It’s with great excitement that I announce that the Visitor Guide is still ahead of schedule! If I were to give it a percentage, I would have to say it’s between 70% – 80% finished. There are still quite a few images left, but a good few of them are actually what the Kickstarter project funds were for anyway! I have a couple colleagues who are working on some maps and other pictures that will help bring Eotera to life even better than I could myself.

But, when I first started working on this guide, the city of Hikarimofu was one of the first things I made. Here’s the original version for you viewing pleasure:

Quite a bit different, eh?

While it’s not bad at all, it’s also clear that buildings and cities just aren’t my forte when it comes to art. And, while I wasn’t unhappy with this image, I wasn’t super thrilled with it either. It just didn’t capture the feel for The Glimmering City like I wanted it to.

Thankfully, I was able to start from scratch and get things figured out to an even better degree!

Anyway, here’s a bit about this place, residing in Eotera’s far western country of Tsukiame:

To visit the largest city in Eotera, is to feel like you could never truly see it all. Food, music, dance, performances, and countless other experiences; you could spend your entire life here and see something new each and every day.

Its geographical location on the planet makes its ambience fundamentally unique, too. Being positioned between opposing atmospheric pressure systems, most haze that would typically build atop such a metropolis instead gets swept away, leaving the night sky perfectly clear each evening.

And, as if to add to the effect, at times the mystical hues of the aurora that frequent the skies above seem to play an intricate dance with the twinkling lights of the city below.

Thus, while looking across the expanse of this urban marvel, a visitor to this world can easily see how it came by its name and moniker.

You’ll see this and much more soon to come!

The Visitor Guide is set to publish late April to early May. I will also have preorder available in the next few weeks!

Until then . . .

Stay strange, strangers.

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The Visitor Guide to Eotera is coming along much quicker than I originally expected! Which is good, because it has also turned out to be much bigger than expected as well. Originally, when the Visitor Guide first became an idea, I was only thinking of making like a 15 page pamphlet. But now, it’s likely going to be just under 100 pages!

Full color. Tons of details. Super entertaining.

And, it’ll answer all the big juicy questions that you may have about my world.

My main writer and I have been having a super enjoyable time making what we have so far, and I would say we are just about a third of the way finished.

So, without any more preamble, I’d like to give you another Sneak Peek to a continent on Eotera: Ninlil

Widely regarded as the place where modern people originated from, Ninlil is a vast jungle country that in some ways never moved forward in time. 

Though there are a few large metropolitian areas on the coasts of this land,  the interior is all untamed forest, with many areas still yet untouched by  modern Eoterans. 

While also home to the largest butterflies in the world, there are some that  believe that deep in this sea of trees and foliage live vestiges of the past;  truly ancient creatures who never knew extinction and have been living  undisturbed for perhaps millions of years. 

But, to find them would be nothing short of an ordeal, as even with  technology today it’s nearly impossible to forge an expedition into the center. 

Only the indigenous folk who never left Ninlil have ever been there, and  they may always stay that way.

Tucked between the Allied Nation States and the coast of Uhldranya, this place is one of the more mysterious on the planet!

More to come soon.

Until then . . .

Stay strange, my friends.

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I can’t believe my VERY FIRST Kickstarter has not only completed, but it was an over-the-top success!

My initial goal was a simple $500 to help pay for some editing and design costs from another individual, but with a 252% of funding met, that puts us at a whopping $1,265! Which means, we actually met TWO of the stretch goals that were a part of this Visitor Guide to Eotera Kickstarter project. So now, individuals who have contributed at least $20 will get a very limited edition, first-time hard-print and autographed copy of the Guide. And, ALL people who contributed will get special button showing how they supported bringing Eotera to life.

Thank you so, so, so much everyone!

But, something I am unbelievably excited for is this:

This is a world map made by Damien Mammoliti for Dunia. Damien is a well-known concept artist who has done amazing work for giant projects such as Starfinder, Pathfinder, and Nocturion. And, best of all, he’s agreed to help me create a super detailed world map for my world of Eotera much in the same theme as above!

It’s truly going to be a pivotal moment in seeing this world finally coming to life, and I can’t wait to see it.

