Greetings, adventurers! 

I want to give you a really brief numbers update. I’m afraid I don’t have great news. We’re already over a third of the way through the campaign, but we’re not even at a full 1/5 of the orders we need to fund in time for the campaign’s end. We have lots of time, but action is starting to get critical and necessary. As it stands, we’re at 18% of the Quill goal and 6% of the Inkshares goal. 

So, now I’m faced with the reality that my humble book won’t make the cut, and whether I should continue to try getting it published should the campaign fail. 

That’s a bridge we’ll cross when we get to it, folks. For now, I’m going to keep getting the word out in any way I can, and hope for the best. Unfortunately, I do need to keep a small amount of realism, but I want to remain optimistic. 

 In any event, I DID promise Double Lore this week, so I have come to deliver! 

ISLE OF JAMDERO 

 Jamdero is an island south of Burdon, with a giant bridge built atop the waves to house train travel. The journey takes about 8 hours, and the climate changes drastically during that time. The latest and best locomotive technology was used to craft a train and bridge able to traverse such a distance, and Burdon is currently the only station to travel to the island. 

In addition to beautiful beaches, sun, breathtaking flora, and vacation spots, Jamdero also has its share of secrets. A dense jungle leads up a mountain to the entrance of the Forbidden Cave, so named due to its dangerous nature. People who go in there rarely come back. It is said that the Cave houses historical artifacts and riches, but no one has been able to venture deep enough to prove it. 

The island itself is home to a single large city and a few smaller communities, as well as a thriving tourism district on the outskirts of the city. 

 That’s it for now, folks. I’ll see you all on Monday! 

Don’t forget about the contest over on my Facebook page  if you’ve already ordered a copy of the book! 

 ’Til next time, may all your adventures be fraught with wonder and just enough peril to keep them interesting, 

 K. M. Cooper

To all of you who offered your amazingly strong support to my upcoming novel, Skavenger’s Hunt, a heartfelt thank you this morning. Last night, we hit our pre-order goal of 750 copies, which means we are now a full go for production and publication by November of this year. Thanks to each one of you, we hit that mark much quicker than I could have ever imagined. 

No matter where the journey leads from here, I will always consider you to be the early trailblazers that made it all possible. Please continue to spread the word about our little story (and it is OURS) as we head into these next few all-important months. 

Today, though, I’m celebrating. Celebrating the overwhelming backing you’ve given to Henry Babbitt, Hunter S. Skavenger, Jack, Matilda and Ernie (all characters you’ll get to know this November). 

In the meantime, for now, I’ll wrap up with where I started. I’m so very grateful to each one of you.

Let the Hunt begin...

Mike

Greetings, adventurers! 

 HAPPY DOUBLE LORE WEEK! 

Before I get into today’s lore entry, I want to say a great big THANKS! We had an awesome weekend for preorders and jumped up by quite a few! Thanks to everyone who’s preordered so far, and everyone who’s been sharing the link. We’re just 6 preorders away from chapter 4. We’re so close! I’d love to give you something new to read for the coming weekend! 

Without any further ado, here’s your first dose of lore from Double Lore Week. 

THE PANZEROTTI GROUP 

The Panzerotti Group was founded nearly 75 years prior to the events of Mushroom and Anchovy, by Roberto Lombardi. Lombardi was heir to a family restaurant, but felt the call of adventure from far beyond the confines of his humble home. Lombardi tossed pizzas in the air and folded panzerotti, and he pantomimed the toppings as adventurers travelling. Yes. He really did that. 

One day, while working front of house in his family restaurant, he overheard a couple of travellers talking about finding a statuette in an abandoned church and getting rewarded for it. Roberto initiated a discussion with these two gentlemen, and the next day, he closed his shop for the first time in years and ventured out with these two men. 

The trio found the statuette and brought it back to the standing church—and they received a lofty reward. The three split it evenly and started talking about more adventures to come. Before they knew it, they had a waiting list worth of treasure to be found—and they needed more adventurers. They began to outsource, and Roberto found he also had to outsauce as his restaurant was being neglected. 

Roberto “Crust” Lombardi, Abramo “Marinara” Conti, and Salvatore “Mozzarella” Romano became the three founding fathers of the Panzerotti Group, which then grew and flourished into the entity you will read about in Mushroom and Anchovy. 

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See you on Friday, adventurers, with another Lore Day update and, hopefully, another numbers update. 

 May all your adventures be fraught with wonder and just enough peril to keep them interesting, 

 K. M. Cooper