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Anna and the Dark Place: A #witchtober novel about lost love

Created by Russell Nohelty

A fantasy novel filled with magic, ghosts, action, adventure...and true love. Join Anna as she sets out to save the world from itself.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

The Obsidian Spindle Saga campaign ends in just a few days!
about 1 year ago – Sat, Feb 11, 2023 at 06:00:32 AM

Hi!

Just wanted to let you know that there are only a few days left in the Kickstarter for the second arc of my favorite novel series, The Obsidian Spindle Saga!

Kickstarter link

Do you adore fairy tales?Are you obsessed with mythology?Do you flip for portal fantasy?

Then you'll love The Obsidian Spindle Saga.

This is my favorite series I've ever written.

It contains several of my favorite books that I've ever written. Everyone who has read it has told me the second arc is better than the first arc. If you have not read this series, and you love my work, then you will absolutely ADORE this series. If you have known of my work and been waiting to try something, then this is my best work.

This series will ONLY be available on Kickstarter until the series is wrapped, and I won't be offering them again until the next time the series launches on Kickstarter (except for a few extra copies left over from this campaign).

Plus, we have a very special bonus for everyone who backs at $100 for all four new books. They receive this amazing Godcoin pulled right from the pages of The Obsidian Spindle Saga.  You can also get it at the $36 and $56 levels which comes with a bunch of ebooks, and from the add-on menu for physical backers.

Kickstarter link

Fairy tales are real.

Rose Briar is a diabetic college student without insurance.

She’s been scraping by through a combination of maxing out credit cards and relying upon the kindness of strangers.

Unfortunately, she’s spent every dollar at her disposal. There’s no money left to buy her life-saving insulin.

Without her medication, Rose falls into a diabetic coma. She tumbles into a deep slumber and wakes up in a fantastical place called the Dream Realm, where fairy tales and legends of old are still very much alive.

She has one chance to wake up.

She must trek across the world, visit the most powerful object in the land, the Obsidian Spindle, and entreat with the fates; the only beings powerful enough to send her soul back to Earth.

But evil forces don’t want her to leave.

They will stop at nothing to capture her and make sure she never goes home again.

Now, with the help of her half-gorgon girlfriend and a mysterious red rider, Rose must race across the land fighting dragons, monsters, and the forces of the Wicked Witch, Nimue, in order to reach the Obsidian Spindle before her body dies on Earth and she’s trapped in the Dream Realm forever.

Will she be able to wake up? Can she survive? That is the genesis of the Obsidian Spindle Saga (TOSS), and the first book The Sleeping Beauty.

This is my most ambitious project ever, and represents the last five years of my creative effort. Every moment I wasn't working on The Godsverse Chronicles or Ichabod Jones was spent inside this universe.

Kickstarter link

We're also extending week 3 perks through this weekend. So, everyone who backs by Sunday gets digital copies of Lucky Logan by J.R. Frontera, Justicar Jhee and the Cursed Abbey by Trevol Swift, TJ & the Orishas by Antoine Bandele, Regeneration by Cassie Gruetman, and The Vessel by MEEEEEE!!!

I am so super excited for this series. I can't wait to share it with you.

Hope to see you again behind the backer wall.

-Russell

The second arc of The Obsidian Spindle Saga is live!!!!
over 1 year ago – Sat, Jan 21, 2023 at 05:50:20 AM

Hi!

Just wanted to drop you a quick note and let you know that the second arc of my favorite novel series, The Obsidian Spindle Saga, is live on Kickstarter right now!

Kickstarter link

Do you adore fairy tales?Are you obsessed with mythology?Do you flip for portal fantasy?

Then you'll love The Obsidian Spindle Saga.

This is my favorite series I've ever written.

It contains several of my favorite books that I've ever written. Everyone who has read it has told me the second arc is better than the first arc. If you have not read this series, and you love my work, then you will absolutely ADORE this series. If you have known of my work and been waiting to try something, then this is my best work.

This series will ONLY be available on Kickstarter until the series is wrapped, and I won't be offering them again until the next time the series launches on Kickstarter (except for a few extra copies left over from this campaign).

Plus, we have a very special bonus for everyone who backs at $100 for all four new books. They receive this amazing Godcoin pulled right from the pages of The Obsidian Spindle Saga.  You can also get it at the $36 and $56 levels which comes with a bunch of ebooks, and from the add-on menu for physical backers.

Kickstarter link

Fairy tales are real.

Rose Briar is a diabetic college student without insurance.

She’s been scraping by through a combination of maxing out credit cards and relying upon the kindness of strangers.

Unfortunately, she’s spent every dollar at her disposal. There’s no money left to buy her life-saving insulin.

Without her medication, Rose falls into a diabetic coma. She tumbles into a deep slumber and wakes up in a fantastical place called the Dream Realm, where fairy tales and legends of old are still very much alive.

She has one chance to wake up.

She must trek across the world, visit the most powerful object in the land, the Obsidian Spindle, and entreat with the fates; the only beings powerful enough to send her soul back to Earth.

But evil forces don’t want her to leave.

They will stop at nothing to capture her and make sure she never goes home again.

Now, with the help of her half-gorgon girlfriend and a mysterious red rider, Rose must race across the land fighting dragons, monsters, and the forces of the Wicked Witch, Nimue, in order to reach the Obsidian Spindle before her body dies on Earth and she’s trapped in the Dream Realm forever.

Will she be able to wake up? Can she survive? That is the genesis of the Obsidian Spindle Saga (TOSS), and the first book The Sleeping Beauty.

This is my most ambitious project ever, and represents the last five years of my creative effort. Every moment I wasn't working on The Godsverse Chronicles or Ichabod Jones was spent inside this universe.

Kickstarter link

Plus, everyone who backs by TOMORROW gets digital copies of A Thief In Farshore by Justin Fike, Regeneration by Cassie Greutman, The Unborn Hero of Dragon Village by Rebecca Carter and Nelly Toncheva, Shadowborn by Moira Katson, and Worst Thing in the Universe by MEEEEEE!!!

Worst Thing in the Universe was my father's favorite book before he died, and I really want more people to read it and love it.

I am so super excited for this series. I spent the last three years building up the universe and writing these books. I can't wait to share it with you.

Hope to see you again behind the backer wall.

-Russell

Let's try this audiobook a THIRD time...
over 1 year ago – Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 10:26:16 AM

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Books have shipped!!!!
over 1 year ago – Mon, Nov 21, 2022 at 04:12:11 PM

Hi! 

Just wanted to let you know that I came home Saturday from 20books, spent yesterday signing books, and brought them all to the post office today! 

You should have received a tracking number from either Backerkit (US domestic) or Pirateship (International). 

Thank you so much for helping me bring so many amazing books into the world this year. I can't wait to share with you what's coming next. 

-Russell 

Books have shipped!!!
over 1 year ago – Sat, Nov 12, 2022 at 12:43:38 AM

Hi!

I got a notification from my printer a few hours after my last update that the books shipped! 

I'll be at a conference when they get here, but I hope I can ship them  the week of the 21st, so I can get them out the door by Thanksgiving on that Thursday. 

If you haven't yet, make sure to fill out your survey soon. There are only a couple of people who are getting physical books who haven't filled out their survey, but there's about 20 of you overall who haven't filled your survey out. 

If you are having trouble, or can't find your survey, you can go here and get it sent to your Kickstarter email. 

https://annanovel.backerkit.com

Can't wait for you to get it!

-Russell