Hello fellow traveler,

We're in the final hours of the Kickstarter for the early release of my faerie fantasy book The Rooted and the Winged! It wraps up 24 hours now—on May 22nd at 10am EDT. If you miss it, I will have late pledges open tomorrow until about 7pm EDT, when I'll finally pull the plug and call this adventure to a close.

We've funded almost $17,000 towards my little faerie book as I'm writing this email. Thank you so much for your support; I honestly didn't expect this much for my debut and it means the world to me. I am so excited to get the book into the hands of my readers all across the globe.

If you've been meaning to support the campaign but haven't yet done so, now's your chance.

I am only doing 1 print run of these Kickstarter editions—with 12 extra illustrations, deleted scenes, and a making of section - as a thank you for supporting my launch. <3 So if you want this exclusive copy, go get it now!

If you're already a backer and you've been meaning to update your pledge or add more fairy add-ons but haven't yet done so, you have until the Kickstarter ends to make any changes.

Also, we have planted over 250 trees as part of this campaign. That is so, so incredible! I keep thinking of all those trees growing up and stretching toward the sky, because of us. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. 💚

An amazing review of The Rooted and the Winged by Holly Merry!

I wanted to highlight an absolutely amazing review of The Rooted and the Winged from fellow faerie author Holly Merry, who was one of the very first people to ever read my book. We share the same love for classic faeries, Celtic folklore, and nature, and I am so grateful we met. You can read her review on her blog here! It honestly put tears in my eyes to read her review after all this time.

​https://hollymerryauthor.wordpress.com/2025/05/12/the-rooted-and-the-winged/​

"The lyrical beauty of Samantha Curran’s writing suits the story, making readers care about the intricately imagined fantasy world and adding a sense of urgency to its plight. The way that environmental issues are given a mythic quality by having parallels in a faerie world adds poignancy to the need to be more environmentally conscious."

-Holly Merry, author of the Brownies of Velmoran trilogy

Stretch Goals

We have now unlocked 11 stretch goals! Because of your support, this is what we've made possible with every order on Kickstarter. All of these will be included free:

And these too:

The last stretch goal is at $17k—we just might make it! If we do, I will add another 4 color pages to the special edition hardcover of the book. Fingers crossed - tell your fellow folk to help make it happen!

These are the 6 pages (3 spreads) of color illustrations that you will already find in the special edition hardcover of the book. If we add 4 more, that will make 10 pages all together of pretty color art.

I'll close with an example of one of the character illustrations that you will only find in the Kickstarter edition of the book:

Don't hesitate to message me with any questions! If you're not able to back the Kickstarter, don't sweat—The Rooted and the Winged will be available wide on Amazon and other platforms starting July 1st. The ebook and paperback will be up on Amazon, and the audiobook will be available on Audible. The special edition hardcover will be available for purchase on my website shop which I am working on getting up right now—more info on that later.

Thank you so much again for an incredible journey.

I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

Yours,

Samantha