(sorry if you get this multiple times. Trying to get the word out!) Just a quick note to say Space Wizard is on r/Fantasy today (November 18) for an AMA! If you’ve ever had any questions about how we operate, what we publish, want to meet our authors, or anything else, come check out the thread here. Come ask questions, since we’ll be around all day. Oh, and please give the post an upvote when you get there so more people come join us!
Just a very quick email: Space Wizard Year 4 Part 2 just launched yesterday and we're already over $2500! If you like what we're doing at Space Wizard, it's a great time to support more queer indie authors!
We've got seven more great books for you, and if you've supported our campaigns in the past, five of these books are sequels, so you can continue the journey!
The Dragonscale Comb, sequel to The Rosewood Penny- The much awaited continuation of the romantasy by J.S. Fields!
Corruption - A bisexual young man must discover the secret of magic disappearing, in a land with fiery seas, from Alexander Verbeek-van den Toren!
Tea Tale - Kristina Kelly's next story in the popular cozy fantasy romance with D&D elements! Sequel to Tavern Tale!
The Healer's Magic - The conclusion of C.J. Hosack's epic YA adventure the Beads of Bone, about an adopted young woman who searches for her parents in a world where magic is dictated by bloodline!
Fractal Terminus - Even more lesbian horror/comedy in space? It's getting even weirder in AZ Rozkillis' next scifi tale, sequel to Space Station X!
Talio Rossa and the Elixir of Life - More epic fantasy in a city of canals and holy magic, with a M/M relationship, the sequel to last year's Talio's Codex, from J. Alexander Cohen.
Mothball Magic - It's the Golden Girls meets the Dresden Files! Four geriatric people must stop the Queen of Winter from taking over the world, in Rena Rocford's debut adult novel!
Go check it out! We have interviews with the authors, and this is also part of The Book Bazaar, a collective of 20+ indie authors, all with amazing books for you. Browse through, get some new reading material for the winter, and support indie authors!
Great news- over the weekend I was able to finish packing the last few outstanding orders and sent them on their way! This means the campaign is officially over!
Thank you everyone for your support on this project, and for your patience while I pack the largest campaign I've ever had! Its been a long ride, but we finally made it to the end :)
What's next? First, all the campaign leftovers (minus magnets and pronoun pins, which will be added shortly) are now officially on my Etsy! If you missed anything from the campaign, or want to grab a couple things for friends and family this holiday season, you can find (most) of them on my shop here! I'm also including a special discount code in the Backer's Only section of the update, which will apply a 25% discount to everything in my shop from now thru the end of the year- as a special thank you for supporting this project.
If you're in the Pacific Northwest, you can also find my art in a consignment/ oddities shop in downtown Olympia called Odds and Ends! If you're in the area, come check it out~
If you have any questions about your order, please feel free to reach out by messaging me on Instagram @apothecaryoctopus or via email [email protected]
I just got in my copies of Intent Magic! I really love the cover on this one, and of course it's always nice to get copies of a book I wrote myself. I'm excited to know what you think of this one. It's got even more magic, martial arts, and eldritch octopuses than last time!
This is the last book for Space Wizard Year 4 Part 1, which means I'll be packing up the final packages to ship this week and closing out the campaign. I hope to have everything shipped out before the start ofSpace Wizard Year 4 Part 2, which is coming November 12th. Make sure to sign up for that one to see author interviews, and back the next 7 books from Space Wizard!
Two piles of Intent Magic, by William C. Tracy
I think this campaign method turned out well! I love to finishing up a campaign in a shorter time, and getting all the promised rewards out quicker. I made up a poll to see what you think about this new format! Let me know below.
Some last housekeeping: There are 5 unanswered surveys (for people I haven't already talked to). There are 5 credit cards that need updated information to ship charms. There are 2 failed credit card payments.
Please fix these in the next week! If you don't fill out/fix your survey by the time the campaign closes, I'll assume you're fine with donating any rewards back to Space Wizard for future campaigns!
This week has been one fast and furious fulfillment party, and I'm thrilled to say we're down to less than 10 outstanding orders! There's about 7 orders I still have left to pack, and nearly 30 getting dropped off at the post office this afternoon. All that's left are the last international packages, which are always a little more complex to ship with customs paperwork and changing international shipping policies. (Apologies to my French and Australian backers :| ) If you have any questions about your order, please don't hesitate to reach out! You can message me on Instagram or email me at [email protected] anytime, and I'll do my best to help!
Today was the original end date I had set for the campaign, and I'm so proud to have (nearly) finished shipping by the original date I set, considering we had a month long delay while the most popular pin design was remade! I still have lots of misprint dragon pins (200 of them!), which will be available in my Etsy next month at an already discounted rate, so if you want to adopt one of these, keep an eye out for my next (and last) update when they're made available.
This campaign was a lot of fun and I'm thrilled we were able to make so many pride flags, most of which were inspired by your suggestions! I loved taking direct input from folks for what you want to see, and I hope you all enjoyed being such a big part of the process too~
The last packages from this project should go out on Monday, then all the remaining items from the campaign will be available for purchase in my Etsy shop! I'll also be putting in a backer-only section of my next (and last) update with a special discount code for you all, so you can grab any campaign items you missed or any of my other pride items from my shop at a 20% discount!
