Today's update is an exciting one, as it reflects the current success of the ongoing Kickstarter campaign and also introduces the possibility of a significant enhancement to The Writers Workshop of Science Fiction and Fantasy that will make it even richer in content!

As things stand now, if we reach the $12,500 level on pledges, we will be able to bring in the talents of BOTH of SSP's award-winning artists, Matthew Perry and Bonnie Wasson.  Art and literature go together wonderfully, especially in the genres covered in this book and it would be great to have some original artwork created for this project. 

Both Bonnie and Matt would create two full page illustrations for the book, for a total of four full-page illustrations (with genre-appropriate themes) being added to all editions of the book (eBook, softcover, and limited edition hardcover).  

Below we will give you links to full galleries of the work that both artists have done for SSP titles, along with a few sample images here.

Matthew Perry

Illustration from Poseidon's Children, book one of the Legacy of the Gods urban fantasy series from Michael West:

Illustration from The Storm Guardians, book two of the Rising Dawn Saga (urban fantasy) from Stephen Zimmer

Here is a link to a full gallery of images Matthew created, from covers to interiors, for SSP.  Just scroll down the page and pull up one of the images in the collection to open up an easy-to-browse window with the full images.

http://www.seventhstarpress.com/matthew-perry/

Bonnie Wasson

Illustration by Bonnie from D.A. Adams' The Fall of Dorkhun, Book Three of the Brotherhood of Dwarves series:

Illustration by Bonnie from R.J. Sullivan's Haunting Obsession, a Rebecca Burton Novella.

Here is a link to a full gallery of images Bonnie has created, from covers to interiors, for SSP. As with Matt's page, just scroll down the page and pull up one of the images in the collection to open up an easy-to-browse window with the full images.

http://www.seventhstarpress.com/bonnie-wasson/

We are confident that as you browse the galleries of their work, you will see what they can bring to The Writers Workshop of Science Fiction and Fantasy.  Their talents will take the presentation of this great book to an even higher level.

Keep helping us spread the word, we still have some writing courses and editing packages left in the pledge award levels, in addition to the levels with various editions of the book itself.  Additional resources raised will go to help us promote the book and do more donation activity with libraries and schools, so every bit helps! :)

Thank you for all of your support!  The project keeps getting more exciting by the day!

Stephen Z