Cradle Animated Concept Trailer Will Wight 2024-07-30 | Brought to you by Lex+Otis Animation Studio, this is an original trailer (AKA "sizzle reel") for what a Cradle fully animated series might look like! You're the first to see it after its debut at San Diego Comic-Con!This was in development before our animation Kickstarter and doesn't represent our upcoming feature-length animatic (though you'll recognize some of the character designs). We made this trailer to show fans, and hopefully studios, how cool a Cradle animated series could be!So we hope you enjoy this animated concept trailer, and that it leads to much more animated Cradle down the road!The voices heard in the trailer are that of The Voice of Cradle himself, Travis Baldree, and veteran voice actor Morla Gorrondona who will be reprising her role as Elder Whisper in our Kickstarter animatic! Subscribe if you like Oreos and check out our website - willwight.comFollow on Social Media - www.facebook.com/willwightauthorwww.twitter.com/williamwightwww.instagram.com/willwight110www.tiktok.com/@willwight110
Its Kickstarter oclock! Will Wight 2024-09-24 | Here's a HUGE surprise that NO ONE saw coming! The Kickstarter for Limited Editions of Uncrowned, Wintersteel, and Bloodline is now live! Your bookshelf looks lonely without them! (The previous six Cradle books are offered as well, in case you missed them last time.)We launched yesterday at Noon Eastern and have already blown past the $700,000 mark! Thanks for being the best fans a murder of gnomes could ever want!We’re also trying something a little different this time! For a limited time that may end up being forever, we are offering new Kickstarter inspired merch on our store! We know the books are pretty expensive, so we wanted to offer something more affordable that still has the fresh, Kickstarter smell to it (the merch doesn’t actually smell).Back the Kickstarter here - tinyurl.com/24jef3ndInspired merch here - thewillwightstore.comCheck out our website - willwight.com
Kickstarter Bonus Bloopers - Skysworn, Ghostwater, and Underlord Will Wight 2024-08-14 | These are the bonus bloopers, and brand-new bloopers in Skysworn's case, that were funded as stretch goals during our latest Kickstarter for special editions of Cradle books 4-6. Thanks for backing!Read, as always, by Tervis Baldtree. The best narrator in all the land. These will be added to the existing audiobooks in time, but we wanted everyone to be able to listen as soon as possible! They are already added to the Kindle versions! You might need to delete and then re-download the ebook for them to appear.If you would rather read the bloopers, you may do so here - willwight.com/kickstarter-bonus-content.htmlVisit our website - willwight.com
Underlord Kickstarter SPOILER Scene Will Wight 2024-08-14 | A bonus SPOILER scene for Underlord (Cradle - Book 6). As the capitalized word implies, this is a spoiler scene only meant to be read if you have finished Cradle - Book 10, Reaper.Narrated by the Voice of Cradle: Travis Baldree.These extra scenes were funded as stretch goals during our latest Kickstarter for special editions of Cradle books 4-6. Thanks for backing!If you would prefer to read this passage, you may do so here - tinyurl.com/4rcybfvrVisit our website - willwight.com
Ghostwater Kickstarter SPOILER Scene Will Wight 2024-08-14 | A bonus SPOILER scene for Ghostwriter (Cradle - Book 5). As the capitalized word implies, this is a spoiler scene only meant to be read if you have finished Cradle - Book 10, Reaper.Narrated by the Voice of Cradle: Travis Baldree.These extra scenes were funded as stretch goals during our latest Kickstarter for special editions of Cradle books 4-6. Thanks for backing!If you would prefer to read this passage, you may do so here - tinyurl.com/3dv6n2zsVisit our website - willwight.com
Underlord Kickstarter Bonus Scene Will Wight 2024-08-14 | A bonus scene for Underlord (Cradle - Book 6) taking place in chapter 7. This scene is spoiler-free for the rest of the series.Narrated by the Voice of Cradle: Travis Baldree.These extra scenes were funded as stretch goals during our latest Kickstarter for special editions of Cradle books 4-6. Thanks to everyone for backing!If you would prefer to read this passage, you may do so here - tinyurl.com/2crm8p7fVisit our website - willwight.com
