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
•  

I hope to see you over on the Kickstarter, my friend!

Until next time . . .

Stay strange!

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My very first Kickstarter!

This project is turning into something much larger than I expected (as all things tend to do), and I’m looking to crowdfund it to help pay for the design and editing of this doohicky. With it being my first ever project of this sort, I’m keeping the goal small at $500, as this should pay for everything needed to complete the Visitor’s Guide to Eotera while also being realistically achievable.

Here’s short video so you can learn more:

Here’s a larger sneak-peek at the cover page of my Visitor’s Guide:

Check out my Kickstarter page (the preview of it, at least) HERE. You can also click on the picture to be redirected to the appropriate page.

Please feel free to leave some feedback! Just . . . be nice about it.

I am a smol bean.

Stay strange, strangers.

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