First of all, the full manufacturing proof of the Grandmaster foil cover is here and... we've approved it for production!
Sharp-eyed viewers will notice that we've made some design alternations to the back to improve clarity. We're very, very happy with how the final cover has turned out!
The only piece we're now missing is the signed tip-ins that go before the title page.
THE PROBLEM & THE POLL
Every crowdfunding campaign experiences unexpected delays, which we use our experience and creativity to plan for in advance. But we never, ever imagined a scenario where birds would take chunks out of Misty and Larry's fingers. Both are healing, but we don't have a timeline for when Misty will be able to hold a pen again. Thankfully she can still type!
This means we either need to pivot away from the signature plan or to wait indefinitely until she can sign the books.
(This is Ben writing for myself now)
My personal opinion is that the difficulty that Misty would experience with this many signatures would not only cause pain and fatigue, but that it would be very slow going. This means that what could have been accomplished quickly before would take her a lot longer now. And that's time that she could be spending writing.
I recognize that Misty and Larry's top priority is to take care of all of you and they very much want to deliver exactly what was promised. The alternative ideas that I'm posting are coming from me, and only from me.
Today's poll is advisory. The final decision rests with Misty and Larry.
