After requests from readers, I have decided to offer Clans of
Kalquor-based gifts for your enjoyment.
Keychains, jewelry charms, posters, journals, tee-shirts, etc. are now
available for you to purchase from Cafepress.com. http://www.cafepress.com/thekalquorstore
I ordered a few of the keychains to see how they looked up close and
personal. They are gorgeous. Artist Erin Dameron-Hill’s work translated
beautifully on these pieces, so I can vouch for at least the keychains!
I am adding items and designs a little at a time as my finances
allow. I do pay an artist, the
aforementioned Erin, to come up with the nice artwork you’ll be seeing. I know I’ve talked with a few of you about
what exactly you’d like to see merchandise-wise, and if this works out, you’ll
see some of those fun specialized designs...like the Nobek Lidon ‘Forget football, I play kurble, bitches’
or the ‘Yes, I am woman enough for six
peens, now take my ass to Kalquor’ tee-shirts. For now, however, I will be sticking to the
more general kinds of designs for a broader appeal.
You will note that cover art for books 1-5 is not available. That is because those images are owned by the
publisher of those books. I can use
those covers only to promote the books, not sell merchandise. As I regain the rights to those books, I will
commission new cover art and they will then be made available in the store.
Along with the cover art will be pieces based on the breeds (see coffee
cup above), individual characters from the books (coming in the future), and items
for you Crazy FoKs. For those of you not
familiar with the ‘Crazy FoKs’ or ‘Crazy FoKers’, those are the terms several
readers (myself included) have christened ourselves with. FoK stands for Friends of Kalquor, so it fits
us rather well.
Did I forget anything? If I did,
bear with me. The shop is just starting
and I have a thing or two to learn about making this work right. The Kalquor Store is quite bare bones at this
time, and hopefully I’ll get that figured out as I go along. Be patient, and if there is something you
really, really want as far as swag is concerned, let me know. I’ll see what I can do.
