S.A. Klopfenstein

In other news, I sent off all these signed Title Pages to the printer the other day.

The Rage of Saints Deluxe Editions are printing in the next week!

Campaign banner for Children of the Gods, a new dragon epic fantasy

🔥 The Campaign is Live! We FUNDED in 30 minutes!

I hit LAUNCH and then went about getting my kids ready for school and doing drop off, came back and we already unlocked the first Stretch Goal!

Ya'll are incredible!

Thanks mate!! 🙏

Hand-drawn map of the Isle of Faltara, the setting of the book, Children of the Gods.

BEHOLD! The hand-drawn map of the Isle of Faltara, the central location of the Children of the Gods!

Designed by Moreno Paissan and Angela Gubert (also known as Ink Compass Maps).

They absolutely captured the wild vibe of this far north setting.

Thanks so much man! The artists really nailed it on this one!

The dragons are loose! Feast your eyes! The Children of the Gods COVER REVEAL is here!!

Illustration by Joe Requeza
Cover Design by Rachel St. Clair

Children of the Gods is off to the Editor! 🔥🔥🔥

Man, this book has been an adventure, thrill, undertaking. I am super proud of where it's at, and excited for it to get even better.

Relieved for a short break before the final polishes.

Release news soon!

Halfway into January, halfway through my edits on Children of the Gods. Actually on schedule for like the first time with this book!

Also ya'll aren't ready for the book cover reveal, which should be coming very soon!

Time for my Writing Year in Review and Transparency breakdown...

TLDR:
- Finished New Book and short story
- Shipped TSW Deluxe #1
- Funded Deluxe #2
- Ads made for consistent sales with no new releases

And Surprise Cover Illustration Reveal!

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I released an omnibus of my LitRPG trilogy! Only $0.99 for the first week!

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My Top 5 Reads of 2024

It was a good year. I didn't have as much time to read, and surprisingly didn't read as much fantasy. But read some brilliant books!

Was planning to read RoW, but Shogun swept in for my one chonker of the year.

Runner ups: Shadow of the Gods (Gwynne) and Demon (Rob Hayes)

Longest book I've written to date, and I expect it'll get a bit longer. Also the hardest book I've written.

I'm tired, but pumped to shift to editing mode over the next several weeks.

It's got dragons ;)

Can't say much else just yet, but lots of news coming soon!

Typically, a good writing day for me is a little over 1k words. Yesterday, 4500 words. And 9k in the past three days.

Looking like a record week for me, and fingers crossed, I'll finish Children of the Gods today! Wish me luck!

The Rage of Saints - A Deluxe Illustrated Epic Fantasy Novel Faux-leather collector's edition of Book 2 in the bestselling Shadow Watch Saga. Book 1 is also available.

Missed the Shadow Watch KS campaigns? Never fear! The Late Backer store is open!

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I've decided: I'm giving away a Gunmetal Gods Ultimate Edition here on BlueSky!

To enter the giveaway, follow me, like this post, and repost it.

Shipping worldwide. Winner announced on Friday.

Check out the campaign for Book 2 here (Book 1 is also available): www.kickstarter.com/projects/zam...

Word of mouth remains the most powerful advertising tool we have access to.

So, let me take this opportunity to shout out 2 amazing Indie Reads that deserve WAY more attention than they get.

Sistah Samurai by Tatiana Obey

However Many Must Die by Phil Williams

Please consider checking them out.

My first COVER REVEAL time on this site! I'm thrilled to reveal the beautiful cover art of BLOOD OF THE KAMI by @baptistepinsonwu.bsky.social! So looking forward to reading this mythological/folklore Japanese-inspired fantasy novel! 😍

Cover art by Christian Benavides (Voyager)

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 4

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The Broken Binding special edition of Blood Over Bright Haven, features a new cover by Danlin Zhang. Red flames going upwards to a glass ceiling with a figure stood in the middle of the flames

We are beyond thrilled to be producing a special edition of Blood Over Bright Haven by M. L. Wang! 😍🔥

This release has been amazing to work on, and we’d like to give a special thank you to @petrikleo.bsky.social for his art direction

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Day 3

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Green Bone Saga, The Broken Binding special editions. Jade City by Fonda Lee. Digital edges and new artwork on jackets. Banner has a green background with a seafoam texture

Time for our first Bluesky giveaway! We ars giving away a T2 set of the Green Bone Saga by @fondalee.bsky.social

Follow us and repost this post in order to enter 🦋

Bookish checkpoint:
✧ last book read: Salem's Lot by @stephenking.bsky.social
✧ current read: Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson
✧ last book added to tbr: Mushroom Blue by @adrianmgibson.bsky.social
✧ next anticipated read: The Exile by @ryancahill.bsky.social

I adore this shelf

Wear hats. Write books. Follow people who do the same!

Great one!

Love it! Interstellar is one of my all time faves. Truly any Nolan film is high on the list for me

People of Bluesky. Let’s get to know each other better. What is one of your favourite movies?

Quote share your answer in a gif!

#filmsky 🎥

Such a wintry read!!

Pry my fave! And the one I've always had, so pry biased 😂

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Day 2

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