The Eyes of Mandoral: an epic fantasy series of found family and more

Tonight we crossed the line for Fancy Chapter Headings, and we started toward Full Color Jackets for the special edition hardcovers. I'm very excited! Note that physical stretch goals generally become available for digital tiers as well, with a minimal shipping charge. I'm trying to keep these to flat, lightweight rewards such as prints so that shipping stays low (currently estimated at $4-5 for shipping all extra unlocked stretch goal rewards within the USA, depending on your choices and location).

I have 3 more streams scheduled, with various topics, so join us if you can:

Friday at 6:30 pm Eastern, some Booktopia authors will share our weird story origins. This should be fun, and you can get a sneak peek of some of my inspiration for The Poet's Eye before you read the Bonus Ebook of Extra Extras!

Saturday at 10 am Eastern, we'll chat about characters. I'll introduce you to Lisveth and Galen, and then to Kayvin, Dielo, and Yovela. (I love ensemble casts!)

Saturday at 11 am Eastern, a few of us will talk about our "clean reads" in Booktopia. This is a very subjective term, often defined in different ways, but it generally means no steamy scenes on the page, no extreme gore, and limited profanity. If that's your preference, you can learn more about those books here!

I've had a lot of fun doing the streams so far, so I hope you can join us for one or more. Bring your questions and bring your comments, and see you there!

You guys are killing it over here -- thank you so much for your support! We're now at 450% funded and we've smashed through three stretch goals already, unlocking reversible glossy character prints and illustrated vellum inserts. We're within easy striking distance of our next goal to beautify the chapter headings in both ebook and print books, and then we have full-color jackets and another sticker after that.

But let's not settle. One of my favorite stretch goals waits at the $8,000 mark. Can we make it?

I'll be streaming a chat with A.E. Zeigler, author of Weave of a Thousand Lies, on Saturday at 11 am Eastern. You can catch the stream on the campaign page and hear more about our books and what's coming for you in these campaigns. (The replay will be available on the Community tab of the campaign page.) Bring your questions or comments, and I hope to see you there!

We've had a fantastic start (two stretch goals achieved already and eying a third), but we're closing fast on that first 48 hours mark, and that's when the early backer rewards close. You can still get them as add-ons, but not included for free.

If you've been meaning to get around to this, now is the time!
If you've already backed, thank you so much, and gold star organizational skills! ⭐

Thank you for an awesome launch, and let's see what stretch goals await! 

Keep being amazing!
Laura VAB

We have crossed the 50th Backer mark and unlocked a live reading of chapter 1.

Watch the stream Saturday, right here, at 2pm Eastern (check for your timezone) to listen. See you there!

What a first day! We funded within an hour (59 minutes, but I'm counting it!) and were at 280% in the first 12 hours. We are currently within potentially just a pledge or three away from our first stretch goal, and we're so close to our goal of 50 backers that I'm planning to do a livestream tomorrow to read that chapter for you.

Thank you!!

And more good news -- our collab partner Weave of a Thousand Lies also funded, so all those oracle art cards are a go and will be added to all physical tiers for backers of both projects. Huzzah! 

I've got a whole ladder of cool stretch goals, and the first two are within easy grasp. Let's gooooooo!