Ghostwater Kickstarter Bonus Scene Will Wight 2024-08-14 | A bonus scene for Ghostwriter (Cradle - Book 5) taking place any time between chapters 10 and 13. This scene is spoiler-free for the rest of the series.Narrated by the Voice of Cradle: Travis Baldree.These extra scenes were funded as stretch goals during our latest Kickstarter for special editions of Cradle books 4-6. Thanks to everyone for backing!If you would prefer to read this passage, you may do so here - tinyurl.com/4trzrd4fVisit our website - willwight.com
Skysworn Kickstarter Bonus Scene Will Wight 2024-08-14 | A bonus scene for Skysworn (Cradle - Book 4) taking place any time between chapters 1 and 3. This scene is spoiler-free for the rest of the series.Narrated by the Voice of Cradle: Travis Baldree.These extra scenes were funded as stretch goals during our latest Kickstarter for special editions of Cradle books 4-6. Thanks to everyone for backing!If you would prefer to read this passage, you may do so here - tinyurl.com/y8tuukskVisit our website - willwight.com
Cradle FULL-SPOILERS Livestream! Will Wight 2024-08-03 | Join us for a livestream discussing ALL PARTS of the Cradle series! We will be going over all of Cradle with zero restrictions on spoilers, so save watching this for later if you still haven't finished Waybound! There may even be a few hints about some of the stories that will end up making it into the new Cradle anthology book, Threshold (this is a placeholder name that may change...but probably not).Not all questions will get answered but for a better chance, click here to submit yours ahead of the livestream: https://forms.gle/obJeJw15mfQSBrHJAThis livestream was unlocked as part of our Kickstarter for Special Editions of Skysworn, Ghostwater, and Underlord. Thank you all for making that campaign so successful! Books are starting to be distributed, so keep an eye out for tracking info via your email! If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to Mike at kickstarter@willwight.com.Check out our website - www.willwight.com
Full Cradle Animated Concept Trailer is posted! Don’t forget to watch with both your cores! Will Wight 2024-08-01 | ...
Elden Ring is Phenomenal Will Wight 2024-07-22 | I didn't think Elden Ring was going to be that great...and I was wrong. If you liked Dark Souls, you should have already played Elden Ring.Much to my surprise, the recent DLC made it even better. Don't listen to any debate, just dive in and enjoy it!Check out our website - www.willwight.com
Wills Thoughts on Adaptations - Why Some Things Change Will Wight 2024-07-19 | Given the fact that we're working on our own animatic adaptation of Unsouled and Soulsmith, Will wanted to jump on the mic to talk about his experience writing it! Enjoy him attempting to justify why he took Yerin out of the adaptation completely! Just kidding, please no riots.Reminder that Will and team will be on a panel at Comic-Con from 12-1 PM this coming Thursday of Comic-Con, July 25th. Will and Jay Oliva (and possibly some other guests) will be having a Cradle Comes to Animation panel!Location is the San Diego Convention Center in conference room 5AB. We will have a special sneak peek and previously unreleased information about the project to share! After the panel, we will have a free autograph signing session from 1:30-2:30 PM in Sales Pavilion AA25. Apologies for the late notice! We didn't get the confirmed panel news until recently.Check out our website - www.willwight.com
What Will Looks for in New Authors Will Wight 2024-07-15 | Finally got Will behind the camera to go over the main thing he looks for in new stories and authors! Spoiler alert: it's dragons. He doesn't say it here...but it is dragons.If you're an aspiring author, this short video is for you!Visit our website - www.willwight.com
Special ebook editions of Unsouled and Soulsmith just went out to our Animation Kickstarter backers! Will Wight 2024-07-12 | ...
