Hi everyone!
The sample books have arrived!!!!
I am so excited to share that several Amethysts & Alchemy deluxe edition book samples have arrived and they look absolutely stunning!!! You can see the full unboxing by clicking on any of the links below to take you directly to the video:
(The pictures seriously do NOT do this incredible book justice!)
As a reminder, these are sample books that I paid a few hundred dollars to air-ship in advance. You may see some early videos posted by my incredible Content Team, which is comprised entirely of volunteers. They, to my continued astonishment, regularly donate their time and resources to make my books into the most beautiful posts and reels, so I made the executive decision to send them their rewards a few weeks early. The actual shipment of books will arrive in late summer, and we will of course let you know the moment it arrives!!!
Both the books and Topie are crossing the ocean as we speak. I'm so excited for them to arrive at our warehouse, and finally to their forever homes!
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(Kickstarter) PLOT Payments - did yours get dropped?
If you are a KS backer who opted for PLOT (Pledge Over Time) and one of your installments failed to go through, please email Dani (support@rachelrener.com) ASAP so she can help ensure your pledge isn't dropped. We can charge you the remainder via Pledgebox, or in some cases, work with you directly to find a payment schedule that works for you.
We know life happens, unexpected expenses come up, and the LAST thing we want is for you to lose something you've been so excited about receiving!
Lastly, for those of you who were unable to support the campaign while it was live, or have friends who missed the boat, you can now preorder both Amethysts & Alchemy and the Topie plushie directly from my website!
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Upcoming Events!
I absolutely ADORE meeting my readers out in the wild, and while randomly hearing two of them discussing my book poolside in Orlando isn't my favorite way to do it, I sure do love seeing you guys at conventions!! Here's where I'll be the next few months:
Will I have the honor of seeing you at any of these events? 
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YEARN GIVEAWAY
Want the inside scoop on something cool? Next week if you sign up to Yearn through my link not only can you get a free month of Yearn, on me, but you will be entered to win a bundle of not 1 but 5 special editions AND a FREE YEAR OF YEARN!!!
Make sure you save this link to enter next week, as you do NOT want to miss this!
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(Another) Public Spat with Matt D.
To my and everyone else's surprise (because he could have invited literally any other author on the planet), I will be sitting down to have a one-on-one conversation in Atlanta with Matt Dinniman this September 2nd (and live-streaming the event for my Patreon subscribers!!). Unfortunately, I have found myself embroiled in some DCC-related online drama this month, resulting in a few public squabbles with Matt. It all started when I called out his readers for showing up to conventions barefoot. ("NEW ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: ATHLETE'S FOOT!!!") He then had the audacity of publicly accusing me of being bought out by the Big Shoe Lobbies in the comments!!! So I of course had to defend myself.
But THEN, when I extend an olive branch of peace and praise the big lug for his (stupidly good) book, what does he do? He starts MORE beef!!!!
I dunno, you guys. I know the guy is famous and universally beloved and all, but I'm starting to think we should chuck another ocularly offensive pink book at him to teach him a lesson. (After all, you guys remember what happened last time 
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Me, I vote we formally start a petition to get "butt cobras" added to DCC #9!! 
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Finally, don't forget we are doing a gigundo summer markdown sale on my website, no promo code needed! You can grab whichever ocularly-offensive book you'd like and/or get a head-start on holiday shopping!*
(*Remember: whatever you buy pre-Thanksgiving won't count toward your Christmas budget! )
XOXOXO!
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