It's the FINAL COUNTDOWN! Question #12 and other stuff!
22 days ago
– Tue, Sep 24, 2024 at 05:31:48 PM
AAAHHHH!!!!
I'm so excited!!!
We've surpassed the next goal, which was at $6500 so we'll be getting some more Chibi art done and everybody who backed a physical tier will be getting adorable chibi stickers!
The art will be similar to this as I'll be contracting AngelliniX with ArtistsnClients again, but this time, I think we'll have Jonas in his bear form and Ivy as her...well, her other self.
Speaking of Ivy's other self!!We've had a lot of new backers come on since we started.
Have you been joining in on the trivia challenge?
If not, start here
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- Question #1: Mythology about her people—or their predecessors—dates back thousands of years and span cultures.
- Question #2
- Question #3
- Question #4
- Question #5
- Question #6
- Question #7
- Question #8
- Question #9
- Question #10
- Question #11
Question #12 is coming below. Just a head's up on how this works... since you haven't
read the book yet, and I'm playing my cards close to my chest, all you have to do to win the little prize I'm giving out is participate. Even if you're backing on the final days. Just go back and answer the questions and chime in with your suppositions and guesses! If you're backing a physical tier or have requested physical rewards, you'll get the little bonus token that pays homage to Ivy's true nature when it's time to mail out rewards! Gratis!
Our next stretch goal... can we make it?
Printed end pages!
The front will feature a design paying tribute to Jonas's handsome bear self. And the back... yes, will be about Ivy. But no secrets slipping here. All we have to do to get the end pages is break through $7k by Thursday before the campaign ends!
I'm so excited! I'm blown away by the support y'all have shown this project.
And now... onto the the second to last trivia question
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Countdowns, snippets and questions, oh, my! Question #11!
23 days ago
– Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 01:50:51 PM
I know a lot of you are probably getting tired of the emails and the updates and the updates and the emails...
Today's update:
- a thank you note
- for those still on the fence
- a snippet from I CHOOSE THE BEAR
- one of our last trivia questions
Thank you for hanging in here with me. I'll try to be as entertaining as I can. I'd stand on my head if that would do any good, but...well, I'd fall and...this is online so it's not like you'd be able to see. Even with cameras and all...1) I'm notoriously camera-shy 2) I'm wearing a skirt.
We've got just a little over $500 to go before we could look at adding printed end-papers to our projects and less than $100 before I commission AngelliniX for another round of chibi stickers!
Just a reminder, for those who are still on the fence about backing:
For orders over $150, Backerkit offers payment plans.
If anybody is interested in backing something under that but finances are issue, you can reach out to me directly and I can try to work something out. email is shilohwalker (at) gmail.com but the initial payment must come through Backerkit.
Backing now means you get:
- All the extras & upgrades including the illustrations, the stickers, the stretch goals associated with your tier (some goals are only for the physical tier, etc)
- Flash reward offered at the time - this week, if you back, you get an extra ebook, PACK QUEEN, by my partner in crime, Zelda Knight
- Free Foil Bookmark
- Dustjackets designed by Blue Raven Book Covers for the Hardback
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All Eight (minimum) illustrations and two will be NSFW
- The eBook and author notes free with each physical tier
This special edition version
will not be sold in stores, only via the BK campaign and directly from me at events.
And you get to read it early with delivery expected in March.
You can check out the
pledge tiers available here and feel free to comment (account required) if you have questions or you can email me.
I thought I'd post a small snippet before the trivia challenge today!
I CHOOSE THE BEAR
“I don’t know what all happened—”
Liar “—but it’s obvious he tried to hurt you. You’re entitled to feel
however you feel. Whether it’s mad, scared, depressed, all three, or something altogether.”
“And if I feel like ripping his eyes out and smashing them under my boot?” She tossed it out there almost like a challenge.
The bear growled in appreciation. I grinned at her and glanced at the simple pink slip-ons she wore. “Well, that’s also entirely valid, but you might need boots…and you probably shouldn’t talk about it so bluntly on a public street. But don’t worry, I’m a vault. I won’t tell anybody.” Waiting a beat, I asked, “Want some help?”
A startled laugh gurgled out of her. “You sound as crazy as I feel.”
“Yeah, well, I don’t have nice thoughts about assholes who try to hurt women.” Rising, I offered her a hand, keeping the box tucked under one arm. “I don’t really think that’s crazy. Just common decency.”
A smile full of warmth and sunshine lit her face. “You make it sound pretty rational.”
“It is.” Nodding at the box, I asked, “You want me to put this in your car?”
“No, you don’t have to do that.” She went to take it but when her hands brushed the box, she hissed out a breath, the pained sound grating on my senses.
I caught her wrist in mine, gently. “You’re hurt.”
She froze.
“Easy,” I murmured. “I just want to see what’s wrong.”
“It’s nothing,” she mumbled, but I’d already turned her hand upright and her palm lay exposed.
There, scoring the delicate inside were a series of deep gouges. My bear raised his head in curiosity—and something else. Wariness. Those looked an awful lot like…
No, I thought.
That’s not possible.
Even as I thought it, I took a deep, careful breath.
Human. She smells human.
There was no denying certain things and my sense of smell was acute. If she was anything
but human, I’d know.
Hmmm... any insight? Thoughts? Guesses?
Onto the next trivia question!
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Update: Art galore, flash reward & more
25 days ago
– Sat, Sep 21, 2024 at 08:24:58 AM
Hey, I rhymed!
I took the day off yesterday.
Did you miss me?
I'll make up for it and work extra hard on being talkative today!
Today's update:
- Less than a week
- New art
- Goal Reminder
- New Flash Reward
Five Days Left
The campaign ends 9/26. Let's finish strong.
New Art
I received a sneak peek from Kmochi.
Isn't it gorgeous?
She nails what I need every time.
Stretch Goals
Our next goals are $6500 (more chibi art) and $7000 (printed end papers).
Pledging at any time means you get access to the goals associated with your tier (digital or physical). Don't miss out!
Final Flash Reward
While stretch goals are for all, Flash Rewards go to those who join along the way...and all current backers. And some of y'all are getting all of them.
The final Flash Reward...
My co-collaborator, Zelda Knight, and I are offering yet another enticement on our respective campaigns.
Current backers and anyone who backs my project before the campaign ends will a get download of Pack Queen, Zelda's RH paranormal romance! This book will be delivered via bookfunnel.
Back now! And if you haven't checked out Zelda's weird westen...what are you waiting for?
I'll be back with another update & one of the last trivia questions soon!
Enjoy your weekend. I'm off to the Celtic Festival.
Only one week left to go! Question #9 and other stuff.
27 days ago
– Thu, Sep 19, 2024 at 05:38:28 PM
WOW. Only a week left for me to annoy... I mean, talk about my book project. We're counting down the days and counting up the pledges. We have over 170 backers now!
This is where we stand right now with stretch goals
- eight illustrations, with two of them being NSFW and one will reveal Ivy as she truly is
- interior illustrated map
- colorized vellum inserts
- a custom-designed dustjacket
- foil bookmarks
Next up:
Another chibi commission, this time with Jonas showing off his beary-handsome self in bear form and Ivy...as well, that's still a secret. And we're less than $100 away! I'll use the art for another sticker order AND art prints.
Everybody who backed a physical tier will get the new stickers and the art prints, while I'll use the digital art to share with everybody.
At $7,000, we're talking printed end papers!!!
I had an idea of another goal to reach for if we can hit $8k but I'll like your thoughts.
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For $8k...
What about enamel pins???
Drop your thoughts in comments to let me know.
And onto the next trivia question!
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