Oliver
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6 days ago

Project Update: "Ace Double" Zine Reward, New Digital Reward, and Another Bonus Story Unlocked!

IN SHORT

  • The creative team has been finalized for a 'zine reward that will go to anybody who backs both this crowdfund and our sword-siblings at Swords Against!. Details below.

  • The double-sided poster which all physical reward backers will receive has now been converted into two sets of digital rewards - phone & computer backdrops - for all backers.

  • A second bonus story has been unlocked by people sharing this Bluesky post, and we're close to unlocking the first of three S&S poems!


IN DETAIL


THE ZINE...
...will be 5.5 inches wide by 8.5 inches tall, with black & white cover art on both sides, and two stories inside. The Swords Against! side will have a story by Bryn Hammond with cover art by Craig Brasco, and the New Edge Sword & Sorcery side will have a story by Milton Davis and cover art by Gary McCluskey.

 Art samples by Craig Brasco and Gary McCluskey


Much like the Ace Doubles of old, or our Double-Edged Sword & Sorcery two-novellas-in-one-book (available as an add-on), this 'zine will have a "front" cover on both sides and you'll flip it upside-down to switch between them.



There will also be a digital version of this for those who back both projects in digital formats. If a backer chooses to get one magazine in digital and the other in physical formats, they'll receive the physical version whenever the magazine they backed in a physical format is fulfilled.


DIGITAL POSTER REWARDS
How will digital-only backers get the double-sided poster? Well, the answer is phone & desktop backgrounds.
Phone dimensions on the left, computer background on the right.


These will be added to all pledges by all backers!


SECOND BONUS STORY UNLOCKED, ON TO POETRY!
Our launch day Bluesky post has been shared over 200 times, meaning there will now be a second bonus story in this year's issues.

 Screenshot showing how many Bluesky post shares are needed to unlock a series of new stories & poems.


Only six more shares to unlock a poem by Bryn Hammond, with two more after that...

The post - https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lsqlgpbbnvulxnqzgx7bcgcx/post/3meo2e2ttuu2e


FINALLY

 Don't forget, you aren't charged for your order until the campaign ends on March 14th, and you don't pay shipping until months later, about four weeks before fulfillment!


So you may as well call dibs on whatever issues & books you want. Issue one has sold out in physical formats, and Double-Edged Sword & Sorcery's hardcover is down to the last few copies...

Keep your swords sharp and your sorcery numinous,
 Handwritten signature of Oliver Brackenbury
Includes Backer-Exclusive Content
203 votes • 15 days left
+1 cent per word for contributing authors.
Goal: $56,240 reached! — We did it! This project reached this goal!
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