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!

🔥 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!

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.

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!

authorsaklopfenstein.com/the-s-a-repo...

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

amazon.com/dp/B0DMV7X3YL

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!

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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Day 3

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Day 2

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Been here a while, but just now active. So thought I'd introduce myself. I write epic fantasy books about mythic monsters and revolutions of magic.

Here's some art from the Deluxe Edition of my first book, The Shadow Watch. This piece was completed by Sutthiwat Dechakamphu.

My WIP has dragons!

Finished up my spooky season read a few days late, but it was a banger! One of my favorite King reads to date. It was a delightful blend of Dracula style vampires with some Hill House vibes mixed in. Classic King. Loved it!

✨Something epic this way comes! ✨

I am thrilled to announce that the special illustrated edition of the Shadow Watch is now on pre-launch on Kickstarter.

The campaign will go live on Oct. 24!

Follow the campaign here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sak...