Several
years ago, Janeil Harricharan had a story idea he wanted to share.
Initially it didn’t quite evolve as he hoped, but after graduating
university he finally found the time and focus to make it a reality.
Enlisting the help of two members from the popular deviantART
community, Janeil is working together with writer Tanya Rodgers and
artist/illustrator Katarzyna Kruszyńska to bring this young adult
fantasy story to life. The trio is currently crafting the 50,000+
word novel, woven with traditional illustrations throughout the book.
It’s the first volume in a planned series of many.
The
tale focuses around Michiko Bates, a 17 year old girl who has a knack
for tech and using her head. After discovering a pendant that
allows her to visit a mysterious world with massive trees, she
discovers each leading to yet another different world. After a
harrowing first contact through one of these trees, Michiko is
determined to go back with a new look and gadgets to see what awaits
her.
After
a year’s worth of work and their project well past the halfway
mark, Janeil is looking to bring the story to eBook and print.
However this comes at a cost, so they’ve started up a Kickstarter
to help with this. They’re looking for people to drop by their
page, share and back their project. Backers can receive rewards such
as DRM-free copies of the eBooks (also print books if the stretch
goal is reached) to an autographed 18” x 24” poster of the
character Michiko, along with a wallpaper pack of some of the art
related to the project.
Also
during the past weekend, a preview chapter of this book was released.
This can be downloaded at Janeil’s personal website in this post.
Lastly
they’ve set up a tumblr to post updates about the Kickstarter and
book development in general, showcasing some of the art such as
concept sketches.
The character design is unique and a
great deal of vision is shown with this project, showing through both
the art and the writing. So help them out! They’ll greatly
appreciate it.
Kickstarter Link:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/956273198/michiko-bates-chronicles
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