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Final shipping totals are:

Most of the shipping prices are fairly close to the amounts quoted in early May. There was a $7 increase in EU shipping (from $10 USD to $17 USD), which I'm not thrilled about. I think I neglected to factor in some service charges from Iglootree, so apologies for the misquoted amount. The actual shipping total will be closer to $20-22 for each package, so I'm trying to take on some of the costs by offering shipping at $17.

Since my last update, editing has been completed, I've received pre-production proofs of all three zines, and final production has been completed. I expect to have all the zines delivered on Tuesday, Aug. 12th. 

I'm thrilled with the quality of the pre-production and very happy with my writing on the projects (with the tremendous help from editor Walton Wood). 

One minor misstep, I hope to rectify in future Cloud Empress newsletters—I didn't leave myself enough space to fit the original 20 sword spells planned due to page limit/layout constraints. I fit 5 sword-spells on the back cover, but I plan to add 15 more in future Cloud Empress newsletter pages. 

Anyway, I think you'll be thrilled with the zines when you get them. Ballad of the Blooming Blade and Bodyhopping in Polite Society turned out to be wonderful experiments. 

Looking at our overall timeline, the project is still on track to be completed in September, with many backers receiving their pledges in August.

If you have any questions, put them in the comments and I'll try and get them answered!

-watt