And what a month it was.
A little overwhelming but even more rewarding.
Full of clumsy, awkward and at times hilarious attempts at overcoming
our various cultural differences.
I collected all these snippets and anecdotes during their stay and turned them into little comic episodes one month later throughout [Inktober]. To preserve our milestone first meeting for future reference, amusement and nostalgia.
I was delighted that it reached such a wide audience on Instagram!
People got quickly really engaged in our little story and followed it along attentively, asking time and time again if I would collect all episodes in a book at the end.
I’d really like to make one – so I set up this campaign to fund the printing and hopefully reach an even wider audience for it.
The book will include all 140 pages I created throughout Inktober as well as at least 30 pages additional content which hasn’t been released online previously. So there’ll be something new even for the most attentive followers of the series.
These pictures are just digital mock ups for now. We’ll start with only the softcover option but if we raise enough funds I’d love to make a hardback option available of it too.
If you are completely new to the series you can visit my Instagram @anjauhren and have a look at some of the comics there – they’ll remain uploaded on both my IG and Facebook page for now.
I’d really love to make this happen. Creating this series has been an utter joy and I’d love to celebrate its completion by binding it into a beautiful physical copy. I’d definitely love to give one to my In-laws for Christmas too.:)
Please help me by pre-ordering your copy and spreading the word!
Here are some of the sweet comments my lovely IG followers left throughout the month to give you an insight of what people made of them.
The signed and illustrated copies will be personalised as best I can, following your prompts – this is a little example.
All Culture Clash copies in the Book Bundle tier will also be signed and illustrated – here are the other books you will receive when pledging for this reward.
The automatically applied shipping is standard only to give you the lowest cost option possible. You can upgrade to the tracked and signed for option anytime by adding the following amounts to your pledge according to your location:
UK +£2
all other +£4
This is the same regardless of which reward you choose to make it as simple as possible. If you have any questions about shipping or anything else get in touch via the message function on here anytime and I’ll get back to you asap.
The risks and challenges are very limited considering that the book’s content is over 80% done already. I also have a good track record of previously self-published titles and am therefore very familiar with the processes of printing and distribution and have all the connections in place that are required to assure a timely delivery.