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Happy December!

Minerva Cerridwen

Yes, it really is December already. And yet I’m here to talk about… the October drawing challenge that involves ink, generally known as Inktober. Oops?

Anyway, I can proudly say that I did finish Inktober now, as promised! It took me until yesterday, but that’s not what we’ll be remembering, right?

Finishing Inktober: Choose Your Battles

This piece holds the final week of Peachtober prompts: there’s a “castle”, a “robot”, “land” and “sea” coming together on the right, the ivy on the T is my “plant”, and the final prompts “whale”, “pet”, and “sleepy” all come together in this cute whale on its fluffy pillow, because who wouldn’t want to pet that?

You can find the original Peachtober22 prompts here, and my earlier Inktober pieces are all on my Instagram.

Yes, this piece is a tiny little bit ironic. And yes, I’m proud of it and will be putting it on my wall as a reminder. Thank you for following along on my Inktober journey, even if it was a little longer than intended.

Love,

Minerva

P.S. The first of the month also means a new edition of Paranatellonta! Meet our cute little ghost in number 343.

the dragon of ynys

5 hours left!

Minerva Cerridwen

The ten count-down dragons

The full set of count-down dragons is counting down the hours with us! It’s almost like New Year’s Eve came early. To see them all in detail, you can check Instagram.

There are now exactly 5 hours left in the Kickstarter for the audiobook of The Dragon of Ynys, narrated by Ryan H. Reid. It will end on December 16 2021 2:00 AM CET. So if you’d like to preorder a copy of a full fairy tale audiobook with an aro ace main character, trans and lesbian side characters, a dragon, and a message of acceptance for as little as $1, best be fast!

Or just enjoy the silly dragons, of course! ^^

Thank you for being here!

the dragon of ynys

How It Started

Minerva Cerridwen

With almost $3000 on the counter (which would be a magical number to push us forward in the algorithms and general perception!), we’ve got a new update from narrator Ryan H. Reid where he is getting started on the audiobook. Ever wondered what the absolute essentials are to create an audiobook? Discover it in the new video!

At the time I write this, there are 64 hours left to preorder your The Dragon of Ynys audiobook on a “pay what you can” basis, starting from $1. And yes, offering just $1 is absolutely a legit option that helps us forward! We can’t express our thanks enough to everyone who is making this project possible and who helps us move towards the best possible quality.

The Countdown Dragons (or afteldraakjes) have all gotten their own micro-poem by E.D.E. Bell – you can see the whole thread of dragon drawings and poetry here on Twitter.

This was the latest little dragon, with 3 days to go:

Dragon Three

If you want to know what the Dragon of Two will look like, check the thread or my Instagram this evening (European time). Feel free to show them, and of course our Kickstarter, to all your friends!

Wishing you a very nice day with delicious tea (if you like tea),

Minerva

Paranatellonta

Paranatellonta 300

Minerva Cerridwen

by Fie
by Minerva

Today, Fie and I have posted the 300th edition of Paranatellonta! A real milestone for our photography-and-storytelling project, which has been going since August 2013.

To celebrate, we have both created a painting for the other to write a ten-sentence story about. You can see the paintings accompanied by their stories by following the links below:

Painting by Fie – story by Minerva: click!

Painting by Minerva – story by Fie: click!

We hope you enjoy this edition and perhaps check out some older Paranatellonta posts!

Have a great week!