Despite being severely sleep deprived and distracted by my gorgeous newborn smol bean, I remembered to hold this month's draw! Hooray for me, haha :P *pat pat pat*
I have entered all of your names into the spinning wheel of chance, and I have a winner...
CONGRATULATIONS to Lisa-Sophie Roth! You have won a free copy of one of my books, your choice which! I will be in...
2021-04-03 07:18:42 +0000 UTC View PostAfter a small delay, I am finally going to re-open my Discord server!
Tomorrow night, from 6pm - 8pm (ish), I will be live on Discord for a chat with my Patrons, as well as a reading or two from A History of Magic (eep!).
I hope that at least a few of you can make it :]
Remember that different tiers have access to different levels on Discord, so make sure you're aware of what ...
2021-03-12 09:31:41 +0000 UTC View PostRoundy, roundy, round goes the wheel of chance. But who will it land on this month...?! Well! I can tell you...
The winning Alarm Eighteen Patron for March is Marta! CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU!
I will be in touch shortly to confirming your chosen Harry Potter textbook replica prize (or another book, if you so wish) and your delivery details :]
Unlucky to the 340 othe...
2021-03-02 10:01:08 +0000 UTC View Post
I have just listed the 4 chosen prints of the 'A History of Magic' illustrations on the Alarm Eighteen website! Limited to 50 pieces each.
The discount code PATRONPRINTS10 will give all Patrons a 10% discount for the next 24 hours, so head over now using this link if you'd l...
2021-02-25 11:20:44 +0000 UTC View Post
The brand new prints of @cm-wizart's illustrations from my 'A History of Magic' replica have arrived! They have now been individually numbered from 01 to 50 (50 of each design), and will be listed on the Alarm Eighteen website very soon!
For the the first 24 hours after th...
2021-02-23 09:37:58 +0000 UTC View PostThank you all for voting for your favourite prints :]
The most popular, and therefore those soon to be made available, are...
12 - Number Seven Breakfast Epiphany (28 votes)
16 - Beedle The Bard Writes His Tales (32 votes)
21 - Brewing a Batch of Liquid Luck (35 votes...
And here are the remaining choices! (see previous post)
It's time that I added some more prints to my website! From a different book this time... and the wonderful hand of @cm_wizart!
But before I do, I'd like your help in selecting the first 3 or 4 to be added, from the following list of 35! Select any that you would be interested in having for yourself in the poll(s) that follow.
2021-02-11 21:15:55 +0000 UTC
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Hello again!
Thank you for responding to the previous poll. It seems that a lot of you are interested in me picking my Discord back up, especially for readings of A History of Magic! But, it clearly depends on the time and day...
Please help me out by voting below (select all suitable options) and I will do my best to accommodate the most requested answer! Please no...
2021-02-11 09:27:51 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone! I hope you're all keeping well.
I have been locked out of my Discord for a long time now - my apologies for not being present for any questions asked - but I am planning to sort this out over the next few days.
Once I have done so, I have been considering holding a weekly (possibly...) Discord chat again! If I do so, I'm thinking about reading from my new 'A History ...
2021-02-06 23:26:37 +0000 UTC View PostGood February, everyone! I hope this month is treating you fairly so far.
As you know, it's time for another monthly draw! I have just added all 350 patrons into the wheel of names, and we have a winner...
CONGRATUALTIONS to patron - Lynwen Davies!
You have won a free book of your choosing! I will be in touch shortly to collect your book choice and delivery in...
2021-02-03 09:01:54 +0000 UTC View PostThank you to all 86 patrons who tried their luck with my recent trivia over on Instagram! I made sure to double your entry (if you got all 7 questions right, that is!).
I have just entered the names of all 217 successful participants and spun the wheel of chance...
And the winner is - @luengort - CONGRATULATIONS to you!
Though I know the luck was swayed ...
2021-01-24 20:01:53 +0000 UTC View PostHello my lovely Patrons! I hope you're all doing well and staying safe with everything that's going on (I seem to say this all time at the moment, but the world continues to throw things at us, it seems).
Those of you that follow me on Instagram may have already seen my announcement this afternoon - I am going to be hosting another round of Harry Potter Trivia via a set of interactive Ins...
2021-01-09 20:34:56 +0000 UTC View PostHappy New Year everyone! Thank you so much for your continued support throughout 2020.
Because of everything that has been going on, I had to postpone (and then completely forgot!) to announce the December winner... so here they are, along with the newly selected winner for January too!
December - Congratulations to patron Maddie Allen!
January - Congratulatio...
2021-01-01 12:01:31 +0000 UTC View PostHello to all 381 (currently) of you! Thank you so very much for your continued support of my work - you are all very much appreciated :D
As promised, for exceeding my goal of 300 Patreon Patrons, I am offering a full set of all 5 of my replicas to one lucky supporter. And a random name has now been drawn...
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER - Augustina Hund!
I wil...
