Second stretch goal UNLOCKED!
Congratulations! We've unlocked the second stretch goal: a behind the scenes tour of the bookmark versions for Storm at Raven's Nest.
Originally, I considered not doing a bookmark at all for this one but doing a little raven window light catcher thing instead:
I know it looks big in the picture but that's because I photographed it up close. It is very small.
Sticking with the stained-glass effect theme, I next tried out a bookmark with a nicely gothic raven design:
Goth + cute, right?
However, ultimately I decided to go with the same bookmark designer who has created bookmarks for my previous campaigns this year. She uses a ribbon-and-charms theme, that way all the bookmarks for my books in 2026 have a similar bookmark look, and I think it turned out fabulously.
Look how it matches the cover and edge design, too!
So that's a behind-the-scenes look at my process for the Raven's Nest bookmark selection (which originally wasn't going to be a bookmark at all).
Next stretch goal will unlock when the campaign passes $1,800. If you're watching and thinking of jumping in and backing the campaign, now's a great time to do that! You can bring us past the next campaign stretch goal.
Alyson Lindt and I are offering a cross-promotional collab event.
Back a campaign tier of hers which include the Hacking Wonderland hardback edition + Back any campaign tier of mine which includes the Storm at Raven's Nest hardback edition
And you'll also receive the custom bookmarks designed to go with each book!
If you love immersive-world atmospheric fantasy, this cross-promo is for you.
(Additionally, Alyson is also part of the BackerKit Printopia event; anyone who back three campaigns from our category gets a free ezine. Which means you'd then be 2/3 of the way to that additional bonus.)
Storm at Raven's Nest has reached its first stretch goal: behind the scenes notes on the art of Raven's Nest!
The cover art and border were developed by Christine Gerardi, who went with a romantic / gothic / raven vibe to select the color palate and develop the designs.
The character art for both the humans and their dreamscape / animal forms was drawn by Tonkipappero. I have collaborated with this artist on other projects before, but this is the first time we haven't used chibi art. The more traditional character art felt like it better represented the book and mood.
The bookmark for the upper tiers of Storm at Raven's Nest was designed based on the cover. Artisan Melinda of MPDesignsJewelry is the bookmark designer.
Melinda Jernigan
How to make the couple look romantically linked when they're not kissing and Monica is sleep-deprived? The swirl of leaves in this image links the two love interests with a visual connection.
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