New Cradle Short Stories Book...Coming Soon Will Wight 2024-07-10 | As part of our Cradle Animatic Kickstarter, we announced a new Cradle anthology book to be written in the distant future. Turns out, the future is now!Will is currently writing the Cradle "anthology" (collection of short stories) that will be the next book we release. More details, including general release date, when Kickstarter buyers will receive it, and additional content information, will come soon...once we figure it all out. We WILL definitely have an audio version for you pristine listeners and Baldree addicts.Thanks again to everyone who made our Animatic Kickstarter a success, which led to this book! Can't wait to see how Lindon dies this time!Stay till the end of the video to hear the current book’s working title! We buried that in here to keep you guessing.P.S. If you didn't purchase the book through the original Kickstarter you can still do so through our pre-order store, or just go into your original survey and select it as an add-on. animating-cradle-bestselling-fantasy-novels-come-to-lif.backerkit.com/survey_storesIf you have any questions contact Mike at kickstarter@willwight.comVisit our website - www.willwight.com
Voice Acting Behind the Scenes Ft. Travis Baldree Will Wight 2024-07-03 | We've started recording lines for the Cradle Animatic, and who better to begin with than the Voice of Cradle himself? Travis Baldree will be voicing both Lindon and Eithan, since his power is too great to be contained by a single main character. This is a fun behind-the-scenes look at how lines are recorded! Special thanks to our director Jay Oliva and his team at Lex+Otis, and our voice director Wes Gleason (look up his résumé on IMDb, because it’s awesome) for allowing us to record. We have some awesome updates coming up during San Diego Comic Con later on this month, which we’ll be attending for the first time! More specifics to come later, when we’re allowed to share. Really can't wait for you to see the full cast list... Visit our website - www.willwight.com
The Knight Pre-Release Live Stream for Friendship! Will Wight 2024-06-09 | Join Will and the team for some fun, Raion-related discussion! Cradle may come up. Who knows? (I do. It certainly will.)This is Will's first foray back into society after his long break. Find out his gyoza ranking paradigm, what things he read, and why Final Fantasy 7 Remake is actually fantastic. The Knight, book 3 of The Last Horizon, releases this coming Tuesday, June 11th! Preorders come with a free Oreo:tinyurl.com/Ebook-and-Paperbacktinyurl.com/Audiobook-VersionAnd keep an eye on our store for some new and awesome, friend-related merch!thewillwightstore.com
The Knight Sneak Peek #2 Will Wight 2024-06-04 | Enjoy this even more previewesque preview of The Knight, book 3 of The Last Horizon, releasing in all formats June 11th! Share it with your friends so you may begin saving the galaxy together.Preorder now!tinyurl.com/Ebook-and-Paperbacktinyurl.com/Audiobook-VersionIf you prefer reading with your three eyes, you can do so here: willwight.com/uploads/9/0/7/1/9071768/the_knight_preview_2.pdfCheck out our website for awesome, friend-related merch!willwight.com
Whats been going on at Hidden Gnome ft Not Will Will Wight 2024-05-30 | Sam and Rebecca cover what's happening with Hidden Gnome recently and how great the power of friendship is!Covering Kickstarters, Will's break, the release of The Knight, and blossoming voice actor Tervis Bald Tree! All filmed on the more high tech setup of all time.The Knight, book three of The Last Horizon, dropping June 11th in all formats! You can preorder now to save a fictional life:tinyurl.com/Ebook-and-Paperbacktinyurl.com/Audiobook-Version
The Knight Sneak Peek! Will Wight 2024-05-23 | Enjoy this preview of The Knight, book 3 of The Last Horizon, releasing in all formats June 11th! Imbued with the power of friendship and solar dragon blood.Preorder now!tinyurl.com/Ebook-and-Paperbacktinyurl.com/Audiobook-VersionIf you prefer reading with your three eyes, you can do so here: willwight.com/uploads/9/0/7/1/9071768/the_knight_preview_1.pdfCheck out our website for awesome, space-related merch!willwight.com
Thank you all for an INCREDIBLE Kickstarter! Will Wight 2024-02-09 | Gratitude of the highest magnitude!
