Whale Press Books - The Afterparty

It's the Final Countdown!
almost 3 years ago – Fri, Sep 01, 2023 at 03:12:56 PM

What's up, Team?

As we rolling into the last weekend of the campaign, I figured a public update was in order (in addition to the backer-only updates I've been using to distribute our bonus short stories each week).

(I'll also be posting one of those backers-only updates right after this, by the way, containing your next bonus story. Apologies for the update double-tap!)

Anyway! Whether you're eyeing this project from the sidelines or have already backed and are eagerly awaiting your rewards, I thought you might enjoy a look at what I've been seeing behind the scenes: Namely, how we appear to be backsliding this week (but also how I'm hoping this is the slump before the jump).

Here's our journey so far: 

Which, you know… never fun to see funding decreasing…

BUT, of additional interest (AKA part of my "slump before the jump" hopes) is this little tidbit:

Which basically means that, at the time of this writing, there at least 119 people who were interested enough to follow the project but haven't yet pulled the trigger on joining as backers.

From what I hear, chances are decent that at least some of these Watchers will join us by campaign's end — all of which to say, I'm optimistic we'll pick up enough steam in the last few days here to at least nab our next stretch goal of $5,000 (earning all backers a complimentary copy of Excalibur Knights #4 when it publishes in a few months). 

Heck, we might even stretch beyond that and unlock another 4-story bonus pack for everyone involved — but we'll see!

The ball is officially in your court, my friends.

Not that it… ever… hasn't been… but, you know… 

SPORTS!

Anyway. If you've been waiting to hop in, now's the time! We've officially funded, it's officially happening, and there's really nothing left to lose at this point but the chance to join us in bringing some hot new sci-fi goodness to the world.

I can't wait to  share these books with you. 

We'll see you on the other side!

(And now I'm off to go post that new bonus story for the backers.)

Cheers,

Luke

New Bonus Story is here! Read The Grand Ascension… and also me telling you how awesome you are!
almost 3 years ago – Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 03:17:52 PM

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[New Bonus Story] - A Brief History of the Maia (+ Stretch Goal #2 Eats Our Shorts!)
about 3 years ago – Mon, Aug 14, 2023 at 03:46:25 PM

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Shut up and take my next book free!!
about 3 years ago – Fri, Aug 11, 2023 at 03:11:16 PM

Hey Team!

Well shucks-howdy, looks like we went and blew right past Stretch Goal #1 — which means you'll all be getting my author-narrated reading of The Last Good Boy short story when it's time for rewards to go out at the end of the campaign. I'm looking forward to this. :-)

In the meantime, here's the roadmap for our next stretch goals! (I've got lots more fun stuff planned, but I didn't want to get too far ahead of myself here.) 

In OTHER exciting news, we also totally made Kickstarter's "Projects We Love" list, so hey! Not too shabby. It's good to be loved. 

Speaking of love, if you're stoked about this campaign and want to help make it bigger and better, definitely don't hesitate to share the campaign with some fellow Book Fans! We've even still got a few Early Bird Specials left. 

Anywho, that's enough from me. Talk soon, friends!

Cheers,

Luke

Oooo weee! What a great start today!
about 3 years ago – Sun, Aug 06, 2023 at 05:42:01 PM

Thanks so much to everyone who dove right in and backed the campaign from the start today! As a man who rarely uses the word, "encouraged," I can honestly say that I am, you know… that. 🤫

Anywho. This seems like as good a time as any to start announcing stretch goals, so here goes.

Stretch Goal #1 — At $2,000 in total funding, I'll happily add an audio narration of the Excalibur Knights short story, The Last Good Boy, read by none other than yours truly (also happily). This reward will be added for all backers, regardless of tier backed. It should be a fun time, provided we make it that far.

Tomorrow, I might even get so far as to whip up a graphic with a nice pretty roadmap for stretch goals beyond that. But for now, I'm off to go do my happy dance — which, at this hour, looks confusingly like me doing the dishes while listening to a podcast. So, you know, hooray and stuff!

Thank you for backing.

Talk soon!

Cheers,

-Luke