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Hey all!

Orders are now locked (you can still update your shipping address for another week or so, if needed) — tomorrow, I'm ordering the postcards, stickers, and first round of paperback books to start shipping out to everyone! (Special editions are ALMOST ready... I have to finish the layout for the interior end papers and the cover foiling design.)

I do apologize for the delay in getting you your physical goodies... turns out, a surprise!13 cats crash landing* in our house a fortnight ago plays a little havoc with plans. 😅

I hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween! May November treat you all kindly and without any added stressors. <3

I shall post swag pics once I have them. Take care!

—Merc


*not a literal crash... Mama Chex Mix showed up on the porch very politely, and we safely drove there and back again to pick up the fire children.

Cat tax photo:

Hi everyone!

As a quick reminder, surveys have gone out so please be sure to check your inbox if you haven't filled yours out yet. :D Thank you to everyone who has so far! <3

SO. I got the first paperback test proof and OMG. I need to make a couple tweaks but it's looking incredible so far! I'm just vibrating with excitement to send you all your copies... which SHOULD start happening next week. (Again, apologies for the delays.)

Check out some of the spreads... 👀

I tried to get the cats to pose with the proof copy but they refused. XD Maybe they know something I don't...

Speaking of cats, my weekend plans to get things finalized were slightly (ahem) derailed because... Saturday, we found a very pretty, very tiny, VERY pregnant cat (now dubbed Chex Mix) on the porch! So she is convalescing in a nice warm room with plenty of food and water while we schedule a vet appointment for her. She's SO incredibly sweet!

AND THEN TODAY (Sunday)... we had to rescue 3 itsty bitsty kittens! So we have these little guys now in a different warm enclosure inside and are bottle feeding them every few hours.

So yeah... as I posted on Bluesky, we are at cat-pacity but obviously I could not just let all these fuzzy little friends get left outside with the weather getting cold. Therefore, yes, things are going to be a tiny bit delayed 😅 but I promise there will definitely be cat photo updates for anyone who wants them! (Following me on Bluesky is the best way to see them.)

Thank you all for your patience and understanding!!

Hello, all you wonderful people!!

As promised, there is a link (for backers only) in this email where you can download an ebook of [RECORDED] and also see the PDF of the print proof!

Want to share the excellence of the anthology with the world?

PRE-ORDERS FOR THE RETAIL RELEASE ARE NOW LIVE.

[RECORDED] will be available on December 15th, 2026 for everyone!

(And yes, I realize that some of the pre-order links are not yet populated AND some may show an incorrect subtitle (stories/fiction) — it'll be fixed before release! 

Hi all!

I have assigned ISBNs to ebook and paperback editions! (Just waiting on the sloooooooow process of each one updating.) I also have a Library of Congress Control Number (so the book can be cataloged in the U.S. LOC). The interior proofs are finalized as well!

Since BackerKit staff are on holiday Monday (October 12th), unfortunately the surveys will be delayed until my set up is approved (which I did not know needed to happen, or I would have hustled to get it done sooner) — so here's what will happen.

On Tuesday (the 13th), I will send out a link for all current backers to download the ebook — the only thing that will be missing is the proper acknowledgments page. You are, of course, free to wait until that's finalized as I'll update the files and send an official-official download link via BookFunnel after I receive surveys! 

But if you are impatient, like me, and wanna read it sooner... Tuesday is still GO TIME. 👀

Paperbacks are going to be about a week or so delayed (with printers and shipping), but once surveys are out I can start readying physical orders.

Thank you for your patience with this!

I am SO hyped for you to read [RECORDED]!!

—Merc

Hi everyone!

Apologies on the delay in updates — but I have finalized the surveys (hopefully!) and they should be going out in a day or two.

Basically, here's how it'll work:

- you'll get a survey asking you what name you want in the acknowledgements (if you don't want your name listed, just put "NA" or similar).
- if you ordered physical reward tiers (i.e. books) you will need to fill in a shipping address. (You'll get another email when addresses are locked and shipping begins.)
- if you're getting postcards and/or stickers BUT you only backed at a digital tier level, I'll send an email through Backerkit's system to get details so I can send you your goodies.

Ebooks will be delivered on October 13th! I apologize that shipping physical books may take a little longer, but you'll get a notification when the shipping begins!

Ebooks will be coming to you via BookFunnel! If you do not have a BookFunnel account, no worries — you can still use the site to download your ebook. If you encounter any difficulty with that, reach out and I'll get you the ebook in another way.

Thank you all again, I am so hyped for you to read the final found footage that is [RECORDED]! 

—Merc

Hi all!

Thought you might want a glimpse at the newly minted cover for [RECORDED]!

Fun fact: each of the cels is, in fact, a B&W illustration for each of the stories (I made them all with public domain artwork and photoshopping skillz) — each spot illo will follow up the story in the ebook version, and be adapted into a full page image in the paperback/hardback. 

It was a ton of fun to make!

Speaking of making things: I am 90% done with formatting the ebook and with completing some copyedits. I have a good start on the paperback format as well, and I'm prepping to order swag (postcards and such) next week.

I'm also SO CLOSE to getting surveys ready to send out—apparently this survey setup is a lot more complicated than I was expecting. Never fear though, it'll be landing in your inboxes hopefully at the beginning of September...

Until next time!

—Merc