Kickstarter Livestream - Closing Celebration! Will Wight 2024-02-09 | Come and celebrate the final closing minutes of the Cradle Animation Kickstarter this Friday starting at 4:30 PM Eastern!(And don’t forget about the livestream before that, too! Tomorrow, Thursday, at 6 PM Eastern.)You can still back our Cradle Animation Kickstarter here: http://kck.st/48VOHjs
Cradle: Even More FULLY ANIMATED Footage Will Wight 2024-02-09 | Even more, some might say the most, test footage of the sizzle reel from Tiger Animation! We have hyped ourselves to death and now nothing but the hype remains.As a reminder, this is for our sizzle reel project, a short trailer which will be released this summer.Our Kickstarter to animate Cradle has now funded at over 125% of its goal! But the more money we make, the better/longer the project will be! The campaign closes TODAY, February 9th, at 5 PM Eastern! Back it and get early access to a new Cradle book before it's too late: http://kck.st/48VOHjs
Kickstarter Livestream - 1 Day Left! Will Wight 2024-02-08 | Join another quick livestream this Thursday with Will as he answers questions about the Kickstarter, the first test footage from Tiger Animation, the new upcoming Cradle book, and what the LAST 24 hours of the Kickstarter will look like.And we’re going live one more time on FRIDAY as well, to celebrate the closing of the project!You can still back our Cradle Animation Kickstarter here: http://kck.st/48VOHjs
Cradle: More FULLY ANIMATED Footage Will Wight 2024-02-08 | More test footage of the sizzle reel from Tiger Animation! We have ascended from normal hype and have now become the hype.As a reminder, this is for our sizzle reel project, a short trailer which will be released this summer.Our Kickstarter to animate Cradle has now funded! But the more money we make, the better the project will be! The campaign closes tomorrow, February 9th, at 5 PM Eastern! Back it and get early access to a new Cradle book before it's too late: http://kck.st/48VOHjs
NEW CRADLE BOOK - Kickstarter Add-On Will Wight 2024-02-06 | We were wracking our brains over what we could do for our Cradle animation Kickstarter before it closes this Friday at 5 PM Eastern. We decided to jump forward to the Stretch Goal Reward we had been saving for $3.6M: a new novel-length collection of Cradle stories.In other words, I'm writing a new Cradle book!This is NOT a post-Waybound Cradle novel, but a collection of stories that take place before, during, and after the events of the Cradle series.After backing any reward tier of the Kickstarter, you’ll have the option to select add-ons, which is how you purchase the backer-exclusive version of the ebook ($15) and/or audiobook ($25, performed by Travis Baldree of course).These come with an alternate cover, additional bloopers, and a special thanks message that may or may not be an encoded cry for help.We will release this book to general audiences, but backers get a special edition and they get it one month prior to the release of the standard version.Fair warning: this hasn't been written yet! You'll have to wait until 2025 to consume it. Download your preferred digital version of the new story to keep, and read it (or listen to it!) one month before anyone else!Get it and help the animated project fund here - http://kck.st/48VOHjs
Cradle: First FULLY ANIMATED Footage Will Wight 2024-02-05 | We just got our FIRST test footage of the sizzle reel from Tiger Animation! We are so hyped.As a reminder, this is for our sizzle reel project, a short trailer which will be released this summer regardless of how the Kickstarter ends up.If you want to see more exclusive footage as our project progresses and be part of the movement, back our Kickstarter here: http://kck.st/48VOHjs
Unsouled Sizzle Reel - FIRST LOOK! Will Wight 2024-02-03 | THIS IS A PREVIEW OF AN UNFINISHED PRODUCTHey, you remember that "sizzle reel" we've been talking about? The short animation we've been making with Lex+Otis even before the Kickstarter, as a way to show off Cradle?This is a piece of it! It's a first-look preview of a work-in-progress, so this isn't the final product. We haven't even hired actors yet, we just had random people read the lines.But we thought it was super cool, so we had to share it with you as soon as possible!The same team is making this that will be working on our Kickstarter project, so we hope you can see the direction we're going.The "sizzle reel" is off to the animation studio already, and we're aiming to show you the fully animated final product this summer!Back the Kickstarter here - http://kck.st/48VOHjs
Animation Kickstarter Livestream Will Wight 2024-02-01 | Join Will as he talks about the Cradle Animation Kickstarter, how he's feeling, and what we have planned over the next week!Check out the Kickstarter here: http://kck.st/48VOHjs
New Direction for Cradle? Will Wight 2024-01-31 | For those of you who didn't know, Lindon was originally planned to be a velociraptor. Please donate to our Cradle Animation Kickstarter so this doesn't happen http://kck.st/48VOHjs
