Veil Of Souls: A Romantic Fantasy Special Edition.

Your book is on its way!👏🎉
8 months ago – Tue, Apr 09, 2024 at 02:07:17 AM

Woo hoo! ALL book boxes have gone out. They are being delivered by Evri/Hermes. 

If you receive an email about import/customs taxes and are unsure if it is a genuine link just let me know. I can check it out for you and give you the tracking number.

All parcels are tracked and insured so if you are worried or have any issues then let me know and I’ll hunt down your tracking number.

Estimated delivery is 6 to 14 days but hopefully you’ll get your book before then. They are all wrapped in tissue paper, packaged in boxes and packing paper, so I’m hoping they will be safe. 

I’m currently developing the Kickstarter campaign for book 2 Angel Of Aether, so if you would like the next in the series to match your beautiful first book come on over and join in. I’ll be pressing go in the 24th of May. 

Here’s the follow link:

Your beautiful books are being shipping in the next couple of days!👏
8 months ago – Wed, Apr 03, 2024 at 05:05:26 AM

Hello lovely backers! We have almost reached the end. Your books are packaged and ready to ship. I’m going into speak to a shipping firm in Nottingham today to sort out logistics for your delivery. 
Everybody has some extra swag no matter what tier you were in. I over ordered a lot of it & can’t see the point in it being sat in boxes in my loft when you can enjoy it. 
The books have been wrapped in tissue paper and packed carefully so I hope they get to you in pristine condition. 
This series will be available to buy on all major sales platforms. Veil Of Souls already is, so if you could find the time to leave a review that would help immensely with visibility of this series. If you enjoy it then maybe share with your bookish friends too. Any blog posts, IG bookstagram, and Boottok posts would be amazing. Don’t forget to tag me so I can share your posts too! 
The special edition ebook and physical books are on my website karentomlinson.com/shop This is the first series I haven’t put in Kindle Unlimited because I want more control over my ebooks, so fingers crossed it goes well. 
While your waiting for Angel Of Aether to launch on Kickstarter on the 24th May, here are some more gorgeous campaigns to back. ❤️

Dust jackets are here!
8 months ago – Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 03:57:56 PM

They are gorgeous! Please see my TikTok channel for a video of them. Kickstarter isn’t letting me post it from my phone on here. I’ve attached a few images instead though! 
I can’t wait for you to get your hands on this pretty book and meet Dex & Lia.

I’ll be wrapping these pretties and shipping your book next week after the Easter bank hols. I’ll post an update as soon as they’re on their way. 👏

If you want a heads up on the second book campaign, and get the early bird perks, then make sure you follow Angel Of Aether and hit the heart icon! 

 

The stamped edges with a bit of extra sparkle!
9 months ago – Mon, Feb 26, 2024 at 01:02:34 PM

So I decided to offer a hand stamped edge on VOS after the Kickstarter campaign had finished. A few people took me up on this. I haven’t done it before so the proof books I ordered which are still lovely, but not quite up to scratch, became my test subjects.

I researched all kinds of videos, what sort of inks are best, how to get an even spread of ink on stamps, how to spray page edges, types of paint to use or not to use, to seal or not to seal… honestly I could go on. 

Yesterday, I decided to just go for it. I felt as ready as I ever will be so I prepared three test subject books.

1. Test one: to sand the edges, use the silver spray paint, allow to dry, and then see if the ink would stamp to that before sealing.
2. To sand the edges, spray the silver, allow to dry, then seal before trying the stamp, allowing to dry and then sealing.
3. Sand the edges, stamp the paper while clamped, spray the top and bottom then a light dusting of silver over the stamp. Allow it to dry , then seal. 

It took a while to seal all the books with masking tape, especially over the spines. I wrapped and taped foil around the covers to protect them first, before I clamped and sanded the edges. I noticed on some videos that the sprayed edges when not sanded left deeper patches of colour.

The stamps aren’t as clear on the books that were sprayed before stamping so I’ve gone with the stamping process first. 

The silver is gorgeous and sparkled really prettily in the light. The pictures don’t do justice to how sparkly they are. It’s very pretty. This wasn’t offered as the add on, but I thought it would be a lovely extra for those of you who ordered pretty edges.

The images below are the sprayed books but are still clamped with the foil wrap still on. 

The two books together are the proof copies that were sprayed before the stamps. The stamps still look lovely but aren’t as vibrant as on the other books. 

The stamp worked pretty well in the end. I had to get hubby to grind the edges off as the back plate was too big to fit on the spine once the were clamped. Thats because I went with the better quality print book which ended up being thinner for some reason, and thinner still when clamped! Still not sure how when the paper gsm was thicker! hey ho! I’m not going to over think it! 

What do you think? I’m really happy with how they turned out!

These are so gorgeous!
9 months ago – Sat, Feb 24, 2024 at 07:07:22 AM

The vellum pages for Dex & Lia have arrived and they look amazing

Inside the book! I just wanted to show you these while we wait for the final piece of the puzzle. The printer is working on the dust jackets and have a copy of the book to make sure the sizing is correct this time.

What do you think to the vellums? I love them so much.

Don’t forget to follow book two campaign so you get a notification from #kickstarter on launch.

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