Hey!
First off, as was mentioned in the pitch for the perk in question the extra chapters that were Patreon-only are on the main site now that the book is over. If any of you didn't enjoy reading them because of the Patreon format, I'd encourage you to have a look there.
With that out of the way, well, we got to the end of the road. Occasionally wondered if I ever would, especially with how intense the last few months got - content-wise I was usually putting up the equivalent of four or five chapters instead of two a week, at least over the last stretch.
It's been wild seeing A Practical Guide to Evil go from a rough map and a bunch of names in a notebook when I was a teenager to what it's become now, and I owe that transition in large part to the support of you folks on Patreon.
It's your help that allowed me to go into writing full time, and to be honest so many people being willing to pitch in financially for stuff I wrote helped quell doubts when I had them. The Guide was my first major work as an author, and we went on that journey together.
In a word, thanks. I hope you got as much out this as I have.
To close this, a few announcements as the title promised,
Most of you should be aware of the existence of my next project, Pale Lights. I'll be making a more in-depth pitch for it closer to the release, but until then it does have the first two chapters up as a teaser. Here's the link https://palelights613694448.wordpress.com
Before that starts, though, I’ll be taking a longer break than usual – more precisely, six months. The 26th of August will be when it begins again and I’ll be putting my Patreon in vacation mode until then.
To end on a vaguer note, while I cannot get into details at the moment there are things in the works so don’t be surprised if there’s another announcement made in the coming months. While I’m aware this seems pointlessly mysterious , there's good reasons for it and I'm sure you'll enjoy the surprise.
Oh! And one last note. I'll be having an AMA on the Discord server for the Guide on Saturday the 5th. It should start at 1PM EST, and end 3-ish. Pop in if you want to ask something, or even just have a look. (The Guide subreddit has an way way to join the server if you're looking for one.)
Hoping to see you in six months,
E.E.