waiting for. 

🌟I finally received the proofread copy of Star Awakened back!🌟

1. This week I'll go through the proofreading suggestions (this might take 2-3 weeks as I squeeze it between other commitments and responsibilities). 
2. But as soon as I go through it I am going to start formatting the book. (Another 2 ish weeks.)
3. After that I send it for the final proofreading (because sometimes formatting errors sneak in at this stage) but also order my paperback & physical proof to make sure everything looks perfect. (This takes about a month for the same reason as Star Found). 
4. If all looks good, I'll lock and charge remaining pledges at this stage and start sending your books to you! (Once again separate from other physical items as it'll come directly to you from the printer.) 
5. Except for the book boxes/pledges with both books who qualified for the nice boxes... I have decided to swallow the extra shipping costs to have those mailed to me first so I can still create your beautiful book box experience for you. This means another few weeks wait, but hopefully it'll be worth the wait. 
   
   

Thank you for staying on this journey with me and weathering the storm alongside me and my characters as I work to bring you these beautiful books.

Yours in art,
Therena
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I'll leave you with this character art of the new book I wrote (Resonant Rage) while waiting for edits on Star Awakened as it perfectly sums up the frustration I'm sure we've all felt.

As always, if you want to see more of my art while you wait, I'd love to invite you to join my Patreon (you can follow for free or join any of the exclusive tiers)