Category: Art & Illustration

Posts about our illustrations and art.

Charting Stars Has a BRAND NEW Cover! (and an old GIVEAWAY)

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Welcome to the Nine Realms!

We are delighted to announce that Charting Stars has been re-released!! Not only is there a brand new cover, but the story itself has been lightly revised (don’t fret if you loved the first edition – it just has an added chapter and been slightly tweaked).

To answer the big question? Why did we do this?

We won’t sugarcoat things. Charting Stars has had a pretty rough time. For those who may not know, it began as a graphic novel… but those are extremely labor-intensive to create and with her chronic illness, Micheline couldn’t continue with the illustrations required.

There were also some other challenges behind the scenes so, Charting Stars became a regular novel. Unfortunately, its worldwide debut in the midst of The Maiden Ship trilogy didn’t get it the undivided attention we feel it deserves.

So what to do? Well, at Whimsical, we don’t quit. We may postpone and reschedule and delay because life happens. But Micheline was determined for her feel-good fantasy story to have every opportunity to reach the right readers. And we hope that means you!

Charting Stars is available from our website in paperback, hardcover, or the exclusive dust jacketed edition! The dust jacket edition includes an exclusive design on the hardcase, interior illustrations, and a bonus chapter!

If you prefer eBook, you may also order the Kindle format from Amazon.

PLUS! The first 50 orders from the shop will receive the goodies pictured below (two art postcards and one double-sided bookmark) free with their order!

This is NOT a preorder! We have these books in hand ready to ship to you as soon as you order!

To celebrate this re-launch, we’re giving away a copy of the discontinued graphic novel that started it all, along with a stack of Charting Stars postcards! To enter, click HERE!

Some reminders before you go…

Jane Austen fans! The next installment of our collection is Sense and Sensibility! Preorders will begin in mid-June, so keep your eyes open for that announcement on our Instagram and in a newsletter!

We Will Be Heroes (Book 2 in the We Could Be Villains series) is still available for preorder but the preorder incentives are running low! So if you were waiting to grab your copy, don’t wait much longer!

Thank you, our readers, for always being amazing!

XOXO,
Micheline

Lunar Chronicles Clearance Sale + Into the Fire HYPE Season!

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We’re continuing with our postcard liquidation clear-out, so if you’ve had your eye on any of our Lunar Chronicles designs, NOW is the time to snag them!

Code CINDER will take 30% off all Lunar Chronicles products, including the already discounted postcards! This makes them less than $1 each if you’re outside Canada.

As a reminder, the artwork itself is not being retired. You can still get any of Micheline’s designs as art prints, including the newly added 4×5″ size (comparable to the old postcard size).

The postcards are limited, so don’t wait if you want to snag this art for the cheapest it will EVER be!

We’ve also got a selection of Lunar Chronicles products in our Merch Shop! These items aren’t discounted since they are drop-shipped, but we’d love for you to check them out all the same!

If you don’t see the design you prefer on the product of your choice, let us know! We’d be happy to add it for you!

Let Into the Fire Hype Season Begin!!!

We are at T minus 65 days until release on May 21st, the ARC reviews have been *awesome* so far, and we have so much more to share between now and launch day!

We’ll be kicking off with a READ ALONG and epic GIVEAWAY on Wednesday, March 20th so be sure to follow @whimsicalillustration and @hayleyreesechow if you’re not already! And we’ll have a special secret announcement on Saturday, March 23rd!

The read along will continue into April, along with some amazing art reveals, a very special giveaway, and a series of Micah’s off-season hololog updates. Then in May, we’ll have more Micah updates, more art reveals, and a jam-packed launch week with a map reveal, chapter one reading, a live author chat, the trailer release, and a live author launch party!

And!! If we reach 300 preorders there will also be a BONUS reveal!

 

In the meantime, don’t forget that Into the Fire preorders are live, ARC requests are open on Whimsical Publishing’s site, and Into the Churn is available on NetGalley!

So yeah, MAXIMUM excitement over here, and we’re so grateful to have you following along with us. Please don’t forget to rate, review, and spread the word! These books wouldn’t be possible without your support, and we appreciate every single one of you helping us to get them out into the world!

So let’s get the hype started!

Also, don’t forget preorder goodies are going fast, so if you’ve got your heart set on the exclusive postcards and double-sided bookmark, get your preorders in sooner rather than later! They will NOT last!

We are so grateful to all our followers, readers, and customers. However you interact with Whimsical, you are SO appreciated!

XOXO,
Micheline

Romance is in the air…

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… and it’s on SALE!

 

That’s right! Everything in our Contemporary Romance category is 30% off this week! All the Jane Austen artwork is also included in this sale!

Use code ROMANCE at checkout. This will make postcards, which are already discounted, less than $1 each!

Emma is nearly here!

Just a few more days until our Whimsical exclusive edition of Emma is out in the world! Have you snagged your copy yet?? If not, you have until February 14th to order if you want your copy to come with the bookmark featured above!

Our edition will also come with exclusive artwork on the hard case beneath the dust jacket (pictured above to the right of the bookmark) PLUS interior illustrations. If you’re a Jane Austen fan, this is truly an edition you don’t want to miss!

Micheline has been hard at work creating artwork for our amazing books! Check out some of the amazing new designs coming soon to the shop!

I hope you all know how absolutely LOVED you are! You, yes each and every single one of YOU, are why we do what we do. We wouldn’t be Whimsical without you and we are so grateful you’re here with us!

XOXO,
Micheline

New Year, New Giveaways!!

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First up – Into the Churn!
We are giving away three annotated and signed paperbacks by @hayleyreesechow of Into the Churn to 3 lucky winners!!! Click here or the image above to go to our Instagram to enter!

 

Books on a yellow background

Our second giveaway: A paperback ARC of Queen of Shifting Sands

This is one of only two paperback ARCs we are giving away for this title! To enter, head to our Instagram and follow the directions in the post.

Psst. For the other ARC giveaway, click here!

IMPORTANT UPDATE & SALE!

Postcards in their current format are being DISCONTINUED! Don’t panic though! The artwork itself will still be available, just as a 4×5″ fine art print.

We know this may be disappointing to some, but this was just the best option moving forward for us as a company and we hope you’ll understand.

For the glossy postcards still in our on-hand inventory, they have been discounted to $1.50 CAD (which currently is $1.12 USD). No code needed! Once they’re gone, stock will not be replenished. Instead, they will be available as matte fine art prints. Still the same size so if you’re collecting, there will be no change in the sizing!

Also moving forward, we will be running monthly sales on fandom artwork until all remaining inventory is cleared out so be on the lookout for those!

I hope you all had a magical holiday season and a blessed new year! I’m SO excited to share all the amazing things Whimsical has planned for 2024.

Much love,
Micheline