Well, sort of. The ebook edition released today, so if you had it preordered, you can go ahead and start reading!
If you didn’t preorder, you can grab the book now or read it with Kindle Unlimited.
And if you’re waiting for a print edition… The paperback will be ready before Christmas, but printing delays always hit this time of year, so getting a proof copy is taking longer than I hoped. The hardcover… well, we’ll see. The printing delays for hardcovers has proven to be a problem for the hardcover edition of The Assassin’s Bride, as well.
The interior formatting took a little longer to get done the way I wanted, too, since I wanted the book to be similar in design to The Witch and the Wyrm. These two books are officially part of a series now, set in the same world and following the same rules, but taking place in different regions.
I shared the book’s description last time I spoke about it, so this time, we’ll discuss a few other things about the book!
The Cinders and the Crown is a fairy tale retelling, but instead of being a single fairy tale, it’s a Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty mash-up.
Some of the Cinderella elements were my favorites from the old fairy tale. In particular, the ball lasting 3 nights, with each dress being more splendid than the last, was a fun thing to include. But I’m a sucker for masquerades, so you know that had to be included, too.
Prince Corin is sort of different from the heroes I usually write: Elise is the brave one, while Corin is very reserved and a bit timid… although for good reasons.
Corin’s mask is dyed specifically to match his hair. It seems like it would sell the illusion better, don’t you think?
I wanted to do some art for this book, but all I had time for was a pair of chibis. Now that I have them on my desktop, the colors are pretty washed out on this monitor, so they’ll probably need some tweaking. I’d love to make them into stickers at some point, but fortunately I still have the file with separate layers in Procreate. I don’t always have them, since I use an iPad Air – it doesn’t have a ton of memory, so I can only have 17 layers at a time. Fun fact: My book cover designs (including the one for The Cinders and the Crown!) usually have at least 50 layers. So, working with very few is an interesting challenge.
I had hoped to complete a map for the book, but as I said above, I didn’t have time. It’ll end up being a printable instead, whenever it’s finished. It might be a long way off!
I’ll be sure to update you whenever the print editions are available. Since I don’t know when that will be, I’m not taking preorders at this time, but I will stock signed copies in my shop once they’re ready.
Until then, happy reading!