Long-overdue Update
about 3 years ago
– Fri, Jan 13, 2023 at 09:51:18 AM
Hello to all –
I have good news and a sincere apology. A lot of you have very reasonably wondered what is going on, and I have an explanation below. It doesn’t excuse my lack of communication, but hopefully will provide some context.
I want to state first that everyone who backed this project WILL get the rewards they signed up for, and I will be listening to feedback on what extra rewards to provide while you all wait. Please leave a comment with any suggestions!
Acquisition and publication: as you know, the Sundering series was acquired in February by New Mythology Press, an imprint of Chris Kennedy Publishing. As part of our negotiations, all Kickstarter backer rewards are guaranteed, and Leonardo Audio will still be producing the audiobooks. The only change is the release schedule. New Mythology would like to release the books close together, which means all four, or at least three, need to be completed by the time we start releasing. This pushes back release to (likely) 2024. This is not a firm timeline and could move forward. I will keep you updated, and this time, I will do a better job of it than I have done up to now.
Health: this is a little more difficult to share, especially because I do not yet have a diagnosis. Since last fall, I have been contending with symptoms that pointed to a stroke, cardiac event, tumor, or Multiple Sclerosis. At this juncture, MS and a tumor seem very unlikely. The symptoms are responding to treatment, which means this does not appear at this juncture to be acutely life threatening. I have a truly wonderful team of health professionals working on this, and am receiving very good and coordinated care. However, this, combined with another chronic issue that will require surgery, has taken quite a lot of energy, time, and recuperation.
Thank you for reading, and for reaching out. I hope to be in closer contact this year with some extra rewards. Feel free to comment below with things you’d enjoy seeing. Here are some ideas I have been considering:
- Short stories/backstory from characters we’ve met in the sample chapters, and some we haven’t met yet
- An upgrade to hardcover copies
- Additional merch – mugs? Mousepads? Notebooks? Let me know what would be fun!
I will float proposed upgrades before setting them in stone, so you’ll have plenty of time and chances to weigh in.
Thanks so much!
-M