In romance, we don't like it with somebody messes with the HEA.
I debated on the H for a little bit...thought maybe I'd do historical. I even thought about doing hockey.
But then it dawned on me...romance is all about the HEA. In a pin campaign celebrating the romance genre, how can I not include something that talks about the HEA?
Book genres are defined by certain characteristics.
Mysteries will have mystery.
Historicals will be set in the past.
Murder mysteries will involve murder.
And romance will involve a couple (**or throuple/more) falling in love and finding their HEA or HFN (Happy for Now). Romance lovers want that satisfying conclusion at the end, knowing the people they've come to know will find their person(s) and make it work. Things don't always work out in life and there aren't always HEAs.
But we can find them in some places - and a romance in one of those.
Every once in a while there's a kerfuffle in the online spaces known as romancelandia where a writer-typically newish to the romance genre-will announce they're putting a 'new' spin on the romance genre. This 'new spin' is a 'love story' without the HEA.
Romancelandia has spoken out, loudly, against this every time somebody tries to reinvent our quite lovely wheel.
A few years ago, during one of these blow-ups on twitter, one of these writers was insisting nobody could tell her what to write.
That's true. But likewise, she can't insist her 'love story without the HEA' is still a romance and think romance lovers are gonna be cool with it. Which is pretty much what I said. And I added something along the lines of "This is romance. It's HEA or GTFO."
When I was going through my ideas for the various letters, I kept going back to H and realized why. Because...well, we're talking romance.
It stops with the HEA.
And that's how I wanted to end this first pin campaign...with the HEA.
That being said, I'm going to have all pin designs, A-H, available for backers. G is mocked up and I'm discussing it with the artist, so you'll see the final in an update before I send out surveys.
We've unlocked all but 3 pins in the first six hours - which is incredible! - and opens up the possibility that we might be able to add some more cool options.
So here are the possibilities we've thought of so far - help us decide which way to go once we get there!
We’re very close to wrapping up fulfillment for The Secret Night Market! All orders have now been packed, but not every package has officially shipped just yet.
📦 Orders Without the Sandclock of Light and Dark Pin
If your order does not include the Sandclock of Light and Dark pin, your package has either:
Already shipped
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Or is being picked up today
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⏳ Orders With the Sandclock of Light and Dark Pin
If your order does include the Sandclock of Light and Dark pin, your order has already been completely packed and set aside. The only thing we are waiting on is that one pin.
Unfortunately, when the Sandclock pins arrived from the manufacturer, they had been produced incorrectly. Part of the design was lime green (it wasn't supposed to be), and the finished pins did not match the approved artwork.
The remake process has taken longer than I would have liked, and I am currently evaluating whether I will continue working with this particular factory after the issues I’ve experienced with this and other recent production. However, I have been told that the corrected Sandclock pins are scheduled to ship from the manufacturer on September 10th.
As soon as the corrected pins arrive, I’ll place them into the packages that are already waiting, add the shipping labels, and get those orders out the door.
You do not need to do anything on your end. Your order is packed and reserved for you. It is simply waiting for the corrected Sandclock pin before it can ship.
✨ One More Update to Come
Once the remaining Sandclock orders have shipped, I’ll post one final project update with all of the end-of-campaign information, including anything you may need to know now that fulfillment is complete.
In the meantime, if you have any questions about your pledge or shipment, please feel free to email me at [email protected].
Thank you so much for your patience while I get these final packages out!
I hope you are having a great August so far! I'm going to get right into what is happening with the timeline and pins so please read the backer only content below! If you cannot view it, you may need to log in.
———PIN IMAGES——— First I want to show off what the pins currently look like! I tried doing some different lightings/angles to showcase them.
Hi everyone! Just a quick email to confirm i have finished shipping all your parcels! (I actually finished last week, but the update never sent ;.;)
Once again, thank you so much for all your support through all the crazy changes in shipping regulations and production weirdness!
I'm very glad i managed to complete this project on time and with only a couple items having needed small changes (both bookmarks-reach for the stars now features a tassel instead of a charm due to damage in transit, and Nine lives doesnt include a tassel due to a production error with my manufacturer that would have taken a month to fix). Its been the first time i've ever had to navigate having to change an item during production, but overall im still very happy with the outcome of the project!!
If you'd like to buy extra items from this collection, they will be available on my website at www.geekandartsy.com in a couple weeks! i am currently not accepting new orders to catch up and send out my Bibliophile 6 project, but will reopen with lots of new items in two-three weeks!
If you'd like to support my next project, you can find DRAGONSCAPES here to follow the project ahead of launch! This will be a project focused on Dragon themed items, with gothic architecture vibes and beautiful colours. It will include pins, device grips, bookmarks, rainbow window decals and more!
This project will now be set to closed- if you havent filled out your address to receive your pledge, the value of your pledge has been donated to a charity of my choice- in this case Cats Protection <3- and your pledge was forfeit!
Have a great weekend everyone, and see you next time! Saphira, Geek and Artsy
Just an update to let you know that all rewards have gone out to backers whose surveys have been completed and whose shipping payments have been processed.
There was one final hiccup with the bookmarks for those of you who backed three or more campaigns under the Bookworm banner, but that has been resolved and those rewards all shipped out today.
If you haven't received your rewards yet, they are either en route to you, or you may still need to complete your survey.
Please reach out to us if you have any questions.
Thanks to everyone again for their support! We were able to debut some production samples of Pinteractions at San Diego Comic Con a couple weeks ago, where they were well-received. Here's our Blank Balloon pin in action, paired with a Comic Con purchase of mine that really shows my age!
