DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD & SORCERY IS HERE!
2 months ago – Thu, Sep 19, 2024 at 06:40:52 AM

Brackenbury Books is crowdfunding a new book by two great NESS authors - Dariel R.A. Quiogue and Bryn Hammond!

Just like the "Ace Doubles" of classic SFF days, this is two books in one.

Check out the crowdfund for more details on the book, exclusives, add-ons, and more!

NESS is publishing our first book!
5 months ago – Thu, Jun 20, 2024 at 06:30:14 AM

New Edge Sword & Sorcery is expanding into book publishing as BRACKENBURY BOOKS!

Please check out this crowdfund for our first title, which features NESS-heads like David C. Smith and Bryn Hammond, and artist Trevor Ngwenya on interior illustrations, as well as many other talented contributors!

https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/brackenbooks/beating-hearts-battle-axes?ref=2023KSupdate

Final 48 Hours for NESS 2024
8 months ago – Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 04:55:33 AM

HEY EVERYBODY

The Backerkit campaign for issues 3&4 of New Edge Sword & Sorcery ends in 48 hours, at 8am est on Saturday!

If you're feeling unsure about making a new account at another crowdfunding platform, here's some...

USEFUL BACKERKIT FACTS

• You probably already have a Backerkit account, thanks to them handling fulfillment on so many Kickstarters, including ours last year.
   
• Like KS, Backerkit only charges for your pledge once the campaign ends.
   
• Unlike KS, Backerkit doesn't charge for shipping until about a month before fulfillment, splitting your pledge nicely into two widely spaced payments.
   
• While their crowdfunding platform is new-ish, Backerkit have been around as a fulfillment service for just over a decade. These guys are legitimate, and know what they're doing!

If you're unsure about trying the new issues of NESS, here's some...

USEFUL NESS 2024 FACTS

• The campaign is currently about 150% funded. This thing is happening!
   
• We've unlocked Double Art, a shipping discount for backers outside the United States, and several contributor pay raises.
   
• Hardcovers will not only have bookmark ribbons, they'll have gorgeous toss pattern endsheets.
   
• There'll be a bonus eighth story in each issue, written by our editor, with illustrations.
   
• All physical reward backers will receive a free rub-on tattoo of our battle-axe!
   
• As an add-on we have rainbow metal battle-axe pins! The rainbow effect is randomized, making each pin unique.
   
• Issue three will feature a sticker page, and the stickers are a crowdfund exclusive.
   
• This all comes with our core promise of fantastic stories, engrossing non-fiction, and gorgeous (double) art - including the first new Jirel of Joiry tale in 85 years, an obscure Elric tale paired with new art, an S&S tale by Harry Turtledove, and so much more.
   
• Heck, if we clear 666 backers then one of us is getting a NESS battle-axe tattoo!

FRIDAY, STARTING AT 7pm EST WE'RE HAVING A LIVESTREAM TELETHON FEATURING LIVE MUSIC, ROLEPLAYING GAME SHENANIGANS, AND MORE! 

YOU CAN WATCH IT RIGHT ON THE CAMPAIGN PAGE

So come on by and see what we've got! You won't regret it.

Campaign for issues 3&4 is live!
9 months ago – Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 05:10:39 AM

ON BACKERKIT 

(WHICH YOU ALMOST CERTAINLY ALREADY HAVE AN ACCOUNT FOR!)

Details on the campaign page!

ISSUES HAVE ARRIVED, SHIPPING HAS BEGUN!
12 months ago – Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 10:28:45 AM

IN SHORT

• THE NEW ISSUES ARRIVED: Physical copies of New Edge Sword & Sorcery issues 1&2 have begun shipping to backers! 

• TRACKING: You may receive an email saying your package has shipped, but notice the tracking says "Label created, package not in system" for a few days afterward. That's a totally normal part of the process and nothing to be worried about. 

• ARRIVING WHEN?: It'll take a second for our fulfillment person to ship this many books, and everybody's at the whims of the postal service, but hopefully all or most of our physical format backers in North America will have their books before Christmas. 

•  DIGITAL FORMATS: ePub & PDF files will be sent to backers immediately after this update goes out!

• DO YOU ENJOY LONGFORM YOUTUBE VIDEOS?: Then you may dig this high quality, two-part special on the new issues of the magazine as assembled by Jay Requard. Part One features an interview with our editor, Oliver Brackenbury (me!), and Part Two has a panel discussion with three of our authors - Kirk Johnson, Jeremy Pak Nelson, and Sarah Macklin. Both include readings of excerpts from the new stories, and full, original songs by bands Jay feels have an S&S vibe to them.

• THAT'S IT FOR NOW: The next time you hear from us should be when we're ready to announce our 2024 crowdfunding campaign, for issues 3&4. Until then, we hope you enjoy the new issues and have a lovely holiday season!

IN DETAIL

Huzzah, we made it!

It'll take a second for our fulfillment person to ship this many books, and everybody's at the whims of the postal service, but hopefully all or most of our physical format backers in North America will have their books before Christmas. 

You may receive an email saying your package has shipped, but notice the tracking says "Label created, package not in system" for a few days afterward. That's a totally normal part of the process and nothing to be worried about.

We very much look forward to hearing what you think about our new issues, and encourage y'all to share pictures of your copies out in the world. Tag us on Bluesky, Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter!

You can also give us a nice review on Goodreads, which is always appreciated. Here's issue one, and here's issue two. We're still deciding if we want to put the new issues on Amazon.

Now, on to...

THE FUTURE! 

It's funny, the way publishing forces you to think very long term can put you out of sync with everybody else. A part of me feels like issues 1&2 were done back in early August...because, except printing and shipping, they were.

Meanwhile I knew the best way to make producing our next year's issues go smoother, and deliver them more quickly to you, would be to start planning them immediately. So it's been easy for me to slip and think, just for a moment, that we'd already released issues 1&2! Heck, I've already been working on 3&4 for three months now.

In fact, there's been notable progress on the writing for issues 3&4 just since our last Kickstarter update! Here's the spreadsheet, with author names cropped out so we don't shame anybody.

There's been so much other planning done already, too, like finishing our artist line-up and choosing what cool crowdfunding exclusives we'll have next time. It's very tempting to spoil y'all with contributor names or other big reveals we have up our sleeve!

We've learned and accomplished so much with issues 1&2. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for the support that's made it possible to do this, and to make some exciting plans for 2024.

Have yourselves a lovely holiday season and, barring something unexpected, the next time you'll hear from me is when I'll be able to share the first exiting news about issues 3&4... 

Sincerely,