Hey all. Just wanted to give you a quick one today. There’s nothing so imperative that I want to bother anybody, but I thought it would be nice if someone knew what I was doing. I’ve been relatively quiet lately, with the exception of the Newsletter and the promos we’ve been doing for other storytellers of the Otherworld.
Of course, we have also had a few short stories thrown into the mix lately, and we hope to keep that up for the near future. But there’s a little bit more going on that might spark your interest.
Short Stories
As I said above, we’ve been trying to make sure that there are weekly short stories available for you to read. Now, these shorts are typically broken up into multiple parts, and that’s not unlikely to stop anytime soon. You can get them all in one place—and early—if you’re supporting us on Patreon. Sometimes, even if you’re not!
We started courting two more authors lately, and we’re hoping that we’ll be able to bring you some of their stories sooner rather than later. And 2016 will also see Kevin Gallagher step back into the spotlight, as he begins to release more of his own material. He’s come a long way, and the quality of his writing is very indicative of this. With luck, and his help, we’ll have handfuls of stories for you throughout the first half of this year.
There’s also one other thing I want to let you know about. Members of our newsletter were treated to an exclusive story today that features two brand new characters, each with interesting new abilities. If you’re interested in being a member of our team, all you have to do is sign up. You’ll get a slew of bonuses over a few weeks, including that short story (as well as a full copy of Awake, one of our Tales of Tellest that we released with your help in 2014).
Tellest Phase II and Longer Form Stories
Speaking of what happened in 2014, I think we’re officially calling that our opening move for Tellest. That’s Phase I, and it’s been a very nice experience for us. We’re on the hind end of fulfilling our rewards for all the great people who funded our Kickstarter, and paperbacks are going out this week!
With the more administrative stuff out of the way (finally), we’re looking ahead at the future. And while we’re not quite launching specifics on the site yet, we aren’t afraid to tell you that things are moving into place a lot quicker than they did the last time around. We’re not coming forward until a substantial amount of the work is done (we weren’t happy with making people wait last time), but the pace has definitely increased. Michael is working on four stories simultaneously, and despite that awesome feat for our slowpoke creator, he’s actually right on schedule. With luck, we’ll be able to drop the first official details in just over two months. By the end of May, we hope to give you a deeper look at what’s coming. We’ll just leave you with one word, in the meantime: Sequels.
Super Secret Side Project
A bunch of you that follow us know that we’ve been working on side projects for years. We’ve had Heart of the Forest up on the menu there for much longer than we care to admit, but we’re actually making a lot of progress on a related project. In fact, we’ve recently begun collaborating with another sprite artist who we hope can help us get our vision across even better. You’ll get some looks at his work in the first week of May. And hopefully soon we’ll be ready to divulge more information on this project, but we hope you understand our secrecy for the moment.
In any case, we hope that you’ve enjoyed what we’ve brought to the table so far, and that you’re looking forward to more from the world of Tellest. We’re so excited for the next big things that are on the horizon. Thank you for helping us reach that path!
Michael DeAngelo
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