A Study of Shattered Spells: A Dark Academia Special Edition

A project in Pittsburgh, PA by Josiah DeGraaf
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A teacher must protect students from lurking threats in an illustrated epic fantasy cross between the Scholomance & Dead Poet's Society
Backers: 497
Average Pledge Per Backer: $50

Funded: $24,877 of $1,000
Dates: Feb 11th -> Mar 1st (18 days)
Project By: Josiah DeGraaf
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Latest News

It's the last 12 hours! πŸ•°οΈ Here are some final opportunities...

February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
It's been a wild past few weeks. Because of your support, these books will be coming with: A dozen interior illustrations Custom chapter headers & a map Double-sided bookmarks (U.S. & Canada physical backers only) A Chintor Academy school... (Read More)

Eleven stretch goals hit! 🎢 Can we hit #12?

February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow--we hit that eleventh stretch goal about 14 hours after the last one. We've been picking up a lot of readers during these last two days! And it's time to see what you earned... The Chintor Academy logo sticker! You'll be able to show your... (Read More)

Ten stretch goals achieved! ✍️ Ready to vote on #11?

February 27th - via: kickstarter.com
We've hit 21.5K! And that means we've hit ten entire stretch goals for this Kickstarter. Let's see what you've earned with this latest stretch goal... You've earned a prequel short story to the novel focusing on two of the side characters! I've... (Read More)

We hit 20K and our ninth stretch goal! 😱

February 26th - via: kickstarter.com
When I first launched this Kickstarter, I was hoping we might be able to get up to 20K...but I wasn't sure how realistic that really was. But thanks to your enthusiastic support, we crossed that threshold today. And look what you all voted for! That... (Read More)

Another stretch goal already! Let's vote on what to add when we hit 20K...

February 24th - via: kickstarter.com
When I posted the update this morning, I didn't think I'd be writing any more updates today... But we got a lot of new backers this evening and made it from 18K to 19K in no time! So it's time to see what won the head-to-head art face-off during our... (Read More)

We've hit our seventh stretch goal! πŸ—’οΈ Ready to vote again?

February 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Ever since the campaign started, we've had an invested cohort of readers eager to get those deleted scenes that have been an option in our different stretch goal polls... And every time they've come up, they've narrowly lost to the other option. So... (Read More)

We hit $17,000! πŸ“– Here's your next stretch goal poll

February 21st - via: kickstarter.com
We did it! As of this morning, we crossed the $17,000 mark, which means all of the books get another upgrade. 🀩 And looking at the poll results, seems like we had a runaway winner this time... Custom chapter headers! I can't wait to see what kind... (Read More)

New bonus for this week: upgraded bookmarks πŸ‘€

February 19th - via: kickstarter.com
We're inching up to $16,000 today! Only another $1,000 to go until we hit the next stretch goal. 😁 Today, though, I wanted to pop in with an exciting update. I recently discovered a company that will print not just any old bookmarks, but bookmarks... (Read More)

Art reveal 🎨, stretch goal results, and new add-on!

February 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Monday! Got a lot of fun updates to kick off the week, including a new art reveal of Chintor Academy! 🏫 But first off, we did cross $15,000 yesterday! So let's look at what you voted to add: It came down to the wire in our closest vote yet!... (Read More)

Whoops; I released the next stretch goal poll early...

February 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Okay, so we haven't hit $15,000 yet... But I'm going to be off of the internet tomorrow, and while I wasn't sure if we'd hit 15K before Monday morning or not, we're close enough that I thought I'd open the next stretch goal poll early so you aren't... (Read More)

Fourth stretch goal achieved! πŸ”– Here's your new stretch goal poll...

February 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Woke up this morning to discover that we've hit $14,000! This was another close survey between if you wanted a bookmark or sticker to come with the books...but we do have a winner: Every backer of a physical tier (US & Canada only) will also get... (Read More)

Third stretch goal achieved! πŸ—’οΈReady to add a physical bonus for our fourth stretch goal?

February 13th - via: kickstarter.com
You all didn't even give me 24 hours before you hit this last stretch goal. :) And after how close the last stretch goal poll was, I think we had a runaway winner this time around... We're adding two more notebook illustrations from Abian van der... (Read More)

10K and 200+ Backers! Time for another stretch goal poll πŸ—³οΈ

February 12th - via: kickstarter.com
You all have continued to blow me away with the enthusiasm for this project. Hitting the $10,000 mark and 200 backers in the first 36 hours? 😱 I can't tell you how much your support means to me. And with that, you all have earned another stretch... (Read More)

First stretch goal earned! πŸ—ΊοΈ Time for the second stretch poll

February 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Not gonna lie, I wasn't expecting to be writing a second update tonight. But when I came back from a celebratory dinner with my family, I discovered you'd all easily surpassed that first stretch goal! And for that first stretch goal, the survey... (Read More)

Funded in twenty-two minutes! + First stretch goal poll

February 11th - via: kickstarter.com
When I first started writing this story four-and-a-half years ago, I didn't know how many readers would be interested in a story featuring an adult protagonist in a traditional YA setting. This morning has kind of blown me away. You all funded this... (Read More)

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