I'm over here crying because I've literally never funded this fast in my life. I'm so proud of us! 

Not only did you all show up for me, which I appreciate from the depths of my heart, but you did it on Day 1! I'm so happy! 

Like, OMG! I'm overwhelmed! 

Okay. That's enough tears for now, unless you want to see them on my Instagram page too. 

🩸Everyone gets a FREE art print because we funded! If you're on a digital tier, it'll be a digital reward. If you're on a physical tier, it'll be a physical reward!



🩸Everyone who backed in the first 48 hours receives the Early Bird Reward of a Challenge Coin! (Don't worry, I updated the campaign to match this. I initially thought the glow in the dark pins were going to win, but I was wrong. Who knew?)



🩸Share my campaign on socials so we can unlock our first stretch goal at $500: Stickers! (We're only $34 away!)



🩸Don't forget to answer the polls so you can win prizes! 

If not, that's okay because I'm going to give you a quick overview of what you're getting yourself into!

If you've been here before, awesome! This will be a refresher course on all things Bloodlines!

Also, make sure you either watch the video or read through this post so you can answer the poll below. (Hint: The answer is in the Overview section!)

The video features closed captions, and you can view it on Instagram or YouTube if you prefer.

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Hey, hey Bloodlings! What's up? It's your black beautiful goddess J.S. Living here wearing her signature black and pink bonnet, her teal and pink glasses, and a light blue Epic the Musical hoodie because, yes, it's still an obsession...

In all seriousness though, it's time for this weeks Poll Package! To recap, I'm participating in Printopia on Backerkit and the Poll Package is my way of engaging with you. Each week that Printopia runs, I'll be posting four Trivia Challenge questions.



The Poll Packages, which will consist of three videos in total that last between 3 and 10 minutes, will give you the answers to the questions and some background info on my newest book: Blood Lies. At the end of the campaign, if you've backed the project, and you're in the winning team, you'll get a special prize!

And, because I know some individuals have vision, hearing, and/or other impairments, I'll also be posting the transcripts of the videos. Okay. That's all there is! Let's jump into it!

Blood Lies is the companion book to The Brotherhood of Blood, releasing in 2026. I'm really excited to write the stories in it because the characters are really fun and interesting. When deciding which characters to include in the book, I knew for a fact it would be necessary to include the main character, Mihnea "Cel Rau" Tepes, son of Vladimir Tepes.

And, yes, Vladimir Tepes is a fictionalized version of Vlad the Impaler. Though, funnily enough, I just learned that the historical figures name is just Vlad. Who knew?

Another interesting history fact is that when Bram Stoker wrote Dracula, one of the first vampire novels, he used Vlad the Impaler's last name "Dragul." Contrary to popular belief, the name doesn't mean vampire. It means "Dragon" and "Dracula" means son of the Dragon. So, Vlad Dracula means Vlad, son of the Dragon. Cool right?

Speaking of characters, this book won't be featuring our favorite, first vampiress Elizabeth Bathory. If you want a story with her in it, you'll have to hop over to my website and sign up for the newsletter. But, have no fear! Someone just as badass as the Blood Countess will be joining us: Rimi!

Not to be confused with Rumi from my other obsession KPop Demon Hunters--though she may have something in common with that movie--Rimi is one of the most interesting characters I've written. As in, I'm still learning things about her!



For instance, I thought Rimi's name was just Rimi. Turns out it's actually short for Narimina. And, though I couldn't find an official meaning for that name, I'd like to believe it means the same thing as Rimi: Sweet, Loving and Caring, Pretty. Though, to be honest, while Rimi is beautiful, I don't think she has those other qualities. But, we'll see. 

Okay. That's enough chit chat for this Poll Package. 

Don't forget to answer the polls by 13 September and get ready for Poll Package #2 on 9 September. Stay happy, healthy, and wealthy! Bye! 

If you followed my campaing during pre-launch, you received a sample of the Bloodlines Series Fact Sheet. If you followed during pre-launch and you back any reward tier (except support), you'll receive the full version for FREE.



I know, I know, I've been sending a lot of messages. But I don't want you to miss out on these opportunities.

That said, we're going to vote on a new name for it in a few days, so watch out for that update. And, yes, I'm thinking about letting it qualify for the Trivia Challenge!  

She's my amazing cross-collab partner and her project is all about mermaids! Check it out: 

PLUS, if you back both our projects on a physical tier, you get this lovely, handmade, resin bookmark!



These are handmade and come with beautiful tassels, ribbons, and charms! And, since they're handmade, each one is unique.

But, guess what?

These are specificallly for those who back both our projects on physical tiers. So, you know what to do: Follow my friend and back her project!

To recap, we'll be going live on 9 September (Tomorrow! Ahhh!), so if you haven't already, follow my project too! You're running out of time to get your FREE rewards! 

Have you heard about Trivia Challenge? This week I posted an update about choosing your team to participate in the Trivia Challenge. And, if you've been lurking on my page, you know I've posted four polls in the past week or so. Well, if you were wondering what all that's about, I've got answers for you in the video below! 

