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Tahani Nelson sent an update for The Last Faoii

Greetings, Faoii.

We have just enough time for one more raffle before the end of the Geek and Sundry Contest. And, I’ll be honest, this is the raffle I’m most excited about. Hopefully you’ll feel the same. 


Do you have a name you’d like to see honored in our campaign’s history? Or, maybe YOU want to be featured in the tomes that will tell of our battle to publication for all eternity. This is your chance, faoii. On November 1, the day after we finish the contest (hopefully with our banner at the top of the hill, our foes lying defeated at our feet), I will pick 3 random pre-orders and give those faoii the honor of naming one of the men or women that Faoii-Kaiya meets in her journey. Whether it be your name or one you like, I would be honored to chronicle it amongst those of our heroes in their fight. 

The other available prize is the only thing I can think of to help give back for everything you’ve all done for me. If you know of my day-to-day life, you know I don’t always lead armies up hills while screaming curse words and battle cries. In fact, most of my days are taken up by one of my several occupations-- not the least of which is beta reading and editing other people’s work. 

Now-- I’m not a professional editor. I do have a degree in English, and (after getting rejected by 200 literary agents in the past) I’ve tried to use that knowledge to find out exactly what kinds of changes need to happen before something is publishable. Of the 46 full-length novels I’ve looked over and made suggestions for, 9 have gone on to find an agent or publisher. I specifically look for spelling/grammar, plot continuity, pacing, and (my personal favorite) oft-repeated words or information in a manuscript. Mostly, though, I just love being part of the creation of a world, no matter how small my part in it is. 

I wish I could offer a character name and my editorial services to everyone that supports this campaign. But, honestly, there aren’t that many characters in the story, and we’ve already talked about how many jobs I have just to cover rent. Each book I edit takes an additional 20 to 60 hours on top of my regular work hours--there just isn’t enough time in the day. But I can make room for 3 new character names and 3 new manuscripts. Yours could be one of them.

This fight is drawing to a close, faoii. We’ve come so far in so little time--just a little more and we can celebrate our victory with pride. Do not lose hope.

Shields up.
-Faoii-Tahani
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    Meh Update:
    Those of you who follow these updates regularly (and I genuinely have no idea how many of you do) may have noticed that I haven’t had much to say over the past two-ish weeks. You may also have noticed that my pre-orders have barely moved at all. So what’s the deal with that?

    I’ll be honest. I’m exhausted.

     

    I’ve been working this campaign since March now. This has taken up the majority of my year. We’ve come an incredible distance in that time, but the distance to our goal is still vast. We’ve sold six pre-orders in the past ten days, and only eleven days remain to get the remaining 158 we need, which is virtually impossible barring a miracle. I’ve been told I can get another extension if I need one, (and if I need one I will get one) but...good lord am I ever tired....

    I’ve poured my life, heart, and soul into this campaign, and right now there’s just not much of me left. My brain is fried and I’m having a hard time thinking of new interesting story-based content to update with that won’t spoil anything I want to keep secret, or lore-related content that isn’t completely disconnected from this story. I have a few ideas left, but I haven’t had the energy to put them together cohesively yet (expect some soon though).

    I miss having a life outside of campaigning. I’ve had to put a lot of the things I love on hold for the duration, and I miss those things. I miss being able to hang out with friends regularly on my days off. I miss going to see movies in the theatre. I miss acting in plays. I miss DMing my custom Star Wars tabletop campaign on Friday nights. I miss...just life in general.

    I probably sound whiny in this update, but honestly, I’m saying this more for my own benefit than anyone else’s. I’m still confident this is all going to be worth it. I have a literal lifelong dream within reach, and I’m not about to let it slip out of my reach. If I can get my campaign finished within the next eleven days and get back to having a real life, that’s fantastic. If I need to ask for another month or so, I will do so, and probably die young of old age shortly thereafter, but I’ll die happy.

    Obviously I’m not giving up. I’m too stubborn, this is too important, and Tantalus Depths is too freaking good. But man am I ever tired.


    P.S. I have something else really cool that I am working on, but it’s nowhere near ready, so I’m just going to be really obnoxiously vague about it for now. But stay tuned.

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      Tahani Nelson sent an update for The Last Faoii
      Orders, Faoii. Are you ready?

      I just got a lot of private missives about our army dropping a placement in the contest today. I am so honored to fight next to all of you. I’m strengthened by how many of you are willing to do whatever it takes to make this book a real, tangible thing. I’m astonished at how many of you want to help. At how many of you have asked "What can I do?"

      Here’s the best thing you can do: Find ONE soldier out there who will pick up a blade. ONE warrior who will use $10 to support our cause. ONE person that’s willing to support a dream.

      Here’s the tricky part, though-- in order to actually be successful at crowdfunding a dream like this, you have to ASK the person directly. Face to face (or through a DM if that’s easier). There needs to be an actual connection--something deeper than a shared post addressed to "whom it may concern."

      I know. It sounds impossible. No one likes to actually ASK people upfront to help support something like this. I KNOW-- because I’ve done it SEVERAL HUNDRED times now, and each time my stomach dropped. But I still did it.

      We’ve come so far, Faoii. It won’t end here. This is the last stretch-- and I want our banner on that hill in the end. We CAN do this.

      Are you with me?

      -Faoii-Tahani
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