Greetings Star Seekers,

A quick update on the book
There's rough waters ahead, but the horizon is visible through the mist... barely.

Book progress (the rough waters and choppy winds):

The manuscript is still with the editor for proofreading. I'd been holding off making an update that was positive that I had it back in hand, but alas, I am still waiting. 🥺
I'm looking at finding another proofreader as we speak if I don't get it back by the end of the week.
But that adds another delay.

Once I get the book back, I will format it and order a printed proof as a final quality check.

Good news (the visible horizon):
In good news, however, I finally managed to set up the Canadian import CARM program and can once more import to me! 🤗 Yay!
This means that I can do what I originally planned for a print run with signed copies!

The mist obscuring the horizon:
Unfortunately, with trade between the US & Canada being caught in it's own storm, the book box company I originally planned to purchase boxes from are no longer shipping to Canada 🥺😭😭😭🥺.

Once more I'm looking for boxes. If I go with the off-set printing, I'll probably use them, however the cost doubles per box. So if I can avoid that price jump without compromising quality, I will. I'll keep you posted either way.

While we haven't weathered the storm yet, at least we are still afloat and headed in the right direction, albeit slightly delayed.

With these delays, I plan to make a bonus illustration for the book as my way of saying thanks for sticking around.

Those without physical books or the eBook have already received your pins! Which makes me really happy that at least some of the haul have washed ashore to their forever homes.

While I know these delays are out of my control, and that they are often part of crowdfunding, I have learned a lot on how I will do it differently going forward. I am very grateful for each of you being a part of this journey with me. And will take what I have learned to do better going forward in future campaigns. (Starting with only "finished" & edited books)

Hopefully my next update will have more good news.

Yours in art,
Therena