CATS: The Sketchbook is NOW LIVE on Crowdfundr!

They’re cute, cuddly little goblins who steal your food and your hearts. It’s CATS!

BEHOLD! I have put together an art book full of cat sketches I drew during the Inktober challenge of 2023!

WHY

I got the idea at Small Press Expo when someone came up to my table and spotted The Stars of Fantasyville (my 2022 Inktober sketchbook). They saw Duchess, my black cat character on the front and flipped through it. And they said, “Oh I thought the whole book was cats.”

And I said, “That’s my NEXT book!” So I made it happen.

I had been meaning to make an art book of cats for a while, anyway, and that was the signal I needed to make it happen.

HOW

With YOUR help, because I don’t have the budget to print these books on my own.

Thanks to a generous patron on Ko-fi, I DO have about $70 saved back for this project. Which is enough to cover the books getting shipped to me. Here’s a breakdown of what we still need to make this happen:

I’m not getting an ISBN or barcode for this book to keep the circulation small. As cute as the idea is, I don’t expect this book to pop up at Barnes & Noble or something similar. CATS is more of an art zine. Let it be a collector’s item!

As for shipping to backers, Crowdfundr has shipping costs as a separate line item in the budget. So I can just ask for the goal, but still get the funding needed to ship stuff because it’s handled separately! It’s kooky compared to KickStarter, but it works.

“Who’s printing the book?”

We’re going to the same folks who printed The Stars of Fantasyville to print these CATS books…MIXAM! For art books, their print and paper quality is *chef’s kiss* marvelous. Plus they’re fast and budget-friendly, and their customer service is stellar.

WHEN

This campaign is only open for ONE WEEK and ENDS on Jan 18. For reasons why it’s so short, I go into it on the campaign page.

If you can, please consider pre-ordering your own copy of CATS: A Sketchbook! We also have other rewards available, which you can pick and choose a la carte to make your own reward bundles! Many of these rewards are digital, too, so if you’re international, I have you covered.

Broke? Share this campaign far and wide! Sharing is caring and helps more than you know.

We have UNTIL Jan 18 to make this happen!

That’s all for now. Thank you for your time and support!

You. Are. Awesome.

Volume 2 of The Legend Has Been Shipped! Plus Other Crowdfunding News

In today’s serving at the Crowdfund Café, Volume 2 of The Legend of Jamie Roberts has been shipped to backers!

Let’s dive right into the main course…

THE LEGEND OF JAMIE ROBERTS, VOLUME 2

Yes! The books arrived at the studio last week, and they are now in transit to backers. Backers should have emails with tracking numbers for their packages. Send an email to kelci@fantasyvilleproductions.com if your rewards get lost or damaged.

If you would like to see early access to volume 3 of the adventure, consider supporting Kelci on Ko-fi! For $5 a month, you get early access to Volume 3’s pages, as well as exclusive zines, shop discount codes, shout-outs on YouTube, and other rewards.

So what’s next?

HOLIDAY POP-UP SHOP

The Holiday Pop-up Shop opens next week! We now have our stock ready and will be making listings this week.

Things to watch out for in the pop-up shop include:

  • Pre-orders for Kelci’s Inktober 2023 Sketchbook, Cats!
  • Art prints from Chloe Rose, including VTuber and Eizouken art.
  • Read All Over by Mel Sealy
  • Less Than Secret and What the Gnomes Know – comics anthologies from Canonwrite Productions
  • Tukk and Rol, volume 1 by Blake Mathias
  • And lots more from up-and-coming indie creators!

The Crowdfundr page is up and will open for orders on October 31. Sign up for the newsletter to get notifications and updates.

VANITA AND THE DEMON KING

The first arc of the story is now available as a comics PDF download on Ko-Fi! The Sketchbook PDFs (once available on Crowdfundr) will be coming after the Pop-Up Shop closes on December 1.

MR DINO PRIDE KEYCHAINS

Last I checked with the keychain supplier, the keychains were in production. But they haven’t been shipped yet. I’ll keep you posted as soon as I hear anything.

Be sure to stay tuned for further updates!

That’s all for now. Thank you for reading!

You. Are. Awesome.