Tenth Anniversary Oracle Series Kickstarter

The Tenth Anniversary Kickstarter campaign for the Oracle Series, and more specifically I See Me (Oracle 1), is now live on Kickstarter! Whoot!

Important dates

Launch: October 29, 2024 at 8 a.m. PST

Length: 18 days

Last Day: November 16, 2024 at 8 am. PST

Tenth Anniversary for I See Me (Oracle 1): October 30, 2024

Kickstarter Info

Essentially Kickstarter is a funding platform. It helps a creator cover their EXPENSES (i.e. money already spent or needed to be spent to create the product). You select a tier and ‘pledge’ that amount to support the campaign. Warning: you cannot pledge multiple tiers. Though I suppose you could do so with multiple accounts. If the main funding goal is achieved, then you receive the item you pledged by the date listed (hopefully!). After the initial goal is met, there are often stretch goals (‘free’ extras/rewards) that come into play. Which people who have already baked the project (at a certain level) receive without spending any more money.

What is Kickstarter?

What are the basics?

How do I pledge/back a project?

How do I change/increase my pledge?

Why run a Kickstarter for Oracle 1 in the first place?

For me, a Kickstarter functions partly as a preorder – I don’t run a store, so I don’t ‘carry’ stock. A Kickstarter lets me know what my readers are interested in so I can order the minimum amount. The only guaranteed way to get any of the limited editions of Oracle 1 is to pledge/back the item you want via the Kickstarter campaign.

A Kickstarter also functions as a way to help creators finance special editions or new endeavors, etc. In my case, I’m taking the opportunity to rebrand the entire Oracle trilogy (with all new covers, etc).

Tiers

The tiers are explained in detail on the Kickstarter page, but here they are in brief:

  1. DIGITAL ART & LOOKBOOK
  2. A limited edition EBOOK OMNIBUS that includes I See Me, I See You, and I See Us.
  3. A limited edition PAPERBACK of I See Me (Oracle 1).
  4. PAPERBACK and EBOOK OMNIBUS bundle.
  5. Three limited edition PAPERBACKS – I See Me, I See You, and I See Us.
  6. A limited edition OMNIBUS HARDCOVER that includes I See Me, I See You, and I See Us.
  7. OMNIBUS EBOOK and OMNIBUS HARDCOVER bundle.
  8. OMNIBUS EBOOK, I See Me (Oracle 1) PAPERBACK, and OMNIBUS HARDCOVER bundle.
  9. OMNIBUS EBOOK, THREE PAPERBACKS, and OMNIBUS HARDCOVER bundle.
  10. ANNOTATED OMNIBUS HARDCOVER – only 3 available.

Add Ons

PR Box (limited to 50): Apple Pie Soy Candle, Apple Pie lip balm, an enamel butterfly pin, plus every piece of art in printed format (postcards, stickers, temporary tattoos). Plus, a handwritten (personalized by name) note from MCD with download codes for the Oracle Series audiobooks (can be gifted if you already own the audio).

Stretch goals

More to be added (hopefully!!)

  1. Two more tattoo designs from Inked By Chloe
  2. Two more illustrations from Nicole Deal
  3. Two more ‘kissing’ scenes by Who Is Flattery

Are you new to the Oracle Series? The first book is I See Me (Oracle 1), and based on the ‘suggested’ reading order, it is the fourth full-length novel in the Adept Universe. Click here for the entire reading order of the Adept Universe.

Please let me know if you have any questions!!

Dowser 1: L.E. eBOOK

Hello, my lovelies!

This likely doesn’t apply to many of you, but – as we approach the ‘official’ release of Dowser 9.5 – for anyone who missed out on the Kickstarter limited edition eBook for Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic (Dowser 1), I’ve now made a heavily edited* version available to purchase directly from my store.

This is the same Dowser 1 eBook that can be downloaded for free on all retailers, just with art, character/world bible, recipes, etc. Some of that art in the new limited edition was included in the tenth anniversary Dowser 1 Kickstarter version. But it doesn’t include ALL of the extras, or obviously, all of the stretch goals (Dowser 9.5, the three audiobooks, etc) that came with the Kickstarter versions.

PLEASE DOUBLE-CHECK THAT YOU DON’T ALREADY OWN THE KICKSTARTER VERSION BEFORE PURCHASING. THERE IS NOTHING NEW IN THIS VERSION.

If you’ve purchased an audiobook directly from me before (here is the list of currently available audiobooks), purchasing this eBook works exactly the same way. It is delivered by BookFunnel (you click a link or input a code into the app). Then you can transfer the eBook to your preferred reading device (say, if you like to keep all your books in the same place). Please see more info/instructions on the product page.

*Note: all of the Kickstarter limited editions were exclusive to the Kickstarter. i.e. never to be sold elsewhere (not even directly from me). So certain things have been stripped from this version, including the autographed, stamped title page, author’s note, and some of the other extras. The book cover aligns with the current Dowser covers available through all retailers – so the eBooks match in your app/eReader. The interior formatting is completely redesigned. But it does include Memo’s sketches (which can also be downloaded for free under extras and freebies) and Nicole Deal’s illustrations (which weren’t perpetually exclusive to the Kickstarter).

I hope this is clear! This is more for new readers who might want some art and some of the recipes collected together in one book. 😁