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I Am Fun Size, and So Are YOU! - The Book! by Anjali Bhimani

Created by Anjali Bhimani

Sure, it's usually for candy bars and tiny humans, but in MY world, we are ALL Fun Size, capital F, capital S, because we're all built to have awesome, fun lives...but I also know that the world can be a challenging place, and sometimes we need a little help (or a lot) along the way. So in this book, I'm bringing you tons of Fun Size goodness - stories from my life (some heartening, some cringeworthy), creative ways to deal with life's challenges, and most of all, proof that you are NOT alone...none of us are. Basically, I wanna bring you all "your buddy in a book"...that happy companion that lets you know no matter what life brings you, you've got this...WE'VE got this. (*And yes yes, I know it's grammatically incorrect to say "Fun Size", it should be "fun sized" but I like candy bars and they say Fun Size - my book, my series, my candy, my rules. Nyeah. Love, A girl who spells her handle with three e's because it's FUN.)

Latest Updates from Our Project:

FINALLY! News from the Fun Size Front!
almost 2 years ago – Fri, Apr 22, 2022 at 04:17:49 PM

Welllllll….it works MOST of the time….

I often say to people “What I lack in experience I make up for in enthusiasm” and indeed running this Kickstarter has been a great example of that. We’ve been scrambling at Fun Size Central to get all the deliverables out to everyone, and I’m getting so many wonderful messages and photos from people who have received their books. I can’t wait to keep hearing from people how the read has been going for them!

Unfortunately, dpite my enthusiasm and excitement, we HAVE been running into some challenges with the deliverables, but there's also great and fun news to report…so here’s a little message from me to fill you all in on some of the news in Fun Size Land:


EMAILS and SURVEYS and STRAGGLERS, oh MY!

Ahhhhh, technology. We recently discovered that gremlins had been blocking out emails coming in at [email protected]! Oh noooooo. Said gremlins have been evicted, but if you received a bounce back in recent months, my apologies…it’s working now, so message away!

Also, we’re STILL trying so so hard to reach all of the backers who haven’t filled out their backer kit surveys…using every bit of information we have to contact them, but alas, it seems like some folks aren’t hitting us back, Without your addresses and final shipping payments, our hands are tied getting these rewards out to you. We’ll keep trying, BUT in the meantime, if you are expecting items and haven’t received them, please do contact the team at [email protected] (like I said, it’s working now)!

AUDIOBOOK Update!

With some of the big announcements and travels in the last few months for me (Ms Marvel! Wales Comic Con! The BAFTAs! Woooooo!) it has meant that I haven’t been able to team up with an engineer in the right windows to be able to get the audiobook done on the time frame we had originally set. I know many of you have been looking forward to hearing it and I have been looking so very forward to delivering it! At the moment we are looking at a May 30th target for getting that out to you folks who who are receiving it as part of your original rewards tier and/or have purchased it as an add-on. And I will be throwing in some additional deliciousness to the recording that isn’t in the book itself, so I promise it’ll be worth the wait!

D&D One Shots

We are doing our first of the two D&D One shots with B. Dave Walters that were rewards in our Kickstarter THIS WEEKEND! Looking forward to playing with these wonderful folks and to exploring the world as Charley Dog’s alter ego, Chartleby Barkenter, Bard and Biscuitologist. (Naturally, his character was inspired by the gorgeous art of Vivian Truong from the book...who could resist bringing the little guy into the game?)


Plans for Local Pickup

We are still talking to a few different locations in SoCal about having a local pickup event for anyone who selected that option during the campaign, so stay tuned...word on that will be coming soon as well!


The future of I Am Fun Size, the Book!

While we have been working to get your rewards out to you, we have also been strategizing about the future of the book and how and when it will be made available to the public on more widespread platforms. I’m happy to say we are rounding third on this plan, and will have some announcements for you all soon about how we will be publishing it in wide release. Rest assured, the version of the book that has been made available to YOU, my early supporters, is a version that will be unique to anyone who purchased it before that launch. Annnnd, we'll be doing some more fun releases on my YouTube channel regarding the book in the next couple of months. But I’m looking forward to sharing more about our plans as they get firmed up in the next few weeks!


Questions? Concerns? Comments? NOW you can definitely hit us up at [email protected] and your email will be received by the team. Thanks again for your support and your patience on this ride!


Hugs,

Anjali and Team AB

It's GO time! I Am Fun Size Kickstarter Rewards are shipping soon!
about 2 years ago – Sat, Feb 26, 2022 at 02:39:42 AM

It’s an exciting week at Fun Size Central…we’re going to have a fun announcement some time next week about future plans for the book…but here in Kickstarter fulfillment land, It’s alllllll coming together!

We’ve got all the books ready for signing and shipping (click the video above to see what it looks like when you stack 800+ pounds of books in my Fun Size office...) the Ladies of Overwatch have signed the group prints, the stickers have arrived…

Counterclockwise from L-R: Getting ready to sign books, here come the stickers, and check out Lucie and Jen being cute as they sign!

