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Hi! My name is David L. Craddock,

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and I'm the author of Stay Awhile and Listen,

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a trilogy of narrative-style books that chronicles the history

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of World of WarCraft developer Blizzard Entertainment

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and Diablo creator Blizzard North.

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Stay Awhile and Listen: Book I was published in 2013

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and explored the early days of the two Blizzards

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with a concentration on the original Diablo and WarCraft I and II.

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Stay Awhile and Listen: Book II - Heaven, Hell, and Secret Cow Levels

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picks up where book one left off,

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charting the growth of Blizzard North's team as they dig into Diablo II.

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On the Blizzard Entertainment side,

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we'll follow that team through the making of StarCraft

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and the formation of the company's legendary cinematics department.

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The book also unearths projects that never saw the light of day,

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such as Blizzard North's mysterious Project X

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and the Diablo III MMORPG.

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While Stay Awhile and Listen: Book II does dig into the nitty-gritty of game design,

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video games and technology are really just a stage

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on which the stories of the people who made these games plays out.

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I've written this series based on firsthand interviews with over 60 developers and counting.

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Over each book, you'll see how their backgrounds and relationships

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influenced studio culture,

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walk alongside them through major events

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such as the decision to scrap StarCraft's "Orcs in Space" design

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and the creative highs and personal lows of Diablo II's 18-month crunch,

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and go behind closed doors

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to find out what happened on the day Blizzard North's co-founders

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were dismissed from their company.

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Stay Awhile and Listen: Book II is nearly complete,

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but I'd like to ask for your support to bring it across the finish line.

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Funding will cover editing, fact checking,

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cover artwork, printing, and distribution.

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I'm running a tight campaign

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with few reward levels to keep my funding goal low,

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and to stay focused on producing a great book.

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Now if you haven't read Stay Awhile and Listen: Book I,

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getting caught up is simple.

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On the Kickstarter page below,

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you'll find links to excerpts from book one,

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as well as exclusive previews from book two

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if you're ready for a glimpse of what's next for the two Blizzards.

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Pledge to the paperback tier of our campaign,

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and you'll receive a DRM-free copy of book one.

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I love the Diablo games

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and am excited to invite you back to stay awhile and read again

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as I reveal more of the story behind how these games were made,

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the culture that sprouted up around them,

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and the people who made them.