In the meantime, there's just 48 hours left in my current campaign, Cryptic Grove. Come check it out if you can! This collection features several Magical School Majors, where you can choose which magic type(s) to 'specialize in' and get a whole 3 pin set based on it! Each major comes with two 2" pins, a mini 1.25" pin, and a matching sticker. And like this campaign, I launched this project with a bunch of other artists, so if you're in the mood for some spooky new pins, check us out!
That's all for now! Thank you all so much for your continued support and for your patience <3
Right after I sent out the last update, the dragon pin remakes arrived! The tracking number had said they would be here on Wednesday (10/29) for a couple days, so I told you that it would still be a week before I could start sending them out, but then on Friday it suddenly updated to say it was out for delivery?? I didn't want to double update- so I figured I would wait until today to give you the good news. I stayed up late Friday quality checking, counting, and sorting them to get them ready for their new homes!
Not only do these remakes look great, but I've also been in hardcore shipping/ packing mode all weekend and got over 50 orders packed! This means there's about 35(ish) orders left to pack, most of them being large orders and international, and I really think I can have everything done this weekend :)
One last thing- there are still a couple stragglers with unanswered surveys and failed cards. If you haven't filled out your survey, you have until the end of the week to fill it out. Here's a link to recover your survey if you missed the reminder email I sent out on Saturday.
Similarly, if your payment hasn't gone through, you have until the end of the week to fix it. You should have received an email from BackerKit saying that your payment has failed. If you aren't sure if that's you, please comment and I can check for you! If you changed cards recently or had one expire, please check that it has been updated in BackerKit!
I'll post another update when everything has been shipped and we can officially call this campaign over. Once all orders are packed and on their way to their new homes, I'll update my Etsy with the campaign leftovers and send out a special discount code to everyone in case there were any designs you missed or if you want to grab any as a holiday present for your friends and loved ones :)
Thank you again for your patience with these remakes!
For the past three years, Space Wizard has had one big campaign in June, and shipped out books all the way until June of the next year. This year we're dividing into two parts, one in June and one in November. This helps me get your rewards to you sooner, and share completed cover art earlier. What do you think? I made some different options so pick which you like best.
Great news- the Rainbow Dragon pins are done and on their way to me! As you can see, these all have the correct color toes :)
It'll still be a week or so before these get to me, then a couple more days for me to count, quality check, and sort them, but then I'll be able to finish packing all the remaining orders!
I also want to say thank you to everyone who volunteered to adopt one of the misprint dragons! I personally love b-grade pins, since each one is unique~
I'm still plugging away at fulfillment, and now I only have a handful of orders (without the rainbow dragon pins) left to send out! Once all the orders are packed and sent to their new homes, I'll update my online shop with all the leftover pins, stickers, keychains, and magnets from this campaign and send out a special discount code for all of you, so you can order any pins you missed from the campaign or if you have friends and family that wants something from this collection for themself :) If you're in the Olympia/ South Sound area, I'll also be stocking these pins at the oddities shop downtown, Odds and Ends. Come visit if you're in the area!
Lastly- I'm also running another pin campaign! This one ends in just a few days, so if you're looking for more fun pins just in time for spooky season, check it out here.
Thank you all so much for your support and your patience through all this!
Good evening everyone! Small update for you all today:
Its been about 2 weeks since the last update so I figured I would let everyone know what's been happening~ Right now, I am doing my best to get as many orders out as I can, and I'm about 1/3 the way through packing them! Most of what I have left are orders with the rainbow dragon pin, but if you opted into getting the misprinted version, I will be working on your order this week!
The dragon pins are currently being re-made, and I hope to have them in my hands in about 2 weeks (or less hopefully). Once they get here, I'll post another update with photos and let you know when they'll be shipped!
Packing Orders
Fun Pin Combo!
You will likely get a notification saying that your order has shipped with a tracking number, but don't be worried if the tracking page doesn't update right away! The notifications are sent out when I purchase the labels, and sometimes it will be a day or two before I can drop the packages off at the post office.
Want to opt into getting a misprinted dragon pin? Leave a comment here or send me a direct message and I will send you a mis-colored dragon pin (instead of waiting for the remakes) along with a random sticker from my Etsy shop! This is only for folks who had purchased the rainbow dragon pin with their pledge.
Thank you all for your continued patience! If you have any questions about your order, please leave a comment here or message me on Instagram @ apothecaryoctopus :)
The free Manticore magnets that were supposed to be added to everyones pledge accidentally had the three choices attached instead of just the manticore....
Normally I'd just do that, and it'd be fine but unfortunately I ordered things based on pledges SO even if you chose another magnet, if you didn't pay for it (The free one) You will still only get the manticore one :') I'm sorry to have to do this I wish I would've caught it sooner!!
If anyone wants surveys unlocked so they can add-on one of the other two magnets (Buy it) feel free to comment letting me know! I'll give a few days for everyone to see this before shipping will begin!!
Mental health exceptions~~ My brand is very people above profits, and mental health centric. I genuinely started this not to become a millionaire on your backs, but instead, to make others happy, help draw attention to certain mental heal conditons, issues, diseases, etc. I wanna help folks. SO If changing the magnet from your chosen choice to the manticore causes a deal of mental anguish just comment below and I'll honor the one you chose instead!!
I can't do this for everyone, but, I have enough spare to do it for folks who need it! :) Just comment below! And don't be afraid to dm here, discord, or email if you have anxiety about posting publicly! My messages are always open!
