Hey, hey Bloodlings! I hope you're happy, healthy, and wealthy!
Yesterday evening, we finished out this campaign with 38 backers and we hit $1033 in funding! Y'all, I am so grateful that you showed up for me and believed in this project. I'm even more astounded and excited that we were able to hit not one, but two of the Stretch Goals!
Even more amazing than that is that every single Printopia Campaign funded with a collective 291k in funds, and every digital zine was unlocked. You all did great. So, once again: Thank you!
I'm sending this email today because I didn't want to bombard you with another one yesterday after the craziness of Overtime. But, now that everything is finished, here's some things you need to know. No TLDR this time, please read everything in its entirety and contact me via BackerKit or email ([email protected]) if you have questions, comments, or concerns.
So, here's what's next:
1. Payment methods began charging yesterday and will continue charging today and probably tomorrow. You'll receive an email saying it was accepted or declined. If declined, BackerKit will explain how to fix the issue (it's usually as simple as changing the card on file). If your card declines, you'll want to fix this sooner rather than later.
2. I'm planning to sleep for a long time, sooo...
3. Just kidding.
4. In all seriousness, I'll begin working on the backend things (like putting together your surveys; getting quotes; ordering things; and, of course, writing, editing, and publishing the book.) Expect your survey to go out between January and March of 2026. I can't plan for everything, so I gave myself plenty of time to deliver quality products to you. That said, if something changes, whether things move faster or slower, I will send out updates to keep you apprised. You can view the updated timeline for these things on the FAQ page, which I plan to update as the project moves along and dates shift.
Blood Ties Audiobook Campaign:
Quick reminder that I'm running another campaign in November for Blood Ties the Audiobook. My goal is to, eventually, turn all my books into audio so I can reach a wider audience and we can build an even larger community. I'll continue sending reminders about the audiobook campaign in these updates up until it ends on 3 December. If you all show up for the Blood Ties audiobook campaign the way you did for Blood Lies, I have no doubt we can make it successful!
Oh, and did I mention:
The audiobook campaign already has samples up! You can check them out by following visiting my website (www.thejsliving.com/audio)!
If you follow the Blood Ties audiobook campaign, you'll receive a sample recipe book containing foods from the Danube region: the place where the characters in Blood Ties are originally from! The recipe book isn't ready yet, but it will be soon.
Of course, if you back the project, you'll get the entire recipe book for FREE! The recipe book is a limited time deal and will be exclusive to the Blood Ties audiobook campaign until 2027.
For $3, you can reserve a spot on the campaign and get a set of Three (3) Oracle cards!
Some polls and discussions are already up, so you can begin voting and discussing things like Early Bird Rewards, Returning Backer Rewards, why you love audiobooks, etc. And, just like with the Blood Lies Campaign, whoever has backed the project and is at the top of the leaderboard at the end of the campaign will receive a special prize! Same for the top team!
