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What's next for Camp MST?
This week, I'm giving you a Novel Planner you can use to plan your NaNoWriMo book! Download your planner here.
You’re official! Download this Mystic Storyteller Backer Certificate and shareable Backer Badge as keepsakes and share on your social media accounts! We want these to serve as fun reminders that this project would not have been possible without YOU.
After this week...
Starting Monday, September 9, I will be sending out weekly motivational card pulls, writing support, and more free resources each Monday to your email inbox.
Until then, if you haven't already added me as a contact, please do: Amanda Hughes [email protected].
I'd hate for your Camp MST goodies to end up in that pesky spam folder!
See you in your inbox for Camp MST WEEK 6!
In friendship and gratitude,
Mandy
Project Update: Mystic Storyteller production timeline!
We know the question on everyone's minds today (at least as it pertains to this project, anyway) is: When do I get this amazing book in my hands!??
Production Timeline
July 2023 (last summer) — July 2024 (this summer)
Amanda, whose completed manuscript was ready for review last July, sends her proposal to La Panthere Studio, and gets accepted. Stacey, the Creative Director, gets to work designing the look and feel, and searching for artists. Roz Kazaz is contracted and paid to create the first 40 cards for the deck, a risk we needed to take in order to show the beauty of Mandy's creation.
(Intermission — samples are sent and reviewers give RAVE reviews!)
August 2024 — September 2024
The Crowdfunding campaign is a success! The funding has been received and 2nd payment sent to one grateful artist so she can create the remaining cards to complete the deck.
Stacey has begun the process of building the 400+ page book design file that will be sent to press to become an illustrated, complete paperback reference book. This process takes several weeks as well. About 4-5 pages can be created per work day, on average.
September – November 2024
Roz and Stacey work hard on the production of files that will ultimately be sent to the press for manufacturing. Final edits and revisions.
(Intermission — the holidays slow us all down a bit, as we hang with our families)
Goal for delivery to press is December, but possibly January 2025
Manufacturing begins, and it usually takes 4-5 weeks before we receive a sample for approval.
January 2025
The samples are approved, and real production begins
Spring 2025
Product is received and BackerKit rewards are sent promptly! Our goal is to have them in your hands by April 2025, if not sooner.
Each month we will send you updates to let you know how well we are meeting or exceeding this production schedule! Thank you for funding this effort. We are grateful to you for bringing Mandy's dream to fruition.
Meantime, stay tuned to Mandy's channels, Haint Blue Creative and Mystic Storyteller Tarot on socials and in email, to continue your work on Camp MST, and stay tuned.
With gratitude,
Stacey & the whole La Panthère Studio team
Project Update: Thank you from Mystic Storyteller, and What's Next
We did it!
What Happens Now
Camp MST
Production
- The La Panthere Design team, led by me, will complete the book layout and design.... all 500 pages of it. Whoo! This is the graphic design labor that turns humble Word docs into book layouts. All in all this will take about 6 weeks.
- Roselyne, the illustrator for the Mystic Storyteller Tarot, still has 38 cards to create to make our set of 78 complete. (We already have a rough sketch of the High Priestess, which she just started since the successful campaign! Cannot wait to share these with you as they emerge.)
- We plan to have these tasks complete before the holidays, which means we can send to manufacturing (fingers crossed!) in December, for completion by early February. Assuming all goes well, we will have books and decks by Spring!
Risks
Why the risks are minimal:
- The book is already written and reviewed. It wants to be in the world!
- The illustrations are in progress and Roz is raring to go, already painting the new ones.
- La Panthère Studio has a great relationship with our overseas manufacturing team, who have worked with us for years to produce thousands of decks and books. We rely on them and communicate at least weekly, so the lines of communication are always open. Even when things like shipping get weird and worrisome, we have points all along the way to solve problems when and if they arise.
The bottom line:
We plan to ship your decks and books in the Springtime!
And speaking of shipping...
By keeping shipping personalized and separate, we avoid overcharging you.
Here's the graphic we made for the campaign. Why the asterisks? Because they are just estimates. To repeat, your shipping rate will be based on your Reward, how much it weighs, how much the postal service charges in future months, and where you exactly live.
Please trust that your shipping charge is correct. If it comes through and you have questions, please write to us and we will work with you to clarify or make it right.
Thanks again everyone!
We will keep you posted periodically throughout this process to keep you up-to-date.
We are so grateful to you all for making this project possible! Congratulations on being AWESOME!
Stacey & the team
La Panthère Studio LLC
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Hi ... never quite figured out how the camp thing worked, but i did share the campaign a few times & am a backer. I've downloaded a few of the resources and would like to find more... for whatever reason it's just been challenging to navigate the community aspect. Is there a way to review & download all the resources and/or will the community be continuing on another platform? Thanks. PS love the backer badge