Kickstarter in Progress!
Salve!
The kickstarter for Iron Tribune is in full progress now. With 22 days to go, we’re at 4739 out of $750 needed! As usual in most kickstarter campaigns, the funding amount jumps at the beginning and the end, but stays relatively flat in the middle. We’ve been on a slow, but steady, increase over the first few days, and if you haven’t joined in yet, now is a great time!
Continue reading “Kickstarter in Progress + Fun Facts about Iron Tribune”
Wow! It’s the end of day 1 of my kickstarter and we’re barely $100 away from my goal of $750! This is so exciting! Thanks to all my supporters, and if you haven’t thought of joining the effort, $10 gets you the novel, plus any digital only rewards! Click to check out the kickstarter here.
And since every dollar raised goes to adding illustrations, you get the benefit of the ‘stretch’ goals regardless of pledge level. The cost of an illustration for the book is roughly $100-125 per illustration depending on various things, so the money will net me around 5-6 illustrations and maps with support for the formatting. Otherwise, it looks like we’ll reach our goal comfortably this go around!
In other news, they’ll be a new post for The Border on Monday for those interested 🙂 What do people think about the series so far? I’ve been tempted to turn it into a novella, but I’d love to hear some criteria on it beforehand. You can read part 1 here.
The Kickstarter for Iron Tribune is now active! Go Go Go!
Salve! The launch of the Iron Tribune Kickstarter has begun! You can access the project here!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/danielottalini/iron-tribune-the-3rd-roman-steampunk-novel
$30 gets you a signed print edition of the novel, plus all three of my novels in digital form! That’s four books! I’m really looking forward to sharing this with you. Go on and check out the page with the brand new cover art! This is the concept I went with! I hope you enjoy it! Please share and pass the word to all your friends. This looks to be a great kickstarter event!
The official announcement of the Iron Tribune Kickstarter! Coming this Friday!
Salve! I bring glorious news in the name of the Emperor!
Iron Tribune’s Kickstarter stands prepared! The rewards have been created and our artificers are hard at work! You’ll see the first look at the cover for Iron Tribune. It’s my favorite one so far!
Now down for the nitty-gritty details. Our goal, fellow champions of the Empire, is $750 to allay the cost of illustrations and formatting. Any additional money shall go to adding yet more glorious illustrations and perhaps even an exciting poster! Reward levels shall be at $1, $10, $25, $30, $50, and $125. I’ve had to add on shipping for the books, but I believe it’s reasonable (Having learned that lesson the hard way last time.)
Current shipping charges are $15 for the rest of the world, and $3 for the US, which will increase a bit if you get all the print books (heavier!)
Are you ready!?
Part 5 of the Border is now ready for your enjoyment! Also, read to the end to learn about the next step for Iron Tribune! Don’t miss this update!
Salve! Part 5 of the Border is here for your reading enjoyment. With the Quadi close to escaping, Perula leads his men on a series of desperate charges. But can they stall the barbarians long enough for their allies to reach them? Not sure where to start? Read Part 1 and Part 2 now to get the low-down.
Be sure to read to the end of this part, as I’ve some extra information on Iron Tribune You’ll be interested in hearing!
Hi all,
Here’s a continuation of my story from last week – The Border. Let me know what you think of it!
Part One of the Border, the beginning of a short story set in the late Roman Empire.
So while I wait for the kickstarter, cover art, editing, and everything else to fall into place, I found myself inspired by some miniatures that I’ve been working on. This story doesn’t fall into the world of the Steam Empire Chronicles, but maybe I can blend it in later (depending on the response).
Let me know what you think below! All commentary is welcome. Continue reading “Short Story Series: The Border, Part 1”
April’s update for Iron Tribune.
Hi everyone, just figured I’d send out a quick update on Iron Tribune.
1.) Cover art is under way! (Yay!)
2.) The manuscript is at the editor’s, and thus is under way as well.
3.) Kickstarter plans are in the works. Nothing will happen until I have cover art to show people.
4.) Outlining on Steel Praetorian is going well! I’m seven chapters in already (outlining).
That’s it! Enjoy the rest of your April!
Kickstarter Preview/Ideas and an Update on Iron Tribune
Hi all,
As I sit here in my office relaxing as my beta readers dismantle Iron Tribune (Hopefully for the best!), I’m also planning Steel Praetorian. So far, I’ve planned out the first four chapters. Chapter one will be included in Iron Tribune, but I won’t even let my beta readers see that 🙂
Here’s my estimated timeline for Iron Tribune to be published.
Here’s what I’m thinking for Kickstarter Funding Levels
I think the funding goal would be $500. What do you all think of this? I suppose I could bump it up a bit to include shipping, or I could have ‘rest of the world’ backers up their shipping as well. Totally would like some feedback please!
Iron Tribune is finally ready for the beta readers!
Just a heads up for everyone – Iron Tribune is finished! Well, I’m finished with it. I’m making a few last tweaks, then sending it out to the beta readers over the weekend. Yippie! Then it’s right to work on Steel Praetorian. No stopping for novellas this time around!
Modern Papyrus 