Hello! It's been quite a while.

This is likely the final update for the Death of the Author campaign (!!). Here are short summaries on various matters:

Fulfillment wrapped up around the beginning of November, which means all backers should have received their games. If you have not yet received your games, please first check that your Backerkit survey was submitted and your payment went through - there are 14 backers who have not answered the survey, and 3 backers whose cards were declined.

If everything was completed and you still did not receive your games, or if something arrived damaged, please shoot me an email at [email protected].

If you know of others who would enjoy the game, Death of the Author (and Anamnesis and The World We Left Behind) is also now available at the following places:

You can also find discounted, lightly-damaged copies on the game's itchio page.

I've seen many pictures now of Death of the Author in people's hands, and heard some amazing stories of their games! I love to hear about these, so please feel free to share them with me.

All of the itchio codes (Death of the Author, Anamnesis, The World We Left Behind) were sent to backers yesterday - you should have received them over the same email you used to pledge on Backerkit. The digital materials on itchio are identical to the ones sent through Backerkit.

If you did not receive itchio codes for your games, please email me at [email protected].

If you've enjoyed Death of the Author or any of my other games, please consider leaving a rating and/or comment on the game's itchio page. This help more than you know!

My next project is still some time away - I'm working on something bigger than anything else I've created before, and very different than what I've already published. More than likely, it will be here on Backerkit once it's ready. I might release another zine between now and this large project, but plans are still up in the air.

If you'd like to follow along with what I'm doing at Blinking Birch Games, you can find me at:

In mid-2023, I halved my hours at my full-time job and moved to Virginia to pursue my dream career of working on TTRPGs. It's now the start of 2025, and because of you I'm able to continue down this road and further develop Blinking Birch Games. I could not be more grateful.

Thank you for supporting Death of the Author. I hope you have many more games ahead of you, and many more stories to share.

Until next time.
~ Sam Leigh, the Author