10/31/2019 Update: Nothing new
over 6 years ago
– Fri, Nov 01, 2019 at 01:17:07 AM
Hello everyone,
I know it's been a hell of a long time since I've last talked to you about this, and I know the two stretch goals we reached haven't been delivered. Life has just gotten away from me. Time has passed, and I've only become more side-tracked and scatterbrained. The bitch of it, is that I have the manuscripts, but haven't been able to get them done. I can't really explain why, either. Every time I open up the indesign files I say "Today I'm going to get this done," but I either get sidetracked or I find layout issues that, to be honest, make me want to scream.
For that I'm really sorry, and the only thing I can do right now is offer partial refunds (partial, because I did deliver the core products). So if you want to get a partial refund, contact me privately and let me know.
04/20/2018: The state of Japan
almost 8 years ago
– Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 04:39:52 PM
Hi everyone,
Just an update on japan. The book is close to 50% complete, but there's still work to be done. In January, I got hit with a 20,000 dollar repair bill when our sewer and drain piping broke and had to be replaced all the way out to the city's main lines. It was pretty staggering, to say the least, not to mention it blew up my artwork budget for this book.
I'm starting to recover, but it's been a challenge. This is why the book hasn't been finished yet.
I'm attaching a PDF of what I have done for the book so far, so you can see how it's looking, and where I've slotted artwork. It's about 59'ish pages right now. I hope you like what you see, and thanks for your patience.
Japan Sample
11/20/2017 update: Source books, time, and other issues
over 8 years ago
– Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 07:57:58 PM
Hi everyone, obviously, it’s been such a long time since my last update, and for that I am truly sorry. In my drive to expand my business, I over-extended myself in terms of how much work I’ve taken on, and that has had some really bad consequences. I’ve hurt myself mentally, financially and my physical well-being has taken a turn for the worse. I’ve been really overwhelmed, and when that happens my productivity suffers, and I tend to get flustered and lose focus.
I’m not going to get into all of the specific issues, but suffice to say they all have affected my ability to produce the material I owe you. Things are looking up, however. I’m currently doing layout on the Japan Sourcebook, and am hoping to have this out by mid-January.
Formatting for Fate is best when the books are laid out in a single column, but the issue is page count blows up, and to ensure everything isn’t just a long wall of formatted text, I have to get more artwork, which increases the cost to produce the book.
As an example, the Savage Worlds edition of the Japan Sourcebook (which had very few images) was 67 pages in a 2-collumn layout, but in a single column layout for Fate, that page count will double. So, more artwork is required, which obviously impacts my costs. I’m working on it, however, and the end product will be the best I can produce.
I’m truly sorry for the lack of communication. There’s no excuse for not updating you on what’s going on in my life and where I am with the material. Once Japan is out, I’ll begin work on the Threats book, which has already been edited.
11/23//2016 update: Double Orders
over 9 years ago
– Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 06:15:51 AM
Hi everyone,
Apparently 12 of you will be seeing (or already have seen) double shipments. I became aware of this yesterday.
Don't worry about sending them back. Just give them to a friend, or keep them. I'm not worried about it.
Sorry for any inconvenience this causes.
For all of my American friends, I hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving!
11/21/2016 Update: Orders are shipping!
over 9 years ago
– Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 02:21:50 PM
Hi everyone!
I'm happy to announce all the orders shipping!
Apparently domestic orders started shipping last week, but my distributor failed to update me on that. International orders are going out today and tomorrow, so keep an eye out!
