From USA Today bestselling author, Shannon Pemrick, a new historical fantasy romance full of magic, twists, and Norse Viking themes.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Surveys are coming! Plus bonus chapter and product updates
about 2 years ago
– Fri, Nov 18, 2022 at 08:17:33 AM
Kickstarter has deposited the funds raised from the campaign meaning I can get ordering the pins and other items that are ready to be ordered immediately. I've also gotten things all figured out for the surveys! I'm doing final checks to make sure I didn't miss anything and then I'll do what Backerkit calls a Smoke Test. This test sends out surveys to 5% of backers to fill out and make sure everything goes smoothly. Once we clear that stage, then everyone will receive their surveys to fill out. You'll get an email from Backerkit when this happens. Please fill this out. I can't send your rewards without it being complete.
Along with the survey, you'll pay for any shipping fees that come with physical rewards, and you can even grab last minute items. This includes unlocking some items through a second chance system with Backerkit. If we hit the minim orders by a certain date, I'll be able to provide them. You'll only be charged for these items if we unlock them.
Backer perk stickers arrived! Look how neat these are!
These stickers are a special gift to those who back by week 3 at tiers with "bundle", "print", "all in" in their name. They will go out with your order when it ships.
I also have art updates! The Polar Engine team has been hard at work getting pieces done, and they surprised me not only with a B&W sketch of the 2 pinup pieces, but while I was writing up this update, Astrid's pinup got another update with color progress. Take a look! (Bar censoring display only to meet KS's guidelines. Final pieces won't have these).
I'm so looking forward to their finished versions and getting them printed. And as I mentioned above, there will be chances to unlock some second chance items, which does include art/art prints we didn't reach.
The bonus chapter that was unlocked for everyone is also now written and gone through a first round of edits. It's with my proof reader now. I'm so happy with the way it turned out. It's got all kinds of fun and angsty bits with some foreshadowing ;)
Once the proofread is done, Valkyrie Lost will go into the formatting stage for the ebook and standard editions. (Special Editions and Limited Editions will be started later, once artwork is complete.)
That's it for now. Keep an eye out for those surveys, and I'll keep you posted as things progress with the book and swag.
~Shannon
Close to sending out Surveys + merch update
over 2 years ago
– Wed, Nov 09, 2022 at 03:29:56 PM
I'm finalizing surveys through Backerkit. I'm having some slight issues with shipping profiles for the unsigned book teirs and some other minor matchings between the campaign items and Backerkit's setup, but I'm working through the hangups little by little. In the mean time, there are a few people who's pledges did fail and haven't been fixed. This is a manual process on your side, so make sure you get that taken care of or I can't get you the items you were hoping for.
Stickers are here! The main batch of stickers are in. Take a look!
The only sticker left to arrive are the special backer bonus. It's still in transit and I'm looking forward to seeing them in person.
I also have a sketch progress update for scene #1 (Astrid and Tyr caught in the rain). It's coming out so great. I can't wait to see this in print/poster form and inside the limited edition book.
That's all I've got for you right now. I'll have another update soon when surveys are ready for the "smoke test" and then ready to go out to everyone.
~Shannon
We did it!
over 2 years ago
– Thu, Nov 03, 2022 at 01:04:47 PM
From the bottom of my heart, thank you!
I had a lot of hopes for this Kickstarter, but the thing about hopes and reality, is that they're always a bit different. And the reality that so many of you wanted to be apart of this journey over this past month is incredibly overwhelming (in the most amazing ways!)
This project is incredibly special to me, so being able to bring it to life in the way you have all allowed me to do, I cannot express how happy that makes me.
Special unlock
Thanks to several backers who came in at the last minute, we got so close to stretch goal #8, I'm going to give you all a big thank you gift and unlock it. This will become a (color) insert in the limited edition hardback and added as swag to the following tiers:
4x6 Digital print
all tiers above ebook only
8x10 art print
Digital Goodies + Prints
Paperback Bundle
Hardback Bundle
All In Bundle
11x17 Poster
Paperback Special Edition Bundle
Hardback Special Edition Bundle
Limited Edition Bundle
All Hardback Bundle
All In Bundle
This reward is optional. You'll be able to opt out of receiving it through the backer survey if it's not something you want.
I would say this will also become an add-on you can add to your pledge, but with the campaign now done, I can't. It's okay though, if you wanted to snag this, there will still be a way to do so.
