Vendi Chronicles

Shipments, Deliveries, and a Missing B?
over 1 year ago – Fri, Sep 13, 2024 at 11:38:10 PM

Hi all!

All special edition copies, and most physical orders were shipped out as of last weekend. Many of you probably have received your packages this week. My goal this weekend is to pack and ship all “smaller” orders (post cards, page overlays, and art packs, that were ordered without physical books. I also have a few packages to Australia that I had to wait to send for different reasons. My goal is to get them shipped within the next week.

Now about that missing B… it was brought to my attention the B is missing from the first word (blood) in chapter 1. 🤦🏼‍♀️ I went back and double checked the file I uploaded for printing, and it had the B when I sent it to Ingram. This is an error on their end that I am trying to resolve before my book releases on September 24th. 

While unfortunately yours does not have a B… you now have a rare, one of a kind first edition! 😉

(I also want to mention the word “aunt” is  missing from one of the chapters, but that was actually my error—and it wasn’t pointed out until all the books were printed).

Thank you all again for your love and support for my series! If you have awesome things to say and post about the books on social media, please don’t hesitate to tag me @klhester_author. Goodreads reviews are always appreciated as well! 😘 

It’s time!!!!!!!
almost 2 years ago – Sun, Sep 01, 2024 at 12:32:13 PM

Eeek! Yesterday I sprayed all copies of Oaths of Shadow. Aren’t they gorgeous?!?! 

And if you are wondering what both books look like together….

This week I will be packing and shipping out all orders.  I have a couple of you who have not finalized your surveys or paid the shipping cost on backerkit. You will not receive your items until I have received your payment (and survey to know where to send your items). If you are one of these backers, look for a message from me here on Kickstarter with a link to your survey/payment.

For everyone: If by chance you have moved and need to change your address, please send me a message.

Finally, thank you again for your patience and support. I hope you love these books as much as I have enjoyed writing them! 

They're HERE!!!!!!
almost 2 years ago – Fri, Aug 23, 2024 at 11:55:55 AM

Eeeek!

All copies of Oaths of Shadow arrived this afternoon! The poor UPS driver that had to deliver FOURTEEN boxes of books up my steep driveway...😅 (I ordered extra for Dragonsteel Nexus, which I am attending later this year).

I will be prepping them for spraying this week and will get them sprayed and ready to be mailed out by the first week of September!

In Audiobook news...

The narrator has recorded over half of the book and it should be done by next weekend. I have been listening to the chapters as they have been completed and OH MY GOSH! The way the characters are brought to life is even better than in Wounds of Ash (which was already amazing). 😍

Feel free to listen to Chapter 1 here.

We are so close to the finish line! :D Thank you all so much for your patience!

Update
almost 2 years ago – Mon, Aug 12, 2024 at 09:07:41 PM

Hi all!

Here is an update on where things are at for rewards:

I have received everything for the Kickstarter other than the physical copies of Oaths of Shadow. When I received my author's proof, I went through each chapter and made any last edits it required. As of this evening, all the books have been ordered and should be arriving within the next week and a half to my house.

I spent this last weekend spraying all the special editions of Wounds of Ash and have them ready to go with their dust jackets. 

While spraying, I decided to practice the design for OoS by spraying my author copy. looked really cool until I placed it next to a sprayed copy of WoA… The two designs don't mesh like I  expected. Needless to say, I will be adjusting the cloud/smoke design and post another update with what I come up with. Check out the failed design below:

Despite the whole debacle with the design, my goal is to spray all copies of OoS over Labor Day weekend (the first weekend in September) and have everything packaged and ready to be sent out that week.

Lastly…the audiobook for OoS begins this week and should be finished by the first week of September! I cannot wait to hear the story come to life and will share updates with you about the process in the meantime.

We are nearing the finish line!!! Thank you all again for your support!

The Update of All Updates
almost 2 years ago – Fri, Jul 12, 2024 at 10:13:04 PM

Happy Weekend! 
I wanted to give you all an update on where things are at because things are happening!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Books:

Today was a very special day! I received the last art piece for the ebooks AND…the author proofs of Oaths of Shadow arrived!!! 😍 

Isn’t it gorgeous?! I may have teared up a little while holding it for the first time… 😅

For those of you wondering about the thickness of these books… here they are side by side.

Unfortunately, I found a mistake in the acknowledgement section and a formatting error in chapter 40. I have fixed those but now have to re-upload the corrected file and wait the 3-5 days for it to be approved. 😅 Once approved, I can order everyone’s copies and start spraying!

Ebooks

Ebooks will be sent out tonight! You should receive an email from Backerkit about how to access your digital rewards. You can also log into your Backerkit account and find the codes for downloading your books that way. 

All ebooks and audiobooks are being distributed through BookFunnel. (Yay for their new audiobook feature!) Your code for BookFunnel can be found in the digital downloads in your Backerkit account. If you need help, don’t hesitate to reach out.

Dust Jackets:

The dust jackets have been printed and were shipped earlier this week! As they are coming from China, I expect it to be another week minimum before they arrive. HOWEVER… I did get sent proof videos and pictures and they look amazing! 

 Click here to view the videos.

Stickers:

Stickers arrived in record time and are so adorable! Special shout out to my friend's teenage daughter who drew the Kirin with the Raven! Didn't she do a great job??? I'm obsessed!

Postcards:

The postcards and bookmarks arrived yesterday! I will begin signing them within the next few days.

Art and Overlays:

You voted, and Aliyah with Raynar was the winner of what piece should be commissioned. I received this today and am so happy with how it turned out!

With this final piece’s completion, I was able to order all the page overlays. I should be receiving them by next weekend.

Now I just need to order prints of the last three pieces of character art and the map of the world. I ordered most of the character art a few weeks ago and have them ready to be sorted once the final pieces are printed.

Shirts:

Shirts have been ordered, and I should be receiving them early next week! 


Phew!😮‍💨 

I think that was everything. It’s been a crazy week but I am so thankful for all your support in helping my author dreams come true! 

Happy reading!