08/03/2026
Two huge emails in one day!
One from cover expert designer Yoori basically saying, “Yo, man. Yours is done, and it looks banging.”
And another from Zoe, genius interior layout designer, saying, “Broski, the inside is locked and loaded. It’s fire.”
At long last, the inside and outside are both complete. Holy fu***ng moly.
Sitting in an inbox with 4,763 unread emails, stuck between Costco receipts, Substack newsletters I’ll never read, and a few spam bots trying to steal my identity, there were these two joyful messages inviting a full body “Let’s gooooo!”
The next steps are to order a proof and get the actual physical book in my actual physical hands so I can make sure it looks amazing before I send 100+ copies out. After nearly drowning so many times during the creative process, I’m beyond excited to sniff the paper, flip through it, and see how it all came together.
Then the print run happens. I order 100 books, sit in the kitchen, sign them, number them, and write little inspiring notes in them. And maybe I’ll draw something inappropriate for my friends who ordered. Who knows what you’ll get. Time will tell.
Oh, and the special gifts for everyone who wanted a signed copy! Those will happen, too.
Also, I know I said August, but it’s looking like longer might be more realistic. Shipping a ton of books to a small town in Canada, signing them, and then shipping them around the world, well, it’s a big job, and one that’s likely slower than I’d hoped. I’ll keep you posted and will email everyone who ordered with a real plan as it develops.
It blew my mind watching all the orders roll in.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
And to Yoori Kim and the badass book queen, I Got You Covered 📚 - huge grateful high fives for all you’ve done to help me get this over the line.