2020-11-12 12:19:34 +0000 UTC View PostMy sincere apologies for not organising this sooner. Things have been rather hectic, but I am finally about to hold the random draw for the full free set of 5 replica books :]
I am going to post once more via my Instagram story to make sure everyone has the opportunity to enter, should the wish to, and tomorrow I will spin the wheel of fate with all Patron names included!
I wish eac...
2020-11-11 11:01:25 +0000 UTC View PostSorry for the slight delay in announcing the Harry Potter Textbook Replica winner this month, things got a little bit snagged up again! But I have now spun the wheel of chance, with all 359 of your names entered!
Please join me in offering a huge congratulations to this month's winner - Ingrid Adreani!
You have won your choice of any of my replicas (or one of my oth...
2020-11-03 17:02:32 +0000 UTC View PostNow that the full textbook replica is complete, Claire (@cm_wizart - the illustrator) and I have been discussing the possibility of releasing some of her wonderful artwork in different ways.
So far, we have settled on postcards and prints, and perhaps a 'behind the scenes' style artbook, showing the working sketches, our thoughts and conversations we had about them, and all 35 final illus...
2020-10-06 17:55:26 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone,
I wanted to share some Patreon currency-related news! I’m now able to change my creator balance and payout currency to my local currency of GBP (£). This means I’m subject to less fees when I receive funds through each month.
To avoid any additional conversion fees for the both of us, I suggest that those of you in the UK/EU/US also change to your local cur...
2020-10-05 08:31:38 +0000 UTC View PostAround and around spun the wheel... until it came to a rest on patron Jaylunn Obee! Congratulations for winning a free copy of any book of choice! I will be contacting you shortly so can tell me which book you would like to receive as your prize! 📘📗📙📓
Unlucky to the other 310 patrons who were entered into the draw this time around... you can always enter...
2020-10-03 11:17:55 +0000 UTC View Post
How many Bathildas does it take to write A History of Magic?
That's not a joke, but the answer might just surprise you nonetheless...
The wheel of chance has spun once again... Please join me in congratulating patron Kandice who has just won a free copy of any book of choice! I will be contacting you shortly so can tell me which book you would like to receive as your prize! 📘📗📙📓
Bad luck to the other 239 patrons who were entered into the draw this time... there's always next month :) Once ag...
2020-09-02 08:07:59 +0000 UTC View PostI really must apologise for the lack of posting on here... Things are so busy with organising, packaging, and shipping that I've barely had time to think, let alone post!
I know this is very much not what you're all here for, but as I have nothing else relevant to share right now, here's a quick cover of 'Inbetween Days' by The Cure I recorded as a socially distanced birthday present for ...
2020-08-27 19:51:40 +0000 UTC View PostA huge congratulations to patron Brad Cosner who has just won a free copy of any book of choice! I will be contacting you shortly so can tell me which book you would like to receive as your prize! 📘📗📙📓
Bad luck to the other 194 patrons who were in the draw this time around, but who knows... perhaps next month is your month? :) Please remember that Felix Felicis is banned from ...
2020-08-02 07:56:43 +0000 UTC View PostGood morning, everyone! Or at least it's morning here :]
I've just sat down with my first cup of tea of the day (and a cheeky biscuit) and, as promised, I have entered all 230 of your names into a randomiser to choose the winner of a book of choice!
And the winner is...
accio.ali
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU! I'll be in touch shortly to organise your pr...
Hello everyone! It's been a while, I'm sorry about that. I've been buried in books and boxes (and I still am, truth be told).
However! We have just passed the 200 patron goal. HOORAYYY!!! Thank you to every one of you for supporting me here. It really means a lot :D
I will be entering all 200(+) of you into a random draw on Tuesday to find the winner of a book of choice (you c...
2020-07-19 19:11:26 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone!
Sorry, this is another boring text post, but an important one nonetheless!
As I am now starting to ship Books we All Need, it would be great if all patrons on the part-payment tier could let me know once they have paid off their book reservations in full. Many of you have already done so (thank you very much!).
I will, of course, be checking this myself, ...
2020-07-02 08:43:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Seeing as work on the full textbook version of this book has been delayed somewhat, I have decided to release it in notebook form for the time being! You can choose either dot grid pages (for bullet journalling) or blank white pages (for sketchbook use).
For all my lovely Patrons, each order placed will receive a little something extra along with any order placed for this notebook. Simply...
2020-06-27 21:01:19 +0000 UTC View Post
While I'm still working out the best way to share videos with you all, here's a little behind the scenes look at the Goblin underpainting tests I did for Dangvingäsh - The Goblin Dictionary, and the trials for the Elvan Planitis runes.
To create a wide range of Goblin characters, from Artist to Yardmaster, I spent time compiling features (mostly ears and noses!), clothing, hairstyles, e...
As I am now sitting at 150 Patrons (thank you to every one of you), I have added the next goal!
Once I reach 200 Patrons, I will run a giveaway for a free book of choice. Once I get there, all 200(+) of you will be entered into a random draw for a chance to win :] The winner can choose any of my books, past, present, or future, as their prize!
2020-06-04 12:49:21 +0000 UTC View Post