Just as well, I don’t know if you’ve seen this yet, but this is the newly updated cover concept for Visitor Guide:

As you may know, my Visitor Guide to Eotera is narrated by my two AI, Armin & 1-048. They’ll be walking you through just about everything you’ll need to know about my world!

I can’t wait to show everything that’s amazing about this place; it will be here soon.

Thank you again everyone.

Eotera will be arriving shortly.

Until then . . .

Stay strange, strangers!

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I had a pretty cool opportunity arise last week where Tyler James of ComixLaunch reached out to me asking if I’d like to provide a quick blurb to his weekly podcast about my current Kickstarter.

Of course, nervously, I said yes!

I appear (or, at least my voice does) near the end of the podcast at around 1:08:47 for those of you who want to hear. I’m quite proud of how I was able to keep the anxiety out of my voice!

Check it out here on Podcast #184:

For those of you who don’t know, Tyler does an amazing job of helping comic authors and illustrators get their work launched, featured, and noticed on multiple platforms. His stuff has helped me a ton!

Just a few days left on that Visitor Guide to Eotera Kickstarter, too!

As of today, we’re only $115 shy away from Stretch Goal #2 which will get all contributors of $20 or greater to receive a premium first edition print copy of the Guide.

You could be one of those people!

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We’re in the very last week of my Visitor Guide to Eotera Kickstarter Project:

It’s with much excitement that I inform you: We’re actually 190% FUNDED as of this moment! That means this was all a resounding success. 

But, with your help, we can meet some “Stretch Goals” that can only be met by securing funding past our initial goal. We’re only a few hundred short of $1200 total funding, which will allow me to deliver premium hard-print copies of the Visitor Guide to Eotera to all individuals who contribute at least $20.

I hope you decide to be one of them!

In the meantime, I’ve gotten so excited that this project is a go, that my assistant and I have gone ahead and created the very first few pages to the guide.

As you may already know, all of my stories are softly narrated at points by my two spunky AI, Armin and AI 1-0428, the lovable hosts of the Trans-Universal Web-Show. They will be your guides throughout your travels in Eotera.

Here they are:

See you at the finish line, Strangers

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I seriously cannot believe this is happening!

Literally less than a week since launching, and we’re already well above and past the initial goal of $500 for this project. I really didn’t even begin to dare to hope that this was at all possible.

What this means now, is that the Kickstarter Stretch Goals for the Visitor Guide are not only realistically attainable, but a possibility I almost had not considered. As such, I felt a need to update these to such:

Plus, this also means that extra surplus funds can be used to further outsource many other tasks, meaning that the Visitor Guide is going to be EVEN BETTER than I originally hoped.

To think, this was at first going to be such a simple project.

If you want to see a video of me totally going insane, check out my Kickstarter and its updates here:

Just because, we’ve hit our main goal doesn’t mean we stop here!

I really, really, reeeeaaallly want to get hard copies into everyone’s hands, and to make other rewards from the kickstarter stretch goals a reality.

Let’s make it happen, strangers!

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We’re finally here, guys!

Holy Moley!

This project has been a long and hard preparation process for me and Assistant Bean to take on, and we’re super excited to present to you:

The Visitor Guide to Eotera Kickstarter is Live!

Check it out via this link:

It would mean so much to me if you decide to fund this project. I currently have a very small goal of just $500, as this should be enough to support the endeavors of myself and a couple other team members to design, write, and edit the entire Guide.

But!

There are a few “Stretch Goals” that I would really like to hit, such as being able to make full-out, hard-printed versions of the Visitor Guide, printed post cards from the world of Eotera, and maybe even super cute plushies of Elrynd Aggronar for contributors.

All of this can be possible with your help, stranger.

Last night, I was able to take part in a First Friday event downtown where I live in Bend, OR as the featured event at my local Japanese story, Wabi Sabi. And, it went sooo well! I can’t believe it actually. A good few of my books on inventory were sold, and we’re already just about 50% funded towards my initial goal!

Hitting that first goal will literally skyrocket my ability to provide you with waaaay more content to help you immerse into the World of Eotera. As you may have seen from the Sneak Peeks I’ve already shared with you all, there’s quite a bit I want to show you! But, only if you want to see it all, too.