Over the next four days, I will be personalizing items and getting them to our fulfillment center on Monday to head out to all of you. After that it’s in the hands of the shipping gods how long it will take to get to you, and my huge apologies for that, BUT…you’re gonna be so excited when you see all the goodies that are coming your way.


You should have received a few notices by know about locking orders, locking addresses, and charging cards (for those with a little balance left for shipping or add-ons). Head over to BackerKit and make sure that we have your correct address on file, and also, that we have your correct payment information on file. We know sometimes cards don’t go through for a lot of different reasons, so please do double check your method of payment. If we don’t have your correct info, we can’t get these out to you! :(


Missed your chance to get the Kickstarter tiers? Or just want more goodies? You can still go to the BackerKit store to order more pre-order copies of the book and limited other items!


Have questions? Send an email to [email protected] to ask the gang on Team AB for assistance! 


Let’s goooooo!


Anjali and Team AB

LAST CALL! Locking Orders TODAY at midnight!
about 2 years ago – Tue, Feb 15, 2022 at 07:48:02 PM

Okay okay, we know we said Friday…but too many people hit us up on Friday saying they needed just a few more days so we extended to today. But this is the real real final day to lock your order for the I Am Fun Size Kickstarter!

Please head over to BackerKit and make sure you have entered all the add-ones you wish to add-on (want those adorable stickers? Or a bookmark? Or even an extra copy of the book for a friend? Now’s the time!)

And please - if you haven’t made it to BackerKit to confirm your information…DON’T WAIT. Now is the time, let’s get this Fun Size magic out to you!

More soon!

Big news, Locking Orders, and Surveys (LAST CALL!)
about 2 years ago – Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 11:36:57 PM

It’s Anjali and Team AB again! We have some exciting news for all of you... (Drum roll please 🥁)

 
 The printers are finished with the Kickstarter Exclusive copies of the paperback, and they are on the way to Los Angeles at Fun Size Headquarters!  I am so excited to finally share with you all the book that YOU made possible. 

 I and the team will need some time for me to sign everything and to get everything packaged up...BUT before we can get the book and all of the other awesome rewards to you, we need two more things from you!

 Here is your mission…should you choose to accept it...

  1. THIS FRIDAY February 11 at 10 am we will be locking all orders.  So now is your last chance to check your order and add-on any extra items in the BackerKit store that you might want to include. (*cough cough* the stickers are so cool!) 

  2. Did you complete your survey on BackerKit? In order for us to get all of your items properly sent to you, pleeeeease make sure you fill out those surveys so we know where to find you! If you have already, just head over there one last time and make sure everything is correct. If you aren't sure if you did it, please go to BackerKit and sign in as a backer to check. Please note: we CANNOT GET YOU YOUR REWARDS WITHOUT YOUR INFO...(sorry to yell....but ya know...I wanna get these goodies to you!)
 

Once we get all of your information confirmed, locked and ready to roll we can get you all the amazing things we promised! 

  If you have any questions at all please don’t hesitate to send the team a message at [email protected]

  Can’t wait for you all to see the book - heck *I* can't wait. We are so close! 

  Hugs!

Happy Fun Size Friday AND Fun Size February! We have good news!
about 2 years ago – Fri, Feb 04, 2022 at 11:36:07 PM

(how’s THAT for alliteration?😂)


Now that it’s February, we are hustling hard here at Fun Size Central, and getting geared up to get the hard copies of the book back from the printers...


You know what that means? It’s time to lock those orders!

For those of you new to how this works, while you have already chosen your tiers and add-on during the Kickstarter, through your BackerKit profile you still have a few more days to add-on more items to your rewards items. As of next Friday, February 11 at 10 am we will be locking those orders. That means this week is your last chance to add-on any extra items in the BackerKit store that you might want to include. Now is also the time to confirm that we have the correct physical address for you for shipping your items out to you. We are on schedule to get all physical items out by the end of the month! Sign in to your backer profile on BackerKit (using the same email address you used for the Kickstarter) and make sure we're all good to go!


Annnnd...There is still a small chunk of backers who haven't filled out their info on BackerKit! Are you one of them? If you haven't yet (or just aren't sure) please head over there ASAP to confirm your information! We won't be able to ship your goodies if you don't fill out that (very very short) survey and confirm your intel, so please check it out!


Want to help someone who didn't back the Kickstarter still get in on the pre-order goodness? send them to our pre-order store HERE! 


As luck would have it (good luck that is) I've had to fly out of town to do a last minute shoot and lost a chunk of recording time in the studio for the audiobook. Because I want to make sure that it is as excellent as you all deserve, we are going to push back delivery of the audiobook to March. But I promise it's coming, and I'm looking forward to getting it out to those of you who got it!


As always, if you have any questions, please email Team AB at [email protected]


That's all for today, but looking forward to sending you more updates next week! Have a wonderful weekend!


Hugs,