Castles on the Sand by E.M. Tippetts
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Readers made my last novel, Someone Else's Fairytale, a solid success. Help me get a Kirkus Indie review for my next project.
Backers: 37
Average Pledge Per Backer: $19
Funded: $700 of $600
Dates: Jun 1st -> Jul 1st (30 days)
Project By: Emily Mah Tippetts
Backers: 37
Average Pledge Per Backer: $19
Funded: $700 of $600
Dates: Jun 1st -> Jul 1st (30 days)
Project By: Emily Mah Tippetts
$700
current pledge level
Last Updated: July 1 @ 08:20 -0400 GMT
116%
of goal
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Latest News
Launch day! 
August 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Today, Castles on the Sand was released. All of you backers should have your copy. If any of you can take the time to go leave a review on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or Goodreads, that would be a tremendous help. Early reviews help boost the profile... (Read More)
Final copies are out!
August 18th - via: kickstarter.com
As a way of thanking all of you backers again for your support of my campaign, I've emailed the regular release version of Castles to all of the backers who chose that option, plus the ones who've chosen no reward. It's impossible to express how... (Read More)
The Review! *Spoilers*
August 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Okay, here it is. I'll forewarn you that it does have some major spoilers in it, thus I'll be excerpting it rather than posting it in its entirety on the novel cover. The line that I'll be putting everywhere will be this one, which has no spoilers: ... (Read More)
No word from Kirkus yet
August 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Today is six weeks since I got the email acknowledging Kirkus's receipt of my book. The review you all paid for was supposed to take 4-6 weeks. If I don't have anything tomorrow morning, I'll send them an email. Meanwhile, I'm going to go ahead with... (Read More)
And the regular Special Edition ebooks are out
August 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
I just finished emailing out the rest of the Special Edition ebooks. I figured I'd post instructions for anyone who's never put a file on their Kindle via email before. - Log into your Amazon account and choose "Manage Your Kindle" - Select "Manage... (Read More)
Autographed ebooks are out!
August 1st - via: kickstarter.com
And the non-autographed ones will go out in the next couple of hours. I'm posting now to let everyone who got an autographed one know that it should be in your inbox. Please check it; if I did something stupid like send you one autographed to someone... (Read More)
Paperbacks are on their way!
July 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Okay, the Special Edition paperbacks are on their way. The signed copies are all signed and packed up to mail out on Monday and the unsigned copies are ordered from the printer and will ship directly to the recipients - Americans will get them... (Read More)
Special Edition typeset!
July 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all, Okay, Special Edition recipients, the copies of the autographed books are en route to my parents' house, which is where I'll be later this week. This means I'll be able to sign them without needing a bookplate! The unsigned Special Editions... (Read More)
Special Edition Cover
July 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Okay, here we go. I brought my file to Sima Vaziry, my jewelry mentor whom I help out sometimes. She originally trained as a graphic designer and has done book covers before. Very bold, and when seen in person, beautiful colors. (Read More)
Uploading the interior
July 9th - via: kickstarter.com
As I type this, I am uploading the final version of the Special Edition interior for the last time, again. I've done this "last" upload at least a dozen times. Probably a lot more than a dozen, actually. What this means, though, is that once I... (Read More)
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