Check out some of the sneak peaks here:

• Uhldranya
• Mt. Hakone
• Linwood Theta
• Strawberry Fields of Nyuhanami
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I hope to see you over on the Kickstarter, my friend!

Until next time . . .

Stay strange!

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My goodness!

The Kickstarter Launch for my Visitor Guide to Eotera is literally next week! I’m really starting to get kind of nervous for it all, honestly . . .

But!

I still want to give you a couple more Sneak Peeks before the big day of Jan. 4th, 2019!

For today’s little snoop, I’m bringing you another image from the land of Tsukiame:

The Strawberry Fields of Nyuhanami.

Pictured above is just a tiny example of what amounts to almost 70% of Eotera’s strawberries! As you may safely assume, these delicious red fruits are one of Tsukiame’s main exports, and a rather large part of the economic health of this country.

Taking advantage of the naturally mild climate in the inner lands, the Fields of Nyuhanami can churn out literal tons of strawberries almost non-stop throughout each and every year! During the mid-spring, when the white flowers bloom and spread all across the country side, it sometimes looks just like snow has delicately fallen upon the villages and their farms. Which definitely adds a unique characteristic to this area, as the farmers tend to wear very traditional clothing when working.

While strawberries are found in other areas of Eotera, none are as red nor as big as the ones found here. It is not unusual to pick strawberries straight from the vine that are almost as large as apples!

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There is so, so much more to see and learn about Eotera!

I hope you’ll be a part of it.

Check out the preview to my Kickstarter here:

https://kck.st/2DmbnO9

Then, see you during Launch next week!

Thanks, friend.

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Dude. 

I’m just so seriously excited about my Visitor Guide to Eotera Kickstarter launching in a few weeks that I just can’t contain myself with these sneak peeks! 

For so long I’ve had this world of Eotera stuck in my head, and that’s where that idea had always stayed. But now, seeing this world come into life and start to take shape in real life is something I just have a hard time expressing with words. It’s truly inspiring to finally be at a point where these things seem to be coming together. 

So, with this sneak peek, I give you: Mt. Hakone! 

This mountain is the largest singular peak on the continent of Tsukiame, a land famed for its strawberry fields, gourmet foods, and the most breathtaking of luminescent butterflies. 

Topping out at just over 16,000′, Mt. Hakone stands alone in the middle of a vast flatland where innumerable amounts of wildflowers bloom. At very few key points in the year during these blooms, the clouds surrounding this mountain will reflect a shade of pink due to the sheer mass of flower petals and pollen. This makes this event a true once-in-a-lifetime experience to witness . . . as long as you have your allergy meds handy! 

In the Visitor Guide to come, you’ll learn much more about Tsukiame and the countless wonders there. 

The Kickstart project launches on Jan. 4th, 2019! 

Until the official take-off, you can check out the Preview and leave feedback HERE.

Stay strange, strangers! 

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Hey stranger!

I made another sneak peek for you.

As you may already know, I’m working hard on getting a Visitor Guide to Eotera Kickstarter going this coming Jan. 2019. 

In this Visitor Guide, I am hoping to provide you with a very in depth look into my world of Eotera, where all the happenings from Maiden in Disguise occur. Part of the fun of doing it this way, is that I get to walk you through so many different places, the history of this planet, as well as the multitudes of strange new locales. 

And, of course, I couldn’t get to launching this project without showing a little bit more of little Eli’s home of Linwood Theta, a decent sized coastal city of the Allied Nation States. One of the things I really want to do in the Visitor Guide as well, is provide a map of Linwood Theta so that you can see where Eli happens to live in comparison to her school and other locales. 

Plus, with maps of each continent to be provided, you’ll get to see the whole world at large, and understand where things happen as there may be an instance or two where Eli or other characters may need to travel (*wink wink* *hint hint*). 

Anyway, I’d like it if you could visit the preview of my Kickstarter before it launches to provide some feedback. Even if it’s just a “good job,” I’d like to hear what you have to say.

Check it out HERE. 

See you on Launch Day, Jan. 4th, 2019! 

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