Greetings Bards!
I have returned! Ok... that entrance might have been a tad bit grandiose, but it is how I feel. The Hot Springs of the Rocky Mountains have rejuvenated your’s truly and I am ready to kick this campaign into overdrive!
I wanted to extend thank yous to everyone who has pre-ordered thus far. This base of readers is an awesome springboard. With this base, we will build our EMPIRE!
I am still getting my feet underneath me this morning, but I wanted to touch base with everyone and lay out a battle strategy. Things will be going back to their normal pace. I owe you a great deal of content from the last two weeks and you will get it.
Things I Owe You:
1: Friday’s SubChapter Reading -Because I didn’t give it to you on time I will see if anyone wants to hear about a specific character. Here are your Choices ( King Dagda - The Fae King, Lord Ensí Ubara - The Religious Zealot, The Morrighan - Moon Priestess, Yaegar - The Knight Defender )
2: Monday’s Lore Update - I will continue The Mother’s Grace - Religious Text of the Goddess
Things WE Need:
1: More Pre-Orders! - 32 of 120There are over 120 of you following this project and we are sitting at a solid, but small 32. It is a great jumping off point. We need to boost that number. If you haven’t already Pre-Ordered you should do it today. Everyone who pre-Orders in the next week will be entered into the First Contest where I will be giving away a Canvas of either the Map of Tír na nÓg or the Druidic Calendar if we can push to reach for say 75 Orders? I don’t think that is too hard.
2: Tell at least two people you know about Man’s Damnation - There are many ways to do that, but Facebook is one of the best!
IF everyone who has ordered thus far refers at least two friends we will be doing very well right out of the gates. To sweeten the pot, I will add two raffle tickets for everyone who gets a friend or family member to Pre-Order to the first contest.
I want to stress that this campaign is not about me, it is about telling this story, and getting this book into your hands for you and everyone like you to enjoy. Only together can WE achieve that goal.
I need to get to work getting all of this ready for everyone, so I will sign off on this message by saying keep an eye out for tons more content and fun giveaways. Tell EVERYONE!
Cheers!
Christopher Lee
P.S. I got an incredible amount of research done on Electric Messiah done on my honeymoon, so look forward to the planned sequel of Man’s Damnation in the coming months!
Greetings Bards!
Brief Update! I will be out of town till next Monday Night, but I wanted to say we are chugging right along. We have hit 12% funding and I know we will continue to steadily build! If you haven’t gotten your copy yet, there is no better time than now. The Limited Edition Artwork will cease to be available on 8/26! Let’s push towards 50! If you have a friend who might enjoy this novel, share it with them, hell share it with two or three!
Here is your Wednesday Character Backstory as promised!
Cheers!
Christopher Lee
Greetings Bards!
I have a surprise for you all today! I was contemplating updating the Pre-Order page with a trailer, but I wanted to incorporate parts of the mythological backstory, so I basically smashed it all into one two-minute ball of fun for you all to enjoy.
I am going to attempt to embed it in this message, but I am not sure it will work. So I will also attach a hard link here to YouTube so you can enjoy!
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Cheers!
P.S. Just a heads up, I have extended the offer of a free print of artwork with each Pre-Order through August 26th. After that time, they will no longer be available, and the next goodies will be up for grabs. Those Goodies will be going to those who bring in referrals!
Anyways I have to go pack for my honeymoon! Talk to you all soon!
Christopher Lee
Milestone Update : We are at 10% Funding!
This is great news! Considering I have not begun to push the campaign as I am about to embark on my honeymoon on Thursday. Let’s keep pushing. If you haven’t ordered yet, there are still 6 prints of the artwork produced by Erik Stitt for the novel. Once we have cracked 30 Orders, I will begin the new promotion. Excited? It is going to be a good one I promise!
I want to thank everyone who has ordered thus far! You guys are my heroes and I have some special plans for all of you. Tomorrow morning I will be up and running as usual and will get a chapter reading done and posted here and on the Facebook Page.
Have a wonderful evening bards!
Cheers!
Christopher Lee
Lore Update : The Mother’s Grace : Chapter One : The Nativity of Man
For the first Lore Update, I wanted to start introducing you to the Mother’s Grace. Mother’s Grace is the penultimate text in the canon of the Children of the Goddess. The Goddess was the primary deity of the Antediluvian World, and this is the story of creation! I present you with the first chapter of the Mother’s Grace.
Hey Bards!
