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Quick Update: Publishing Looms!

Published 7 days ago • 1 min read

Bring Dancing in the Ghost Light to Bookshelves!

I'm leaping right off the cliff into the crowdfunding void!

I've signed a contract with an editor! Crystal Yang at Rabbit with a Red Pen is taking the novel and marking it up. Once it's back, I'll be ready to make the move from the hard drive to the book stores.

What does your support for the campaign do?

  • Pays for editing support for this and other novels in the series pipeline.
  • Pays for marketing (art, social media, web hosting, etc.)
  • Pays for cover art (no AI in these parts!)
  • Pays for costs associated with ISBN, copyright, and distribution.

Yes, this is different than Patreon. Patreon support helps me to build a following beyond social media. As support grows there, even more projects celebrating Queer Community in SLC are planned.

A Backerkit campaign is a quick 1-2 punch that will cover the cost of publishing. Go and follow the pre-launch updates. We go live on October 31st!

I hope you'll join me!

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Shauna Kayleen Writes

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