Lex+Otis Animation Studio Reel Will Wight 2024-01-30 | A brief taste of some of the awesome things Jay Oliva's studio, Lex+Otis, have already put together! They're true professionals, putting out some of the best animation in the world.Can't wait to see what Cradle could end up looking like! 10 days left on our Kickstarter, and we're 75% of the way to the goal! Check it out - http://kck.st/48VOHjsMore great stuff on Lex+Otis's website! lexandotis.com
TRAILER for the Cradle Animation Kickstarter! Will Wight 2024-01-26 | If you only watch one video from us, watch this one.Lex+Otis have put together a super cool trailer for the animation Kickstarter, using bits and pieces from content we already have in development. I think it does a great job of showing the passion we have for this project.If the video intrigues you, please consider checking out the Kickstarter! https://kck.st/48ADhBIEvery person who looks at the Kickstarter page warms my heart, and recently my heart was frozen by an evil ice-witch. Please, help me thaw the block of ice that was once my heart and break the curse.Thanks for reading! And, in this case, watching!-Will
Will and Jays Full Talk About Animation Will Wight 2024-01-24 | Here is the entire conversation where Will Wight and Jay Oliva talk Cradle, animation, Kickstarter, and the journey of how Hidden Gnome Publishing connected with Lex+Otis. Click here to back the Kickstarter to get Cradle adapted into animation: https://kck.st/48ADhBI
How to Sell Books like a Professional Author Will Wight 2024-01-22 | It's all about the #grind. And multiple showers a day.Check out our Kickstarter to animate Cradle and let the grind begin - https://kck.st/48ADhBI
Behind-the-Scenes Details of the Animation Process Will Wight 2024-01-22 | Another snippet of a sit down with Jay Oliva and Will in which he talks details about the process of animating Cradle! There's some Travis Baldree lore sprinkled in for sweetness...Back the Cradle Animation Kickstarter to help bring this project to life - kickstarter.com/projects/author-will-wight/animating-cradle-bestselling-fantasy-novels-come-to-life
Book Recommendation Friday! Will Wight 2024-01-19 | Looking for something to read? Maybe something similar to Cradle? LOOK NO FURTHER! Here are some recommendations for you!Want to see Cradle animated and brought to life? Check out our Kickstarter here - kickstarter.com/projects/author-will-wight/animating-cradle-bestselling-fantasy-novels-come-to-life
Will and Jay Talk Goals for the Cradle Animation Will Wight 2024-01-17 | Jay Oliva came down to the wintery tundra of Central Florida for the first week of our Kickstarter to strategize, plot, and do some interviews alongside Will! This is a snippet of our first talk, in which they discuss goals and hope for the future.Stay tuned for more interviews soon that aren't done in Will's room! And some that are.Back the Kickstarter to help bring Cradle to life - kickstarter.com/projects/author-will-wight/animating-cradle-bestselling-fantasy-novels-come-to-life
Day 2 Kickstarter Update! Will Wight 2024-01-16 | It's only day two and we're HALFWAY to our funding goal! Lots of fun stuff coming up the next couple weeks. The Kickstarter advances!Help bring Cradle to life here - kickstarter.com/projects/author-will-wight/animating-cradle-bestselling-fantasy-novels-come-to-life
Cradle Animation Kickstarter IS NOW LIVE! Will Wight 2024-01-15 | Go check out the Kickstarter page and help bring Cradle to life! Bonus points for whoever can pick out the 20 hidden gnomes in the background of this video.kickstarter.com/projects/author-will-wight/animating-cradle-bestselling-fantasy-novels-come-to-life/description
Why We Chose Kickstarter to Animate Cradle Will Wight 2024-01-14 | A third, and some would say coziest, fireside chat with Will, in which he reflects on his journey and why we landed on Kickstarter for our animated project.The frigid winter of Central Florida almost claimed Will. Thankfully he had the Oreo jacket to cover his legs before frostbite set in.Join us in bringing Cradle to life by backing the Kickstarter TOMORROW, Monday, January 15th at 9 AM Eastern! Follow the prelaunch page to get notified upon release here - kickstarter.com/projects/author-will-wight/animating-cradle-bestselling-fantasy-novels-come-to-lifeCheck out our website - willwight.com
Travis Baldree IS IN! Will Wight 2024-01-12 | As many have speculated and we have mentioned, the illustrious @travisbaldree, Narrator to the Stars, has agreed to lend his golden voice to the Cradle sizzle reel we currently have in production!"What is a sizzle reel?" you ask? It's the trailer-style short animation we've had in development for a while now, including brief snippets of some of our favorite moments from Unsouled, Soulsmith, and Blackflame.The same people animating our Kickstarter project are already hard at work creating this, and when it comes out you'll be able to see what the Kickstarter animation should look like!So look forward to the release of the Cradle sizzle reel this summer. Featuring the voice talents of Sir Travis of the clan Baldree.Join us in bringing Cradle to life by backing the Kickstarter this coming Monday, January 15th. Follow the prelaunch page to get notified upon release here - kickstarter.com/projects/author-will-wight/animating-cradle-bestselling-fantasy-novels-come-to-lifeCheck out our website - willwight.com