What's next
Kickstarter will collect your pledges this week (credit cards can fail, so double check to make sure everything is good on your end). Once they've confirmed with me they've collected everything and sent me the funds (usually takes about 2 weeks), I will be working on ordering up the remaining items I need to (or wait on some until artwork is done in order to do so), and get out backer surveys.
These surveys will come from Backerkit. This is where you'll pay for your shipping (for any physical items chosen), confirm your pledge so you can receive digital rewards, and have the chance to grab anything else you wanted but weren't able to during the campaign. There will also be chances to unlock missed goals one last time (you won't be charged for them if we don't meet the needed goals).
You must fill out this survey to get your pledged items. This survey ensures I have all the information I need to send your items.
Digital rewards will be sent out first, and then the physical rewards. Physical rewards will ship together, to save on shipping fees.
I will keep you looped in as this all progresses, and if we hit any snags, you'll be the first to know.
Again, thank you, thank you, thank you. I can't wait to get this book into your hands!
~Shannon
7 More hours!
over 2 years ago
– Tue, Nov 01, 2022 at 03:55:00 PM
To hit $3.5k and unlock stretch goal #8 early!
In case you missed the last update, after announcing hitting stretch goal #7 as well as the bonus chapter flash goal, I announced that if we hit $3.5k by tonight (Nov 1 11:59PM EST) then I'd unlock stretch goal #8 early. And we're less than $300 away from reaching that.
Share this Kickstarter with everyone you know. There are easy to share links right at the top of the Kickstarter.
These early unlocks will continue if we continue to jump in funds before the end of the campaign (40 hours to go!)
I forgot to tell you something important about the limited edition!
I'm not sure how. It's in my documents and not something I should have missed telling you. But, better late than never!
The limited edition interior comes in full color! That's right. All the art inserts and special formatting will be shown in all their colorful glory.
This version can be snagged as an add-on, Limited Edition Hardback + Digital Goodies, Hardback Limited Edition Bundle, All Hardback Editions Bundle, Valkyrie All In. And, unlike the other 2 print editions (standard and special) this will only be printed once. This book will look GORGEOUS on your bookshelf. You're not going to want to miss out.
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~Shannon
Stretch Goal #7 Reached + Bonus Chapter!
over 2 years ago
– Mon, Oct 31, 2022 at 06:20:06 AM
We did it!
We unlocked stretch goal #7 and actually soared past it! The chibi stickers have been added to the following pledges automatically:
Paperback Special Edition Bundle
Hardback Special Edition Bundle
Limited Edition Bundle
All Hardback Bundle
Valkyrie All In
And an add-on has been created for all of them so you can update your pledge if your tier doesn't come with this unlock, or you want more. This means we've unlocked all the chibi stickers, so I also created 2 sticker bundles (just chibis and chibis + insignias), in case you wanted everything in one neat little add-on selection.
It also so happens, I got a major art update from Lia with all the completed chibi artwork. Here are the final versions:
Astrid and Tyr
Baldr, Fenrir, Fenrir's wolf form, and Freyja
Randi, Leif, Bjorn, Kirby
And that's not all!
We achieved the goal before the flash goal deadline, meaning I have to get cracking at a bonus chapter. This gives all editions a bonus chapter, and the limited edition 3 total bonus chapters.
The next goal is a pinup art print of Astrid to go with the Tyr one we already unlocked, and there's even more that can be reached in these last 3 days of the campaign!
And if we hit 3,500 by the end of Nov 1, I'll unlock the Astrid art early ;)
Stretch goal breakout/progress.
Here is the latest listing and breakout of the stretch goals to show where we are, and what we can still achieve in the next 3 days.
Goal #1: UNLOCKED $600 - Character bookmarks Astrid & Ty
Added to the following tiers:
Astrid
Tiers with the word "bundle" in their name + Valkyrie All In
Tyr
Paperback Special Edition Bundle
Hardback Special Edition Bundle
Limited Edition Bundle
All Hardback Bundle
Valkyrie All In
Addon-Available
Goal #2: UNLOCKED $700 - Scene art #1 from limited edition insert (Astrid & Tyr caught in the rain) turned into 4x6 Digital print, 8x10 art print, 11x17 Poster
Added to the following tiers:
4x6 Digital print
All tiers above ebook only
8x10 Art print
Paperback Bundle
Hardback Bundle
Paperback Special Edition Bundle
Hardback Special Edition Bundle
Valkyrie All In
11x17 Poster
Limited Edition Bundle
All Hardback Bundle
Valkyrie All In
Addon-Available
Goal #3: UNLOCKED $800 - 4 more chibi stickers created: Freyja, Fenrir, Fenrir in his wolf form, Baldr
