21 days ago, we began this campaign. For me, it started long before that. Preparing. Commissioning art. Making ads. Editing the hell out of the book. Making videos. Editing again. Taking passes at the sequel while i procrastinated on doing more campaign stuff. Writing a grant. Working for my kid's school. Every day i checked the numbers. We blew past the initial goal in a day, and from then on a slow trickle of pledges combined to become a river, and then a mighty cascade.
In 21 days, you helped me go from ordering 100 digital-print books with mediocre colours to 200 conventional print books. In this campaign, we sold over 100 paperbacks and over 150 ebooks.
Most indies don't get that. Most indies don't make a profit, much less a good one.
And it's all going into the next book. A high-tier editor. Another cover from Kholbatar (you think i'd just let her go???). More art. More stickers. More brides.
And trust me. When you get to the last page, you're gonna be glad I'm working quickly on book 2. Don't be mad.
Trust me. I know what you want. I know what you need. And it's the same thing I do.
Thanks for coming on this ride with me. I'll be sending updates about shipping, print timelines, and other businessy crap in the coming weeks. I'll post the timeline here again for reference. I expect March delivery is the most likely. Ebooks will go out when i have confirmation of paperback receipts.
