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Tellest Legends and Beyond<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n We’re nearing the end of this beautiful, long-gestating project.\u00a0 I’m so close that I can almost sense the impending doom of when I have no more books I’m “committed” to writing!\u00a0 I kid, of course.\u00a0 While The Maelstrom<\/em> is the end of a new era of Tellest books (Tales of Tellest, Volume 2 not withstanding), I’m excited to wrap up this second phase of novels.\u00a0 This was the biggest commitment that I’ve ever made for Tellest, and I’m happy that I’ve been able to show people that it can be done!\u00a0 I’m going to be even more careful about it next time though, because as we know, my writing process is a little on the slow side.\u00a0 My game plan for the next big “set” of books is to have more of the books done prior to running an event like a Kickstarter.\u00a0 While I’m incredibly blessed that people have been so patient, it also kills me that I can’t be as quick with the stories as I want to be.<\/p>\n That’s not to say that there won’t be little one-offs here and there to shake things up while we wait.\u00a0 As you know, there are little secret side projects that I’m always working on, and they’ll fluff up my library over the long spans between those big releases.\u00a0 Speaking of…<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Whispers<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Back in June, I began the process of starting a new project that honestly has been very interesting to try and adjust to.\u00a0 The Whispers<\/em> is a story that has a life of its own\u2014it’s what I’m calling an interactive novel, because the story doesn’t quite write itself, but needs the input of other people, in this case the readers.\u00a0 This month we wrapped up the third chapter, and gave the story’s protagonist, Declan, his third set of choices.\u00a0 I know a lot of the beats, but I’m being surprised in more ways than one about how we’re getting to where I expect to go.\u00a0 Because of the structure of the tale, I have to be aware of more than just the linear path.\u00a0 It’s strange and exciting, and knowing that the way that I expect to go could be the “wrong” way gives me a detour that I have to adjust to on the fly, but it’s actually been really fun putting it together.\u00a0 I thought more people would have voted the opposite way as they did in the first chapter, and I’m excited every time I wrap up a chapter, to see what choices come next.\u00a0 If all goes well, the story will go on for quite a while, and when it’s done, we’ll have a book to publish with a lot of acknowledgements inside!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tellest Visions & Art from the World of Tellest<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Also back in June, I finally put something really awesome together that I’ve been dreaming of doing for a while.\u00a0 Tellest now has an official artbook, which chronicles the Tales of Tellest and Tellest Legends.\u00a0 Believe it or not, we only barely scratched the surface of all the art we’ve amassed over the years, and if things keep going the way they are we’ll have a second book before we know it.\u00a0 Tellest Legends collects more than 100 beautiful pages of artwork from so many of the great artists we’ve collaborated with, and you can get your signed copy right through the Tellest website.<\/p>\n Just as important as where we’ve been is where we’re going, and I can tell you that you’re in for another fantastic year of art through the end of 2020.\u00a0 We’ve got new artists, new art styles, some old favorites returning for new sets of art, and more.\u00a0 As we continue to perform well with all that we offer, we’ll attempt to surprise you in even more ways!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/tellest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/icarus6.jpg\")
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