Very Sincerely Yours: An H/W Zine 🏠

I'm so sorry that it will be a bit longer before everyone can get their hands on the anthology! We're doing our best to prepare everything ahead of time, however, so that when the books arrive we can cut down on packing time as much as possible.

Therefore, our current schedule is:

- Shipping information form will release late March.
- Merchandise-only orders will ship out early April.
- Orders with books will ship out mid-to-late April.
- Zine PDFs will be emailed late April.

Since our last update, we've approved a soft content proof of our physical books, which are finally, officially in production! Our printer has informed me that the books should be delivered by March 27th, which pushes back our timeline estimates by about a month.

As well, our final piece of physical merchandise has arrived! The wooden hinged charms are 2 x 1 inches and came out so well, they're like a little portable piece of Baker Street!

Just a quick little update: we're currently in the throes of pre-packing our flat merchandise items together (postcards, sticker sheets, stickers)! The items are packaged together in custom designed envelopes and tissue paper, and sealed with a cute little bee-themed wax seal sticker.

Hi! We are over-ordering a number of zines and will have sizeable leftover quantities of our merchandise, so once all our Kickstarter orders have been shipped, we will open up leftover sales for what stock remains.

And that's all there is to it! Your next update from us will be when we share pictures of our merchandise arriving, or otherwise to notify if there are any changes to our production schedule.

Take care everyone, and happy holidays! 🪿💎

Our current timeline is looking something like this (but is subject to unexpected delays):

What happens now? First of all, we have two weeks until Kickstarter sends us the funds raised through this campaign. In that time, we will complete our final proofs of the book and merchandise, so that when the money arrives we'll be prepared to order all of our physical items.

Campaign closed!🎉 In the end, we raised $47,724 CAD with a whopping 971 backers--far beyond what we imagined when we first planned this campaign.

We're so excited to finally realize this project in physical form, thank you all for believing in us!

Update 6: Hardcover has been unlocked!🥂🥳 · Very Sincerely Yours: A Holmes/Watson Anthology With just 3 days left on our campaign, we've just unlocked all of our stretch goals--Very Sincerely Yours will now be printed in hardcover, with gold foil and spot UV treatment on the cover!Thank you ...

Thank you everyone who has backed and hyped up our Kickstarter, you've helped us make this anthology the absolute best it can be! 💌

If you still haven't gotten your copy, you still have a few days left! 👉 www.kickstarter.com/projects/hae...

Hardcover has been unlocked!🥂🥳

With just 3 days left on our campaign, we've just unlocked all of our stretch goals--Very Sincerely Yours will now be printed in hardcover, with gold foil and spot UV treatment on the cover!

Finally made my pledge!!! So excited 💖

(also I am y e a r n i n g for that tote bag)

We made all our stretch goals 🎉🎉🎉🎉 fancy hardcover book here we come!

I pledged a while ago but it's very cool to see this closing in on it's last stretch goal. Everyone needs more queer Holmes and Watson in their lives 😌

Thank you to everyone who joined in and chatted with us, it was a blast to spend time with you guys and draw together! :D

🎁 We are now live! Join us at twitch.tv/haedraulics for an afternoon of convivial conversation and Holiday Holmesiana!

📣 We're hosting a livestream event this Saturday!

All backers are welcome to send in their drawing prompts to be doodled live by Very Sincerely Yours contributors, this Saturday, December 13th, at 1-5PM EST at twitch.tv/haedraulics! 💕

Send in your prompts now at: forms.gle/JYiodRoRY7FSmaFo7

Home, thought I weakly. What a beautiful notion. I had a brief flash of my younger self, determined and curious enough about the world to sign up for a bloody war. I wondered if he ever could have seen himself making a home out of the rooms I had at Baker Street. Truth be told, he would probably have scoffed at the very idea. I was roused from my stupor when Holmes paused his précis of the investigation. “You are very silent this evening, Watson.” He paused another moment. “I do hope I'm not boring you.” The mixed exasperation and concern in his voice seemed to awaken me. “Certainly not!” I cried. “I beg your pardon my dear fellow. I—well, that is to say—” “You are tired,” Holmes remarked astutely. “I am not surprised. Indeed, I have been expecting such a thing for some time now.” The Adventure of the Gaping Charwoman is a tale sufficiently horrific and scandalous enough that it will be many years before my account of it will be made available to the public. It was also, in my experience, one of the shortest cases I had—as yet—witnessed Sherlock Holmes set his mind upon: brought to his attention at the dinner table, it was already closed and the culprit apprehended in the small hours of the following morning. It was the resolution of this very case that we were returning from. All this to say, Holmes’ remark of suspicion ‘for some time now’ took me rather by surprise.

Here's a snippet of my contribution to the @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social zine!

The Kickstarter is live until the 21st and there's a fun drawing livestream planned for tomorrow (Sat the 13th)!

Go on over and check it out! 💕

Thank you Helen for the feature, and we’re so excited for your next game!! 🥰

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My November newsletter is out! In this edition, I contemplate whether or not I've angered some kind of mildly malevolent supernatural being, talk about attending AdventureX, and give a sneak peek of a comic I've got in a currently Kickstarting anthology!
www.thewonderroom.uk/blog-2/novem...

please keep backing this anthology I need the bookplate and yaoi stickers badly

👯‍♂️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/hae...

Here's a small preview of my piece in the zine! I'm really happy with it :') + feel very fortunate to have been included alongside a bunch of my fav creators

[$30,000] -- The cover of the anthology will be adorned with a spot gloss finish for a shiny, premium look.

[$35,000] -- The cover of the anthology will have gold foiling to add a further gilded charm!

[$40,000] -- The anthology will be printed in hardcover!

[$28,000] -- A pair of adorable stickers designed by Basil will be included in every physical anthology order (and not just the ones with merchandise added)!

To recap our stretch goals:

[$25,000] -- An exclusively-designed linoleum carved bookplate from diogenesprintco will be included in every physical anthology order!

Great news, we're now fully funded! 🥳

What comes next? Well, with our base funding secured, this means we can keep on campaigning for our stretch goals! The more stretch goals are unlocked, the more we can offer with our zine, and the better it becomes!

👉 www.kickstarter.com/projects/hae...

Thank you for 400+ backers!🥳🎉💕

Here's a closer peek at one of my pieces for the book - I illustrated a lovely story by @earthrealmer.bsky.social

It'll be such a beautiful anthology, please check more updates at @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social 🔍

The Very Sincerely Yours Kickstarter is now live!🎉

🏡 VSY is an anthology dedicated to Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, and the idea of home. It is over 150 pages of illustrations, comics, and fiction, and it's now ready to become yours! More info in thread 👇

❧ www.kickstarter.com/projects/hae...