tl;dr – typesetting in progress. Please provide your name for the Acknowledgements promptly. Link below.
Happy new year! After a rocky start to 2026 with a stomach bug, I'm back and working at the Operation: Chocolate Overload edition.
The dust jacket is getting close. The espionage-style case design is taking shape (preview below). I've started the typesetting, spending way too long trying to choose a cute cake design for the dinkus (the symbol in a break between sections of text, usually *** but not in this book!).
The next thing I need is the acknowledgements, and you, having helped bring this project to life, get to be on the list!
Please find the link to provide your name in the Backer content section below*. It is essential that you fill it out – if you don't, I'll assume you've opted out of the Acknowledgements.
Here's the case design!
There's a bit more work to be done on it, but I like the idea of a secret case file hidden under a snazzy dust jacket.
Once I have the final page count and weight I can calculate shipping, at which point I'll start getting surveys organised. I expect that'll be a couple of weeks away. Or thereabouts.
I've also been working on my absurd, angsty queer fairy tale series with a rogueish take on The Frog Prince, where said prince is a rake and a gambler and must learn to find true love. Series starts with Another World's Stars if you're interested!
Talk soon, Kel
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