🩸 Printopia is on @backerkit from 9-30 September. 📆📆📆

🩸This time around, I wanted to try something fun and engaging, so I opted into Trivia Challenge! 🗳🗳🗳

🩸Basically, you choose your team, answer questions, and at the end of it the winning team gets a prize. Cool right? 😈😈😈

🩸To make this fun and as painless as possible, I'm going to post three videos that will be 3-10 minutes long that answer the poll questions. 🔡🔡🔡

🩸All you have to do is watch the video or read the transcripts and,  voila! You're good to go. 😉😉😉

🩸So, what do you say? Ready to answer some trivia? 👀👀👀 

For those who are visually or hearing impaired, I've included captions in the video itself, as well as below. And, just in case I somehow messed up the embedding, you can also watch the video on YouTube or Instagram.

Happy viewing/listening/reading!

🩸Hey, hey Bloodlings, what's up?  It's ya black, beautfiul, goddess J.S. Living here coming at you from Backerkit!

🩸I'm wearing my signature black and pink bonnet, my teal and pink glasses, and a blue knitted crop top shirt. I hope you guys are happy, healthy, and wealthy! This is going to be the intro video for what I'm going to call the Poll Package.

🩸So, basically, what this is, is for the next three weeks during the Printopia Campaign on Backerkit, I will be doing four poll questions. And, basically, these videos, these three videos that I'm going to post after this one are going to have the answers of the polls in them. So you're going to want to put on your listening ears--yes, like you're back in first grade--and listen out for the answers.

🩸That said, I do plan on posting the transcript of these videos as an update as well. Um, that way you get both the video and the transcript. And because of how Backerkit is set up, I'll probably be posting a separate update for each poll.



🩸But! I wanted to go ahead and let you guys know that that's what I was doing so that if you feel like you're getting swarmed with emails then you already know what that's all about.

🩸I, uh, the plan is to keep these videos shortened, um, to five minutes or less. Or, actually let me say ten minutes or less because I am a talker as you gusy will learn about me. And, so, yeah. That's, that's really it. That's what the poll package is. And I hope this is something fun that will get you guys engaged with my Backerkit project. And, yeah. Yeah, I think that's really it.

🩸I got a lot of ums and yeahs in here, but you know I usually record these videos off the cuff. I, uh, am definitely not built for the teleprompter life. So, if you guys have any questions feel free to drop them in the comments or whatever. 

🩸And, yeah, I'll also be positng this online to my social media so if you ever happen to, like, lose the page, or if you can't access the update for some reason then just check Instagram and Facebook because these will be posted there; and I'll probably also try to post on Blue Sky as well. 

🩸Uh, Twitter is dead to me, so don't expect any posts on Twitter. And, yeah, that's all I've got for you. So, thank you guys fo listening, and I hope to see your answers in the Trivia Challenge! I am so excited about this. 

🩸Oh, I should probably explain what Trivia Challenge is. I just realized I didn't do that. Okay. So, real quick while we still got about three minutes (*seconds*) left. 

🩸Trivia challenge is, basically, you gusy get points for answering questions on Backerkit. And, if you are pledging or backing the project then you get a prize at the end. And, with that, I'm done becuase I'm trying to keep it [the video] under three minutes. 

🩸Bye! 

Have you had a chance to follow her page?

Because, I mean,  who doesn't LOVE mermaids?   



If you're not following her, what are you waiting for? Our projects launch in less than five days...so, it's now or never!

PLUS, if you back both our projects on a physical tier, you get this lovely, handmade, resin bookmark!



These are handmade and come with beautiful tassels, ribbons, and charms! And, since they're handmade, each one is unique.

But, guess what?

These are specificallly for those who back both our projects on physical tiers. So, you know what to do: Follow my friend and back her project!

To recap, we'll be going live on 9 September (less than a week! Ahhh!), so if you haven't already, follow my project too! You're running out of time to get your FREE rewards! 

If you followed my campaing during pre-launch, you received a sample of the Bloodlines Series Fact Sheet. If you followed during pre-launch and you back any reward tier (except support), you'll receive the full version for FREE. 

I know, I know, I've been sending a lot of messages. But I don't want you to miss out on these opportunities.

That said, we're going to vote on a new name for it in a few days, so watch out for that update. And, yes, I'm thinking about letting it qualify for the Trivia Challenge!  

Somehow, I still managed to mess this up. I'm sorry everyone. Last one for the night, I promise! But, to recap, follow both mine and Shiloh's project before launch to get awesome rewards! 

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Hey ya Bloodlings!

I just sent this update out a few hours ago, but it looks like I missed some people. My apologies for that! If you've already seen this and put it in your votes/shared the campaign, then carry on! If not, check out this update. There's some good info!

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Hey, hey Bloodlings!

I hope you're feeling happy, healthy, and wealthy today!

I know I mentioned this in an email, but I wanted to do a quick update too: Have you had a chance to follow my collab partner, Shiloh Walker?

Because, I mean,  who doesn't LOVE mermaids?   



If you're not following her, what are you waiting for? Our projects launch in less than five days...so, it's now or never!

PLUS, if you back both our projects on a physical tier, you get this lovely, handmade, resin bookmark!



These are handmade and come with beautiful tassels, ribbons, and charms! And, since they're handmade, each one is unique.

But, guess what?

These are specificallly for those who back both our projects on physical tiers. So, you know what to do: Follow my friend and back her project!

To recap, we'll be going live on 9 September (less than a week! Ahhh!), so if you haven't already, follow my project too! You're running out of time to get your FREE rewards!