Valkyrie Lost Limited Edition Hardback

Everything has shipped! That's a wrap.
2 months ago – Wed, Feb 21, 2024 at 06:44:25 PM

Good evening everyone,

I'm happy to announce all remaining pledges have been boxed and picked up and are off on their way. All US shipments should deliver by mid next week (but plenty will arrive earlier if you're in a state closer to me) and international will take the standard 1-4 weeks on average. So keep an eye on your mail/post boxes :)

If you didn't receive an email from Backerkit with tracking, double check your spam folder, then, if it's also not there, check your Kickstarter messages to make sure I didn't need to reach out to you about something before I could release your package. If you didn't receive a message from me, don't hesitate to reach out and I can help clear anything up.

Thank you all again so much for being patient with all the unexpected delays. These editions will look amazing on your shelves.

If you use social media, feel free to tag my profiles when you unbox. I love seeing the excitement!

Also, marking your pledge as received in Kickstarter will be greatly appreciated by me. Kickstarter likes it when these are marked, and are more likely to approve me for another project without hassle.

(Below are two images on how to do it)

Enjoy your goodies, and when I do my next project I'll be sure to announce something.

All the best,
Shannon

We're shipping!
2 months ago – Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 12:10:18 PM

Everything in is! You'll get a notification from Backerkit about orders locking and final shipping charges incoming. Once that's all paid, I'll be getting your things all packaged up and sent out to you.

The update you've been waiting for!
3 months ago – Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 06:37:39 AM

It's been a little longer than I realized since I provided an update. Up until now I didn't feel I had enough to say to warrant and update. But that's all changed.

Sprayed edges are done!

That's right. They're done. After my cutting machine calling it quits on me (and my replacement purchase not working) I found someone to work with do get these books finished quicker and better than I could have managed on my own. What did I need a machine for? Well, I'll let these finished product images give you a hint.

Surprise, the edges are stenciled! I've kept this close to my chest as I worked on the design and am so happy I can show it to you now in their full glory. Because these edges are chefs kiss.

(images and video provided by my sprayer)

So, what does this mean for those of you still waiting for your rewards? Means I'm going to be neck need in shipping them out! I still need to get these back from my painter, but when they arrive (and I do one more quality control to ensure nothing happened to them in transit), shipping shall commence. I'm expecting that to happen within the next 2-3 weeks.

Thank you so much for your patience. I really didn't expect to run into the issues I had with these upgraded special editions that would result in me still trying to get this campaign finished a year later than I'd originally promised. I've learned a lot, and know much better ways to handle this in the future.

I'll update you again when it's shipping time.

Your input needed!
5 months ago – Thu, Nov 16, 2023 at 11:26:07 AM

Hello!

I got a special delivery in the form of 2 large boxes last night. The rest of this week is going to be filled with quality control and working on those sprayed edges which, hopefully, will have a little extra once I'm done with them. On top of that, I'm still working on the special little extra for LTD edition backers to make up for all the changes that happened. And, while I'm almost done, I would like something from you to help me out.

I want to know your favorite quotes from Valkyrie Lost.

Leave them in the comments of this update, and if any of them seem particularly popular or work amazingly for this secret little project, I'll use them.

Finally here, Limited Print Proof
6 months ago – Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 11:02:37 AM

I finally have some amazing news to share about the limited print edition! Thank you, thank you, thank you for being so patient about this edition. We're creeping up on the one year year anniversary since this campaign ran and I never thought I'd be still working on the final fulfillment. From losing the original printer, to me scrambling around trying to make things work the best I can I have been on one heck of a rollercoaster.

The last few months have been difficult with file issues with the printer. Every time I thought I had the files perfected, the printer would come back with another issue, so I had to loop in my designers, which takes extra time. But I'm happy to say, the proof finally printed and arrived, and man does it look so gorgeous in person!

Here are some pictures I quickly snapped:

The photos don't quite show how pretty the foil looks on the cover, but I promise, you're going to love it as much as I do.

The main batch are now currently printing, and are estimated to arrive the middle of November. In that time I'll be working out the sprayed edges and the super special bonus thank you I promised for being so patient with these unexpected delays. My hope will be that these ship out before Christmas, but I know better than to promise exact dates until I have every little piece finished and all the boxes ready for the shipper to come pick them up.