Add Magic to Taste: An Anthology of Magical Queer Stories

A project in Schenectady, NY by Duck Prints Press
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A Spellbinding (and Scrumptious!) Collection of 20 Heartwarming Queer Stories
Backers: 743
Average Pledge Per Backer: $35

Funded: $25,799 of $7,500
Dates: Jul 15th -> Aug 14th (30 days)
Project By: Duck Prints Press
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20 Hours Left!

August 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Less than 24 hours to go, and this will be our last update before the campaign ends tomorrow! * Last Chance Add Ons! For our backers, these next few hours are your final opportunity to make changes to your Kickstarter order! As we've achieved stretch... (Read More)

48 Hours to Go! (and Stretch Goal Updates!)

August 12th - via: kickstarter.com
We're in the home-stretch of the campaign for Add Magic to Taste! There are just over 48 hours until we're done. The Kickstarter has already raised almost $21,000, and while we did plan stretch goals to and past this point...to tell ya'll something... (Read More)

Author Spotlight: Florence Vale

August 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Add Magic to Taste Author Spotlight: Florence Vale Florence is a Norwegian picture book author and fanfic enthusiast. Her current obsessions include Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Magnus Archives, and just about any actual play podcast she can get... (Read More)

Author Spotlight: Alex Ransom

August 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Add Magic to Taste Author Spotlight: Alex Ransom Alex Ransom is a longtime fan writer and translator recently expanding into original fiction. Her favorite trope, as both reader and writer, is “Earn Your Happy Ending,” in which characters fight... (Read More)

Author Spotlight: Jessica Black

August 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Add Magic to Taste Author Spotlight: Jessica Black Jessie, pen name Jessica Black, fandom name alocalband, decided she wanted to be a writer at the age of seven and hasn’t looked back since. With a degree in screenwriting, she spent the majority... (Read More)

Author Spotlight: Jo Mathieson

August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Add Magic to Taste Author Spotlight: Jo Mathieson Jo Mathieson is a prolific writer of queer romance stories. Jo lives with her spouse (also a writer) on a small farm in in Eastern Ontario, Canada, where they grow vegetables and raise heritage-breed... (Read More)

Stretch Goal Update!

August 8th - via: kickstarter.com
We recently crossed $18,000, which means we've hit two more of our stretch goals! The first, at $17,500, means we can give our authors another raise - they'll now each be paid 5 cents per word US, up to a maximum of $250 per story. The second, at... (Read More)

Author Spotlight: Em Rowntree

August 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Add Magic to Taste Author Spotlight: Em Rowntree Em Rowntree's first foray into the world of writing was with a story called The Magic Land that featured a unicorn and a flying carpet the size of a country, and they've been chasing that high ever... (Read More)

Author Spotlight: Theresa Alef

August 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Add Magic to Taste Author Spotlight: Theresa Alef A pediatric occupational therapist in the Southwest USA, writing has been Theresa’s first love since she was old enough to string words  together. She has a deep love for all fandoms, but Marvel... (Read More)

Third Art Piece Artist Announcement!

August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We've got a signed contract and formal permission from the artist to share who will be doing the third piece! We commissioned a third work when we reached the $15,500 stretch goal - the third piece will be included in the e-book, produced as a glossy... (Read More)

Brief Errata: Maggie Page's Story Title

August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone! KS only gives me 30 minutes to fix mistakes in updates, and then I can't make changes or delete them, so I'm sorry about the double post but I made an error in Maggie Page's Teaser post and the only way I can publicize that is a new... (Read More)

Author Spotlight: Maggie Page

August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Add Magic to Taste Author Spotlight: Maggie Page Maggie Page lives in Texas with family, including her incorrigibly clumsy mom with a green thumb, two silly dogs who are also mother and daughter, and a fierce feline hunter. Maggie has previously... (Read More)

Author Spotlight: A.L. Heard

August 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Add Magic to Taste Author Spotlight: A.L. Heard Ashley, pen name A.L. Heard, fandom name jhoom, is a 34 year old teacher, writer, and mother of two little boys. She’s been writing fanworks since she discovered fanfiction.net back in her middle... (Read More)

On Tags and Tagging

August 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
All our contributors write both fanfiction and original stories, and as members of fanfic communities and regular users of websites like Archive of Our Own, we all have strong feelings about the importance of accurately tagging stories. As such, from... (Read More)

Author Spotlight: Scarlett Gale

August 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Add Magic to Taste Author Spotlight: Scarlett Gale Scarlett Gale is the author of His Secret Illuminations. Long ago, under another name, she was the co-author of Needles and Artifice (Cooperative Press; 2012), featuring a rollicking romantic... (Read More)

Author Spotlight: T.S. Knight

August 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Add Magic to Taste Author Spotlight: T.S. Knight T.S. Knight is a US-based writer and an avid reader. Add Magic to Taste will be her first published short story. When not writing or beta reading, she spends time diving into history, wandering... (Read More)

Stretch Goal Update!

