Using Lulu.com certainly has a learning curve.

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The first volume's first half has been prepared and ready. However, to insure the quality of the book itself, I am refraining from making it available until after my proof copy has arrived and I can look it over for anything that could use some adjustments. I will be setting the price for $10 for each book, below the original recommended price. I will update everyone soon.

I know I have been lax in returning messages to people wishing to preorder The Lost Element's first volume. I must apologize for that, but I wanted to make certain whether or not a preorder payment would be necessary in the end. Preparations are essentially complete and I will begin the process of using Lulu to prepare the two halves this weekend. I will keep you all updated as the situation changes.

I'm afraid that I have made a discovery about the printing process of Lulu that has me concerned for this project.

After properly scaling the first volume's word document into a PDF, I have found that the word count will exceed the maximum limit of a book to be printed on Lulu.com. This will require the first volume to be split into two books, and this will only grow with later volumes as they are longer.

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While I am steadily taking the time to figure out exactly how to use Lulu.com's printing services, I need to figure out exactly how I'm going to get these copies of Volume 1 printed. After discussing possible approaches with another writer on the site who has had his works printed, I've decided to run a down-payment campaign. If anyone wants a copy of The Lost Element's first volume, let me know and forward a $2 payment per copy to my Paypal account. Once the printed copies have been produced

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While trying to figure out how to exactly go about publishing the first volume of The Lost Element, I've come to discover that printing each book will come with a cost. Out of my own pocket. Due to limited funds, I will only be releasing a limited number of copies. If they sell well and quickly, I will release another dozen next month and so on.

Just today, I finished proofreading Chapter 13, the final chapter of Volume 1 of The Lost Element. The first volume is ready for printing. I'll be looking into where and how to get it printed soon and will keep everyone updated. Any and all advice on how to go about it for a first-timer will be appreciated.

I made it one of my Patreon goals that once I had received enough support from my patrons, I would focus on getting the first volume of The Lost Element printed. Now that this quota has been met, I will be doing just that. The next chapter will be on hold while I prioritize proofreading the chapters of Volume 1 that I have not gotten around to yet.

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Got three things to say this time.

1. I will be attending Anime Boston this weekend with some very dear friends of mine. If anyone wants to meet up, just let me know when and where.

2. A member of Youtube has requested permission to upload dramatic readings (I think that's what they are called?) of The Lost Element to his Youtube account. If anyone is interested in following along, you may find him here.

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I never like asking for help with these matters...

As any readers who have read through my most recent chapters have seen, I opened a Patreon account not long ago. However, support has been sparse.

After seeing so many other Patreon accounts gaining many supporting patrons, I am left genuinely curious. Does anyone have any advice on steps I can take to increase my publicity and draw in more supporters?

To those it may concern, I will be attending Anime Boston in March. If anyone wants to say hi, let me know when and where to meet up.

One of my readers alerted me recently that a contest for fanfiction is currently taking place on Inkitt right now and is lasting until the 29th for collecting votes for stories. After painstakingly uploading every chapter of The Lost Element to be entered, I found that a bizarre protocol in indentations prevented the story from being eligible. Instead, I entered what is currently my highest rated work, Musings of a Fallen Princess.

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Please check my previous blog for information about the Tournament of Canterlot. It's still going on.

Anyway, I've been debating about whether or not to divide up The Lost Element into 6 volumes instead of the originally planed 5. This is due to Volume 3 already being quite long and having a fair number of chapters to go before it finishes, even though the main plotline for it has concluded.

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Several months back, I signed up for a fundraiser/competition event called the Tournament of Canterlot and entered The Lost Element as the story that would be competing and drawing in donations. But now, nearly 9 months later, my sponser page has racked up a very disheartening $0. The total donations for the competition have barely surpassed a measly 2% of the

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After taking a couple of weeks to finally figure out how it all works, I've finally gone and created my own Patreon page right here.

I know my chapters can take a long time to write, so what better way to ease the wait with a few peeks at the manuscript here and there? Those who are willing to aid enough may even be able to decide what illustrations may show up in chapters as well.

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After seeing many using Patreon, I decided to take a look at it myself. I will admit, I'm not the most financially successful writer on this site and finding a reliable source of income has become quite an endeavor for me.

The Lost Element and its spin-offs has basically become my baby and is my main passion. I began to wonder if signing up for Patreon my be a good idea, despite hating the thought of requesting financial aid. What do all of you think?

Well, not sure of what to say this time, so might as well share some gaming information for those who may want to play with me online sometime.

Wii U and Nintendo Network username - XD-385

Playstation Network ID - XD-385

XBOX Live - XD-385

3DS friend code - 4811-7053-7460

My Little Pony code (iOS version) - 9261

Steam name - XD385

After a whopping 16 chapters and barely over a year of work, the main storyline of Volume 3 in The Lost Element has finally concluded.

This story arc was quite a challenge and was both fun and mentally draining at times. I'm relieved to finally have put this arc in the story to bed and am looking forward to finishing up this current volume.

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I am currently attending the Fiesta Equestria convention in Houston. If anyone wants to meet up with me but are having trouble finding me due to lack of custom usernames on the attendee tags, be on the lookout for a guy in a Luna or Nightmare Moon t-shirt carrying this satchel.

For those who may be interested, I will be attending the Fiesta Equestria convention in Houston, Texas at the end of this month. If anyone is attending who may want to meet up, I will be attending all three days through June 27th to June 29th.