On this day of mirth and birth, which officially marks my 35th revolution around the sun, I'm doing something so scary, so daunting, so big and labor-intensive, I *almost* didn't do it. And then I thought, "You know what?" *๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ณ* "You only turn 35 once!" *๐ด๐ญ๐ข๐ฎ๐ด ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ต ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ* "LET'S DO THIS!" *๐ฉ๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ญ๐บ ๐ค๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด, ๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ต๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ต*
Now, where was I? Oh, right. LO AND BEHOLD, I've launched a Kickstarter to create a gorgeous, limited edition, signed and numbered, hardcover omnibus of the entire Lightning Conjurer series: tinyurl.com/tlc-omnibus
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Many many years ago, wayyyyy back in 2018, I wrote The Lightning Conjurer when I was still struggling to make money as a baby author and was therfore forced to skimp and pinch where I had to. Because of that, I've always dreamed of giving the collection a beautiful, hardcover omnibus with a full exterior and interior makeover.
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Now, thanks to turning literary tides and the boundless generosity of my readers, I think we can finally make this happen. And not just any old omnibus. I'm talking high quality hardcover omnibus (an 800+ page chonker!), a gorgeous dust jacket, and a beautiful interior to die for. The paper weight will be nice and heavy, and will have page embellishments and decorations throughout the entire book. As for the BRAND-NEW cover art, imagine a dramatic, dynamic, digitally hand-painted scene with Aspen, arm raised high above her head, conjuring lightning from the sky in all of her dazzling, powerful, breathtaking beauty. (YEAH, I KNOW, RIGHT?!)
Sailor Jupiter - my 2nd favorite lightning goddess!
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As my articulate and brilliant friend, JA Andrews wrote in her newsletter yesterday, a Kickstarter is where creators themselves can raise money to fund a project.
Making a brand-new hardcover omnibus with new artwork and everything else is prohibitively expensive. BUT, if I ran a Kickstarter, and knew that I would need to sell at least X number of copies to make it feasible, and that would cost $Y, then I could set up a Kickstarter to raise that $Y by basically allowing people to preorder their copies. If enough people were interested, and I raised the $Y, then the project would happen, Iโd get the books printed and shipped, and weโd ALL get GORGEOUS books.
If not enough people were interested, the the project doesnโt happen, no one is charged money, and we all just think wistfully of pretty books we could have had. But I, as the author, donโt lose lots of money trying something that flopped.
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The Kickstarter campaign is launching RIGHT NOW!
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I am launching a Kickstarter to give The Lightning Conjurer series a gorgeous, limited edition, signed and numbered hardcover omnibus. And it would make my entire month if you would consider being a part of that. Everyone who donates, regardless of amount, will get something special (like a custom t-shirt, free Inked audiobook code, and a gorgeous signed poster, to name a few)!
Check it out here!
Regardless of whether you are able to donate or not, thank you so much for being the greatest readers an author could ever hope to have โค๏ธ
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PS: if you have not yet read The Lightning Conjurer, the whole entire series - all four books! - is currently on sale for just $4.99 on Amazon, and free forever on Kindle Unlimited!
Enjoy!
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