July 31st - via: kickstarter.com
It's been an exciting day-or-so! First, we crossed our goal at $15,000 - which enabled us to give all our authors another approximately $50 raise each - they'll now all get 4 cents US per word, instead of the original 1 cent US per word! And, this... (Read More)

Author Spotlight: Beth Lumen

July 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Add Magic to Taste Author Spotlight: Beth Lumen Beth Lumen (she/her/hers) has been writing both fan fiction and original fiction forever, and she is thrilled to have the opportunity to contribute to this anthology as her first published work.... (Read More)

Author Spotlight: Lex T. Lindsay

July 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Add Magic to Taste Author Spotlight: Lex T. Lindsay Lex T. Lindsay likes cats, tats, and cool hats. When she isn’t shaking words loose or yelling about Captain America, she can often be found lurking in the woods. Read more sapphic romance in UPON... (Read More)

Author Spotlight: I.A. Ashcroft

July 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Add Magic to Taste Author Spotlight: I.A. Ashcroft A writer and web development freelancer, I. A. Ashcroft lives in the mountains of Colorado alongside family and his constant feline companion, Potato. Ashcroft has published two original... (Read More)

Author Spotlight: Kristi Mae

July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Add Magic to Taste Author Spotlight: Kristi Mae Kristi Mae is a STEM doctoral student in Canada who holds degrees in  music, psychology, and (unofficially) napping. She is asexual and aromantic and enjoys creating queer fiction that subverts... (Read More)

Author Spotlight: Puck Malamud

July 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Add Magic to Taste Author Spotlight: Puck Malamud Puck Malamud (pronouns: ve/ver/vis/verself or they/them/theirs/themself) is a librarian, writer, and poet who has lived in a variety of large East Coast US cities since immigrating from Ukraine in... (Read More)

Stretch Goal Update!

July 25th - via: kickstarter.com
We are thrilled to announce that we've reached our next stretch goal - all our authors will now be paid 3 cents US per word, instead of only 1 cent US per word! Our next stretch goal is less than $500 USD away, and it's an awesome one - all our... (Read More)

Author Spotlight: Shea Sullivan

July 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
 Add Magic to Taste Author Spotlight: Shea Sullivan Shea Sullivan is a life-long writer living in upstate New York. As a late-blooming queer person, she enjoys writing about complex characters coming into themselves and finding comfort in being... (Read More)

Backer Messages for Add-Ons

July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Contributor Spotlight: Nina Waters

July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
 Add Magic to Taste Contributor Spotlight: Nina Waters This spotlight will be slightly different from the others since...it's me, the one writing all these updates. Hi! I'm Claire Houck, pen name Nina Waters, fandom name unforth. I own Duck Prints... (Read More)

Stretch Goals Update!

July 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, everyone! Sorry for two updates in one day, but we wanted to let you know - with votes tallied for the second bonus sticker, and bowtie Dux and our logo + Dux in a tie, we've decided...we're just going to up the stretch goal to THREE extra... (Read More)

Author Spotlight: Lacey Hays

July 21st - via: kickstarter.com
 Add Magic to Taste Author Spotlight: Lacey Hays When Lacey isn’t dreaming of the stars or magical worlds, she can be found stomping around in the wild areas of Northern Oregon with her wife and son, or sipping on a coffee with her trusty... (Read More)

Stretch Goal: Two More Stickers REACHED!

July 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone - we've been trying to avoid posting multiple updates in a day but we're excited and wanted to share, we've reached our next stretch goal! This goal had two components. First: Our Mage!Dux sticker will now be included in our Level 2... (Read More)

Stretch Goals and Add Ons Updates!

July 20th - via: kickstarter.com
All of you, our fabulous Backers, keep amazing us with your interest, generosity, and support! Thanks to your purchases, we've reached our second stretch goal: all our authors will get a raise, from 1 cent a word to 2 cents a word, which doubles how... (Read More)

Author Spotlight: Willa Blythe

July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Add Magic to Taste Author Spotlight: Willa Blythe Willa Blythe (she/her) started talking late and telling stories early,  and she hasn’t stopped doing either of those things since. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Playwriting and a Master’s... (Read More)

WE'RE FUNDED!

July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, everyone!! We're so excited to see so many of you backing our project! We've had an incredibly thrilling 36-hours-or-so - highlights include: on Friday afternoon, we were notified that Kickstarter had selected us as a #projectwelove! on Friday... (Read More)

Author Spotlight: Tris Lawrence

July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Add Magic to Taste Author Spotlight: Tris Lawrence Tris  Lawrence has been writing since she was a child, filling  notebooks  with the worlds, dreams, and voices from inside her head. She  declared  in sixth grade that she wanted to be a... (Read More)

WOW! What a Start!

July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! We've got updates planned with more information about our stories, merch, and more, but coming in this morning to see how much support we've already gotten, we wanted to start with a big WOW and a huge THANK YOU to everyone who's backed... (Read More)

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