Hi everyone! We're almost at the end of January so it's about time I give an update... and it's an exciting one!
First of all, the backer surveys are currently in review with Backerkit to make sure I haven't missed anything while setting them up, so they should hopefully be with you soon. I've been working on the digital TV Guide reward this month, and the draft is now with an editor for a little extra polish. It came out at just under 15k words, and I'm planning on making two versions - a ePub for you to read off your device of choice, and a fancier PDF version. Both will be available to eligible tiers, but if you missed out, then don't fear! the TV Guide will be made available for all at a much later date.
Hopefully all these digital rewards will be ready to send out soon!
Now for the exciting part... the Aefenhold city map is here!
The city map was one of the stretch goals we met, and a personal goal of mine, because every fantasy book needs a cool map, right? I'd previously worked with cartographer Soraya Cocoran for two separate fantasy maps before, including the incredible domain crossing map for my Cruel Gods series. I came begging at her door again to design a city map this time, as the main setting for The Chosen One Con is the city of Aefenhold.
So let me take you through the process of this map!
First, I sent a terrible MS Paint mock up for poor Soraya to decipher, along with a document detailing the various locations:
She then sent her first rough sketch to show she had the right idea:
From there, she sent an example of how the general design would go:
I was already loving the shape, but then she added details into the world and I was really starting to fall in love with this map!
There were a few minor name changes and tweaks here as we went along, but let's skip ahead and reveal the final version of the map:
Isn't it absolutely gorgeous???? I love this map so much, and it's full of little hidden details that will become apparent as you read the book! With many thanks to Soraya Cocoran for creating an incredible map once more!
Eligible tiers will receive a digital and/or printed copy of this map. But if you also want your own print of this absolutely stunning map, it'll be available as an add-on once the backer surveys are done.
I'll be back next with the surveys, hopefully, and then we have the Max portrait to reveal... And I'm VERY excited about that!
