Darkhaven – Operation: Chocolate Overload Hardcover Edition

Hello!

Surveys have been sent! Check your inboxes (and all the other folders these things get lost in) and be sure to fill it out – if you don't, I can't send you your books. We don't want that.

If you can't find the email, log into BackerKit and you'll see your surveys under Your Pledges and Surveys in your account. And if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to me or the very helpful folk at BackerKit.

Please fill the survey out as soon as you can. Books are ready and waiting to ship as soon as you do!

And for a bit of colourful fun to brighten your week, here are some zany watercolour crabs I painted at my last art workshop day.



Happy surveying!
Kel

Squee! The proof has arrived and it looks so good :D



I made an unboxing video if you'd like to see a) the book in all its glory or b) me struggle to open a package.
https://youtu.be/g4qQXcEwvYU

I'm nearly done with the bonus material ebooks too, so we're getting very close to fulfilment!

If you didn't pick up a hardcover but now kinda wish you had, don't worry! You can add one on when you fill out your survey, which will be coming out soon. Keep an eye out for it. 

Til then!

Kel

Heya,

The book is going to the printer on Friday, which means this is the last call for your name to go in the Acknowledgements. Please fill out this one-question form if you want to be included!

https://forms.gle/Cc5gJZKCG28BiWu49

I've got about half of you so far. If you can't remember whether you filled it out or not, submit it again, I'll remove any duplicates.

If you have any trouble accessing the form, let me know, or comment/reply to this update with your name and I'll include it.

Meanwhile, here's a sneak peek at the dust jacket design!



Talk soon!

Kel

Hello good people,

tl;dr – go to the form linked below and complete

I'm about to finish the interior design for the hardcover! Super happy with how it's come out. Chocolate everywhere, and I got to add a few of my doodles to it too. The bonus stories have elicited laughter.

This means I really need your name for the acknowledgements as soon as possible. Like, today.

Just kidding. Tomorrow is fine ;P

Please fill this out at your earliest: https://forms.gle/xanTyZWEHZxb6MPJ9 It's very easy, I promise, literally type your name and hit submit.

If you don't fill it out, I will assume you are opting out of being named in the acknowledgements and won't include you. This is to protect the privacy of those who choose to stay anonymous, so please, if you want to be on the list (and I want to thank you!), fill out the form. If you can't access it, let me know.

That's all for now – I'm onto finishing the cover designs!

Kel

Hello good people,

tl;dr – typesetting in progress. Please provide your name for the Acknowledgements promptly. Link below.

Happy new year! After a rocky start to 2026 with a stomach bug, I'm back and working at the Operation: Chocolate Overload edition.

The dust jacket is getting close. The espionage-style case design is taking shape (preview below). I've started the typesetting, spending way too long trying to choose a cute cake design for the dinkus (the symbol in a break between sections of text, usually *** but not in this book!).

The next thing I need is the acknowledgements, and you, having helped bring this project to life, get to be on the list!

Please find the link to provide your name in the Backer content section below*. It is essential that you fill it out – if you don't, I'll assume you've opted out of the Acknowledgements.

Here's the case design!



There's a bit more work to be done on it, but I like the idea of a secret case file hidden under a snazzy dust jacket.

Once I have the final page count and weight I can calculate shipping, at which point I'll start getting surveys organised. I expect that'll be a couple of weeks away. Or thereabouts.

I've also been working on my absurd, angsty queer fairy tale series with a rogueish take on The Frog Prince, where said prince is a rake and a gambler and must learn to find true love. Series starts with Another World's Stars if you're interested!

Talk soon,
Kel

*I think it's below. It's somewhere around here! Message me if you can't find it.