I am just checking in to let you know I am not going to be able to upload a video reading of a new excerpt today. My wedding tomorrow and all the preparation has soaked up my time today. I will be offline tomorrow as well as it is the big day. So I will make sure to get that reading out to you on Monday along with the Lore Update.
In lieu of that, I leave you to have a wonderful weekend and this PSA.
Pre-Order Man’s Damnation and prevent a Red Wedding! REMEMBER ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT RED WEDDINGS!
I hope everyone has a fantastic night and please excuse my lack of tact!
Cheers!
Christopher Lee
Samsara Character ProfileSamsara/Sam
AGE: 16 Namedays
HEIGHT: ~ Four Cubits
WEIGHT: ~ Twelve Stones
EYES: One Green and One Blue
HAIR: Black
RACE: Seraephym
BIRTHPLACE: The Unreachable Isle
FAMILY
-MOTHER: Bazreal, Deceased of Natural Causes
-FATHER: Madan, The Keeper of Knowledge, Lord of the House of Records
-SIBLINGS (names, what’s your relationship with them like?): Unknown
OCCUPATION: Watcher of the Seraphic Order
SOCIAL CLASS: High Born - Heir to the House of Records
PERSONALITY TYPE: ESTJ - Executive
Samsara is a Seraephym from the Unreachable Isle. Her father is the Keeper of Knowledge and Lord of the Seraphic Orders. The Seraephym keep the records, histories, and relics of all realms in existence. They are eremitic in nature and relatively keep to themselves.
Although Samsara cherishes the sacred charge of her people her personality, hopes, and dreams have called her to a higher purpose. Her infatuation with adventure and seeing the outside world are a product of her untamed nature being confined for the first fifteen years of her life.
Sam has been trained for the past seven years as a watcher. The watchers hold vigil over the lands of Tír na nÓg. As a watcher, Samsara is trained in the martial arts, the arts of subterfuge and stealth, and the extraction of rare and dangerous artifacts.
Samsara is stubborn, rebellious, and untamed. Her wild nature is only harnessed by her respect for life, tradition, and order. This makes Samsara terribly conflicted when making decisions in her younger years. In order for Samsara to grow, she will have to make a choice between two lives, that of freedom and adventure, or of destiny and tradition.
As Sam embarks on her pilgrimage to the Whispering Hills, she has planned to abandon her duties as a watcher. Even though she respects her people’s duty to the realm, she cannot bear to be tethered and controlled by a choice that was not made by her. As all Seraephym are assigned an order at the age of seven, they are bound until death to their assignment.
Samsara’s adventure will begin at the MidSummer Festival and only the fates know where she will end up!
Feel Free to Ask Questions As Always!
Cheers!
Christopher Lee
Bards!
I wanted to drop in and say that the Live Video last night was a great deal of fun answering questions about Man’s Damnation and the journey we will watch the characters go through. So now that I have kicked things off in my social circle on Facebook with close friends and family it is time to start enticing you all!
Get ready for this campaign because I am going to give you guys an inside look into the world of Tír na nÓg. Half of the fun in creating this project was the worldbuilding and I did a lot of it!
Since I didn’t get you a character profile yesterday I will get you that later this afternoon. Furthermore, I wanted to re-iterate that I will be getting prints of the five character concepts done by Erik Stitt below. The first 30 people to Order will get an 8X10 color print of their choosing that I will send off to you! If you’ve already ordered just send me a message of which you’d like and I’ll make a note of it!
This is just the first of many fun things I have planned as we hit Milestones 50, 100, 150, and so on! Stay Tuned! If you need added incentive there will be plenty of it!
Yaegar, The Knight Defender
Arabella Starlight, Princess of Tír na nÓg
Falbanach, The Wandering Druid
Samsara, The Keeper’s Daughter
Nastas, The Progenitor Shaman
Cheers
Christopher Lee
Greetings Bards!
I have recorded a reading from Chapter Five for you to enjoy! This excerpt introduces the protagonist Samsara. Alas, my notebook is only a Chromebook so the audio might be a bit wonky, it’s not great, it’s not bad, just not great! It actually came out better than I expected for a first reading. So without further Adieu, here you are. I hope you enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Bnx_7yhTxU
If you like this format I might release a few more excerpts this way as the campaign forges ahead. Just shoot me a message if you like or dislike the video. The next one I promise to be of a much better production value.
Cheers!
Christopher Lee
Limited Edition Art Raffle!
Insider Tip! The Best Way to Win is Pre-Order your copy today, and refer a few friends! Every referral gets you two tickets to win!
The Druidic Calendar
The Map of Tír na nÓg
Pre-Order Now and be entered to win!