Star Wars meets The Murderbot Diaries in this epic, action-packed space opera adventure with a cosmic romance!
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Surveys Are Out + First Look At The Emera Bookmark! 👀
3 months ago
– Wed, Aug 14, 2024 at 11:00:45 AM
Surveys have gone out from BackerKit!
The majority of you have completed them (thank you so much!) but if you haven't yet, please check your email in case it ended up in spam. The surveys help with making sure I have the right address or email to send rewards to, and also gives you a chance to add some more goodies if you're interested. Once those are complete, I'll lock orders and charge cards for those paying for shipping and additional add-ons. And the books will start to go out!
Speaking of add-ons.. check out the shiny foil bookmark of Gen Emera, a living star and major character from Stargun Messenger! Art by the amazing Al Hess! 😍
The bookmark was the first stretch goal for the campaign and will be included in all physical tiers. If you want extras or maybe only backed a digital tier, the bookmarks are available in the BackerKit preorder store and you can add them to your order when you complete your survey!
Hardcover Proof First Look + Smoke Test!
3 months ago
– Fri, Aug 09, 2024 at 07:26:44 AM
Here's your first look at the Stargun Messenger limited edition hardcover! This proof features brand new art of Gen Emera, a living star, on the back cover. The art is by the amazing Al Hess, author of World Running Down and Key Lime Sky, which you should check out now!
Stargun Hardcover front
Stargun Hardcover Back
Later today, 'smoke tests' will be sent through Backerkit.
A smoke test is a way for me to ensure there are no issues or errors in the survey process. 5% of backers will receive their survey via the test, so if you get one, I would appreciate it if you filled it out so I can make sure everything is good!
Once we're good to go, all the surveys will go out next week!
You don’t need to create a BackerKit account to fill out your survey.
When you receive the email with the survey, click the survey link to respond. Answer the questions about your reward preferences, provide shipping information, and purchase add-on items if you like. Once the survey process is complete, cards will be charged for shipping costs and physical rewards will go out (looking at early to mid-September).
Digital rewards will be distributed next week! 🥳
If at any time you need to review your information or pledge status, you can return to your survey by clicking the link in your survey email or requesting your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on our BackerKit project page at the link below:
Before I go, I'd like to share some current campaigns on Kickstarter you may be interested in.
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We Did It!!! 🥳🥳🥳
4 months ago
– Sat, Jul 27, 2024 at 07:18:40 AM
The Kickstarter has successfully FUNDED! 🥳
I can't thank you enough for your support! The campaign is a success and I'm over the moon that the Stargun Messenger hardcover is now a reality!
I see a few pledges where the credit card details either didn't go through, or the bank may be wondering what this Kickstarter thing is all about. Please check your Kickstarter messages and payment details to make sure everything is good! Kickstarter gives you a week to resolve your details, and I don't want anyone to miss out on their rewards! It takes about two weeks for Kickstarter to process the funds, and then fulfillment begins!
What's Next?
Today!
Click here to fill out a quick Google Form with how you wish your name to appear in the acknowledgments page for Stargun Messenger! Please respond within 5 days so I can update the book and get you your copies ASAP! After 5 days with no response, I'll go with your backer name as it appears in Kickstarter. Thank you!
Mid-August
Once the Kickstarter funds have been processed, all digital rewards will be released!
We had some canceled pledges at the last minute, resulting in the campaign falling back below the $1250 threshold for Stretch Goal #2. Despite that, I will honor the stretch and all backers will receive "Luminous Plush," a brand new short story, as a digital reward when those are released!
I'll be sending out a reward survey via BackerKit on or about August 12th, asking for your email and/or mailing address so that I can get your books delivered correctly. Please fill this out! This will also give you a further opportunity to purchase add-ons if you so choose.
***At this point, backers of physical tiers will pay for shipping.***
You don’t need to create a BackerKit account to fill out your survey.
Once those funds are collected, fulfillment will begin on the paperback tiers. How about the hardcovers? It takes about three to four weeks for the hardcovers to be printed, so...
November
Allowing for unexpected delays and shipping times, I fully expect to get everyone their signed hardcover books by the end of November, if not sooner! I'll keep everyone up to date on progress throughout the entire fulfillment process.
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Signed print editions of Book 2 in Tao Wong's LitRPG cultivation epic fantasy series, Climbing the Ranks.
Stretch Goal #2 UNLOCKED! 🔓🥂
4 months ago
– Thu, Jul 25, 2024 at 10:03:55 AM
We've just unlocked the second stretch, a brand-new short story set between books 1 & 2! 🎉🎉🎉 I'm very happy to share this one. "Luminous Plush" will be an ebook reward for all backers!
Stretch Goal #3 is for Bonus Deleted Scenes from books 1 & 2 - both books explored some very interesting paths before achieving their final forms. I'd love to share these with you, so if we can reach $1750 by the end of the campaign, they will be unlocked!
The campaign ends TOMORROW at 7 PM CST, so if you're interested, please back! I appreciate all the support. It really means a lot! ❤️
If you're curious about what else may be on Kickstarter, take a moment to check out these other campaigns active right now!
A faction race RPG where teams race against time, and each other, to be the ones to save their community from a drowning world.
One Week To Go And New Story Sneak Peek! 👀
4 months ago
– Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 01:25:50 PM
We've got one week left in the campaign! ⏳
And we're just a little over $250 away from the next stretch goal, a new short story about Astra Idari and Gen Emera taking a romantic getaway between books one and two. I really love this story and I hope we make it to $1250!
Here's a sneak peek of the story for everyone to see...
If we reach $1250, all backers receive the story in ebook form! Let's make it happen!
I've also added a new reward tier! Paperback fans will find a tier including both Stargun Messenger books and all four of my Eververse novels. The Eververse is all about what happens when you don't pay your superhero hill (hint: it's not good). Bundling them together isn't random; Beyond Lights' Reach opens a door that hints at some intriguing suggestions...
