Hilda and Richie's Sandwich now for sale on Payhip!

 The digital version of Hilda & Richie's Sandwich, their third book, is now for sale on Payhip!

Go get it today on Payhip!

Watch soon for a special bundle deal as well as the book being on Amazon and DriveThru Fiction!

Hilda and Richie's Sandwich Launching on July 5, 2023

 ATTENTION!

I'd like to announce that the Kickstarter for Hilda & Richie's third book Hilda and Richie's Sandwich will launch on the morning of Wednesday July 5, 2023!

The book is still getting worked on and I haven't even a mockup of the cover to show you.

Currently, I'm in contact with someone editing the book's script and advising on the thumbnails.

I'll have more news later on about the Kickstarter.

Hilda and Richie's Sandwich Launching on May 31, 2023!

I have some big news today.  I've worked out a partial timetable and got some quotes from printers. 

The Kickstarter to fund the printing of the third picture book Hilda & Richie's Sandwich will launch on Wednesday May 31, 2023!

The goal has not yet been set.  I'm leaning in the range of US$1000-1500 to offset costs.

More details will follow soon.  Please mark your calendars and get your wallets ready!

The Third Hilda and Richie Book

On Wednesday morning May 3, 2023, I will be launching the Kickstarter for the THIRD Hilda & Richie book, Hilda & Richie's Sandwich! The goal has not yet been set but will be lower than past projects (US$1000-1500). After wrapping up the final rewards (for the Poison Ivy Gulch Kickstarter) this weekend, I'll be getting to work on that as I'll be contacting the local printers for a quote and continuing work on the script plus thumbnails.

The plan for the book will be the same. It will be an 8 inch by 8 inch book, a standard size for children's books. The print run will be 1000 copies and in color.

Stay tuned to the Hilda & Richie blog as well as my Twitter feed. There'll be more news on the book and its Kickstarter as it develops.

Meet Hilda and Richie Page 12

 

This is a reference to future Hilda & Richie books, one of which is already out!

Meet Hilda and Richie Page 11

 Next page of Meet Hilda & Richie!

The next few pages are meant to refer to their stories.  

Meet Hilda and Richie Page 10

 

Yes, Hilda does have an Olympic-sized indoor swimming pool.  I am debating having that as the focus of a story.

Meet Hilda and Richie Page 9

 It's time to get back to posting the free Hilda & Richie book "Meet Hilda & Richie".  

This was drawn by hand and digitally colored. 

What's next for Hilda and Richie in 2023

 Okay, it's time for some news on Hilda and Richie.  I've been busy recently with a move and I had to finish up the Kickstarter for Poison Ivy Gulch Saddles Up.  (That book went to press finally.)

First, I will post the rest of "Meet Hilda and Richie" over the next days.  That will also be posted to my DeviantArt as well as some other places such as Internet Archive.

Second, another free digital book starring Hilda & Richie will come out sometime next year.  These two free e-books are meant to be promotional tools to get readers interested in my books.

Third, there will be more e-books of Hilda & Richie next year that will be available.  These will be available for purchase.  I should be putting them on Amazon for Kindle as well as other places like my Payhip page and DriveThru Fiction.

Fourth, the third print book HILDA & RICHIE'S SANDWICH will still come to Kickstarter next year.  Due to time and resources needing to be used wisely, that will probably not be launched until the spring.  You won't see it on Kickstarter until April or May; there's a chance I may even hold off until June.  There will be more news on that later.

Thanks for your support and stay tuned!

Meet Hilda and Richie Page 8

 For some reason, I forgot to post page 8 of Meet Hilda & Richie.

And so...

Meet Hilda and Richie Page 7

 Continuing on with the next page...

Yes, Foxland is a monarchy!  The first king and queen were from England; that is why Foxland's official language is English.

Meet Hilda and Richie Page 6

Picking up from where we left off, here's more of "Meet Hilda & Richie"! 

Hilda and Richie's Wizard in libraries

 I have news!  Just like the first book, Hilda & Richie's Wizard is now in the collection of the North Dakota State Library!

I aim to get that number higher.  If you represent any libraries, feel free to contact me about acquiring copies for your collection.

Hilda and Richie Excerpt on YouTube

 

Meet Hilda and Richie Page 5

 Here, we learn where Hilda & Richie live - it is the microstate of Foxland, located in Europe.  Yes, this country is Liechtenstein with the serial numbers filed off!  

The country of Foxland was colored in with yellow marker; the grey of bordering countries Austria & Switzerland were colored digitally.

Meet Hilda and Richie Page 4

 

Another page from "Meet Hilda & Richie" - despite the fact that he lives in a mansion with a rich woman and can have anything he wants, Richie is just a normal little boy.  Yes, he does go to school!

Meet Hilda and Richie Page 3

 

On this page, I made a change in the text.  I officially added the fact Richie is NOT related to Hilda in any way but she is his legal guardian.

Meet Hilda and Richie Page 2

 Moving onto the next page of "Meet Hilda & Richie"...

Hilda is a very rich woman.  Most of that came from her saving and investing wisely.  In case you didn't figure it out from those money bags, her country uses Swiss francs as their currency.  

Meet Hilda and Richie Page 1 Plus Cover

 A day late but here it is: the free book Meet Hilda & Richie!

That's right - Hilda's last name is revealed here as it is not mentioned in either Hilda & Richie or Hilda & Richie's Wizard.

More pages will be up tomorrow!

Announcing Meet Hilda and Richie!

I've got a special treat for you Hilda & Richie readers.

Starting this Friday (Good Friday) April 15th, I will be serializing a free book both here and on DeviantArt titled "Meet Hilda & Richie".

There's no real story to this book.  But it has two purposes.

First, it is meant to introduce people to Hilda & Richie and get them interested in both existing titles as well as future books.

Second, it is intended to give more information not in the books such as the characters' last names, Hilda's wealth, the country they live in, etc.

Stay tuned for pages from "Meet Hilda & Richie"!