What’s New for Whimsical in 2024?

First and foremost – a total brand redesign!

We wanted things to be a bit more cohesive, so we went for a total redesign of the Whimsical brand! The logo was designed by my daughter Hannah and we couldn’t be happier with the end result!

This means a minor change in how books are shipped. In the past whenever a book was purchased, we’ve included a bookmark or postcard that featured artwork directly related to the book. By the grace of God, Whimsical continues to grow and add new authors to our publishing house, so we came up with something a little different moving forward.

Now, we think a physical book should always have a bookmark (no dog-earing pages here! And if you do… shhh, don’t tell me!). So whenever you order a book from Whimsical Publishing directly, you’ll receive a beautiful double-sided bookmark featuring the design pictured below.

Speaking of rebranding, I also wanted to let you all know that TWO Whimsical titles will be getting a rebrand in 2024!

First up is my cozy fantasy Charting Stars.

There will be a redesigned cover, interior, plus content revisions and additional chapters as well. We are NOT restocking the old cover before this redesign. Stock numbers of each format are extremely limited (less than 5 of each), so if you have your heart set on this cover, order NOW! The Kindle version will still be available until the new version is released.

The second rebrand for 2024 is our grumpy-sunshine sci-fi romance Into the Churn

Nobody panic! I love Into the Churn (and its current cover) sooo much… BUT, the cover design for book two (INTO THE FIRE) is going in a much different direction and we know how much book lovers like things to match aesthetically. So we made the difficult decision to rebrand the cover of book 1 to match book 2!

We also know that many people already bought the first book and it’s unfair to them for the covers to change halfway through a series. (Hey, we get it, we’re readers too!) So, to balance things out, the design underneath the dust jacket of the Whimsical exclusive edition of INTO THE FIRE will match the original design of Into the Churn.

We will be phasing out the current stock of ITC so if you want one with the current cover design as shown above, we recommend ordering now!
Stock is limited!

PHEW! That was a lot. Everyone still following me? Good! Because if you made it this far into the newsletter, then we have a treat for you!

To close this year out with a bang…
Let’s have a Christmas GIVEAWAY!

Whimsical is giving a BOX of goodies to one lucky winner this Christmas, the box will include all the paperbacks you see featured here, along with the two featured bookmarks, PLUS some special little personalized gifts from each and every one of Whimsical’s authors!!!

>>> ENTER ON INSTAGRAM!

Don’t forget we have 2 ongoing preorders available! There are still a few sets of preorder incentives left for Queen of Shifting Sands, but they’re going fast! And remember that the free bookmark for Emma will only be available with preorders. (Once this book releases, on Feb 14th 2024, you’ll no longer be able to get it.)

Hey YOU! Yes, you. You are a gift! 🎁

I’m so grateful that you’ve stuck with my little company this year! There’s no way Whimsical would be here without your support and love. 😭❣️😭

It been busy though, (in all the best ways), so we’re a little pooped over here and we’re going be taking some time off until Boxing Day to enjoy home, family, and the holidays. 🎄🎉🎄 The shop will still be open for orders, but nothing will ship out until after Christmas now.

That said, I’m REALLY looking forward to all that’s in store in 2024!!! 🎉❣️🎉 Wooooohooooo!!! Stay tuned!!!

PLEASE HAVE THE MERRIEST CHRISTMAS!!!🎄

See you on the flip side!!! ❤️🎄❤️
Much love,
Micheline Ryckman

What’s been going on at Whimsical:
Writing

If you follow me on social media, you may have seen my teasers about my current work in progress – a spin-off story about Toff Parley from The Maiden Ship trilogy. This story will focus on all the wild adventures Toff had in his younger years!

Illustrating

With my backlog of commissions being finished, I’ve been able to make some progress on more fun pieces! I recently shared a piece from Curious Beginnings by Deanna Raybourn, a book recommended to me by my dear friend Caryn.

Publishing

Whimsical Publishing has signed its third author! We are delighted to welcome Hayley Reese Chow to our family of indie authors! I can’t give many details about her book just yet, but I can tell you it’s SUCH a fun engaging read. It’s a story that I think will appeal to fans of The Hunger Games and The Scorpio Races. Hayley’s Instagram is a great place to check out what she’s up to and what she has published before!

New Author!

Join me in welcoming our newest author:
Hayley Reese Chow!
We are so, so, so excited to welcome Hayley into our Whimsical family. I’m absolutely bursting at the seams because I want to share more about her book, but all in good time! Until then, check out Hayley at the link below to learn more about her and give her a warm Whimsie welcome!

New Admin Assistant!
I’m delighted to introduce you to my new admin assistant, Christina! She helps keep my business organized and has been a tremendous help with a lot of behind-the-scenes work. You may get a reply from her if you email us, so I wanted to make sure you had a face to put with a name! The adorable dog next to her is an illustration I did of her furbaby, Goose.

Have you joined our Facebook group yet?

That’s right! We now have an exclusive Facebook group just for my Whimsies!
As a Facebook Whimsie, you’ll occasionally get exclusive early sneak peeks at works in progress, new art, or snippets from upcoming books.
We will occasionally host giveaways and offer exclusive discount codes for group members, so click HERE to join now!

Remember this WIP from last month?? Well, for those who guessed Percy and Annabeth from the Percy Jackson novels, you were right! I can’t sell this design, but for a limited time, it will be included as a FREE postcard with all orders $10 and over. There are a limited number available, so hurry hurry! SHOP HERE!

Also, if ya missed it on socials, there is new artwork up in the shop!
This Veronica Speedwell fanart and this Legend depiction from Caraval are now available!

Low Stock Alert!
Unplugged Book Box has a very limited supply left of the exclusive edition of A Daughter of the Trolls by McKenzie Catron. These won’t last long so if you haven’t gotten yours yet, hurry over and grab one HERE!

HAPPENING NOW!

Whimsical Summer Sale!
USE the coupon code: ‘summer’ in our shop at checkout for 20% off!

Charting Stars is getting a re-brand!

Charting Stars, book one of the Nine Realms Tales, is being re-released this autumn! We are looking for active, enthusiastic people to join our Street Team to help promote the book’s re-release and hype it up as much as possible! If you’re interested, please complete this Google Forms questionnaire.

If you haven’t read it yet, now is the perfect opportunity! All street team members will receive a Kindle edition of the book for free!

Seen above is the old cover of Charting Stars. This cover will only be available until the end of October, so if you don’t have this one and you want it, act now because soon it will be gone forever!