I can't imagine too many people are reading these BUT if you are, thank you. I put quite a bit of work into these updates so you all can stay informed.

First thing's first. I have 42 followers for Blight Eater. Which is AWESOME! But I think we can get it to 50. If you know someone who might be interested, give them a little nudge and send them the link to my pre-launch. They don't need to have read the first book to sign up, especially since the first book will be included in the launch.

I'm thinking about including some additional rewards that are less physical. I may have an addon that you can purchase to put YOUR name in the book. You may be someone who has a page of screen time. You may help the main characters in some way. Or you might die in a spectacular fashion.

Further down the line, I'd like to have a few addon options for the community to vote on, or unlock, as we surpass the funding goal. I'm also thinking of some possible incentives for returning backers and early backers. But I'm not quite sure what.
I've played around with the thought of 3D printing a BlightStone for early/returning backers. But that would disqualify shipping from media mail. I'd let it be a choice for those who unlock the incentive, but let me know!
I've also thought about doing a pin of some sort, likely SpringStep, but I'm an author, not Mr.Moneybags.  

I realize I haven't really talked much about my progress with this book. Honestly, I've been kinda embarrased to admit I took an extremely long hiatus. I finished draft 1 in February and then just dropped it. I always intended to get back, but it would feel like sliding down particle board with no pants on. The entirety of June flew by. I don't think I even read a page in a leisure book during that time. But July came running.
I've cut about 10k words from the first quarter of the book. For better or worse, this speeds up the flow. However I added a new chapter in part 2.

Yesterday, I edited probably 20k words. Which is CRAZY. I wish I could lock in like that on a normal day. Unfortunately, thats the easy part I think. Parts 3 and 4, the second half of the book, need complete rewrites. So that's fun and not at all frustrating.
When going into my original draft, I couldn't decide or establish the antagonist's motivations or desires. I just knew certain things needed to happen. So I made those things happen, without any reason from the antagonist. As much as it sucks, and as much as I wish I could just say, "nope, its all fine," I want to deliver a product that's full assed. Not half.

I will say that the first half of the book has the best scenes in the entire series. Spoiler alert: this is Oberon's book. and yes, Beefy gets a lot of screen time. 
One thing you might notice jumping into this sequel is that the POV is entirely third person present. Compared to the first book which is first person present. The world has expanded significantly and I think it would be an insult if I kept it contained to one person.

I've been doing a trivia in the Polls section to try and increase engagement. I have some easy questions and I have some pretty difficult questions. You can go vote right now.

Don't forget to check out The Bright Spot on Audible if you missed that! Cover reveals next Tuesday!!