show and tell - july 2024

Dear Penpals, 💌

You are in for a little surprise this month… only a couple dozen of you read these letters or watch the videos; so you are first to hear the news!

🎥 here is the video version of this show and tell (not yet recorded! check back later!)

first things first…

Appendectomy

As if I needed another surgery on top of everything else— last weekend I had my appendix suddenly removed, after an emergency room visit revealing appendicitis. Thank goodness my significant other made me go; I would have waited a few more days, as the pain wasn’t that bad, just new and interesting. Instead, we caught it early, and my recovery is much easier than for those with a burst appendix.

I am under strict instructions not to lift anything more than 30 pounds, to take it easy, which is a bit difficult because….

Denver Fan Expo!! July 4 - 7, Booth #A1500!!!!

I got in off the waitlist! I’ll be at Denver Fan Expo this weekend, and this year it’s a full extra day— it starts on Thursday July 4th at 9:30am… I may not make it on time every day. I’ll try, but I will also prioritize sleep and recovery.

This is especially exciting because…

I am about to launch The 2nd Unofficial Legend of Zelda Cookbook Kickstarter!!!!!!!!

This letter, and video version, are the only places I am announcing it in advance. You’re the first to know! SHHH! Only 20 to 30 folks watch the show and tell videos; so it’ll be our little secret until:

JULY 4th, around 7:00am mountain time, the Kickstarter will Launch.

I won’t say anything more— better to let the project itself explain things; but I am so excited I may pass out when the time finally comes.

Is this the best timing? No; many things were shaken up by my unexpected illness and surgery, and getting into the convention last minute. It’s hard to time a 30 day campaign with the rhythms of life! Now, unfortunately, I will be moving apartments during the kickstarter— but if I wait any longer, the project might end while I am camping in the wilderness of Canada (Bicolline!), which is a little bit worse I think.

The first minutes, hours, days of a kickstarter launch are the most important (in the algorithm we trust…) and I’ll be spending them at my booth at Denver Fan Expo! 😅

Set a Reminder for the 4th if you are inclined!
If you have been waiting for the sequel, I would be so grateful if you set a reminder for the morning of the 4th!
The link will be live on my website home page that morning— I’m hoping to launch around 7am, then do some quick social media posts, monitoring, send the email, tell the discord… and then I’ll need to be on my way to Fan Expo to be ready in my booth when the convention opens at 9:30am.

LOCAL COLORADO PEEPS 🏔️

If you are already planning on attending the Con, and if you decide to back my new cookbook; please drop by my booth at #A1500!! I have a (tiny and magical!!) gift prepared for you— just show me your backer confirmation email ♥️

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We love best what loved us first, and books loved me first. I am so honored to be writing them. :’)

see you on the other side,
Aimee ♥︎

Thyme-Line:

July 4, ~7:00am mountain time, Kickstarter Launches
- The link will be posted on the www.aimeewoodworks.com home page, and the Discord’s “Where’s Aimee” channel!

July 4 - 7, Aimee at Denver Fan Expo, Booth #A1500! Come say ‘hey listen!’!

August 3, Kickstarter Ends!

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