Greetings Star Seekers,

Great news, I just finished the final illustration for Star Awakened! Presenting the back endpaper illustration:

Starting today I am sending the surveys to you guys. For today and tomorrow just 5% will go out to make sure there aren't any issues. Once I know all is good, I will send the rest. Please complete it as soon as possible so I know how many of each book to order. 

Digital/Pin only tiers:
Fulfilment will start next month. eBooks will be delivered in Nov once Star Awakened has been edited & formatted. These tiers will be locked early next month. Shipping will be charged soon after as I want to fulfill these asap.

Hardcover tiers:
Tiers won't lock until late November/early Dec when I order the books.

Did you miss the campaign? The pre-order store is now open. You can order pins, books & more!

Well, that's all for now. Have a wonderful day!

Yours in art,
Therena

✨Greetings Star Seekers,⛵

I trust you are having a wonderful October! I thought I would stop by with some important updates about the campaign.

Funds have now arrived and I am getting everything ready so I can place the order from my printer. I have received the tip-ins and now it's time for me to sign them all.

Once I have signed it, I will mail it back to the printer. As there are 300 tip ins to sign, this may take a few weeks! 😅 In the meantime, I am finishing the final art for Star Awakened.

In fact, I just made a completely unplanned interior illustration yesterday! Inspired by a scene with Evie and Cain. My family says I am cruel to my characters, but I think it just makes for more emotional art. 😅

I still need to finish the back end paper as well. Once that is done, all the art is complete. 

Now some sad news. My manuscript editing has been slightly delayed. My original editor has some serious health issues, and so I made the decision to hire another editor.
 
Fortunately, I was able to secure one I have considered before, and she was able to take my book in on short notice. Unfortunately, the series is new to her, so she has to read Star Found first. She hopes to have the first round of editing done by the end of the month. 

Which means that my final editing, and proofreading won't hapen until November. It still puts me on the timeline I anticipated to get the eBooks to you by the first week of December if all goes well. If for some reason we don't finish it by then, I will delay the official retail release date so that you can still have a month of early access. 

In the meantime, I will have everything ready, including the art and signed tip ins. 

My plan is still to have everything ordered by November/December from my printer. Printing will take about 3-4 months to print and ship to me. 

I will put together the post-campaign survey over the next two weeks. Hopefully by next week. As this will help me know how many books to order, please fill it in as soon as you receive it. Shipping won't be charged until I ship the books (early next year) to get the most accurate shipping rates.  

There was a fair number of failed pledges in the campaign. However, fear not. Your pledge will be imported to the survey, and you will still have the opportunity to claim your rewards! Simply complete the survey when it comes your way ^_^

To those who are on the payment plans, your next payment will be processed in a week or so by Backerkit and every month until 4 payments have been collected. So please make sure the credit card you have on file is up to date. 

I have two dragon pin campaigns which you may be interested in if you love derpy dragons!

Haunted Dragons is currently live, and we are only a few backers short of unlocking the next stretch goal!

So if you, or someone you know loves dragons and halloween, go check it out!

Halloween not your thing? No problem! In January I am launching a Bookish Derpy Dragon pin campaign as part of Pintopia! 

Bookish quotes, dragons, and all the derpy fun! In fact, I am partnering with my son who is also running his very first campaign, and together we have designed these two derpy dragon sets! Meet Inky and Mushy. These are only the early sketches. I did the dragons, and my son drew the mushrooms.

Bookish dragons will feature derpy dragons with bookish quotes like:
"Just one more chapter"
"Waiting for the next book"
"So many books, so little time"
"Out of control TBR pile"
"I'd rather be reading"
"Book worm? No! book dragon!"

and many more!

You can follow the bookish dragon campaign here: (Ignore my placeholder banner - the official one will come soon - once I finish the haunted Dragons campaign!)

And my son's Mushroom Hunt campaign here:

Well, that is all the news for now. 

Until the next update, have a wonderful rest of the day!

Enjoy this little dragon illustration I just finished, perfect for the spooky season!

Yours in art,
Therena