Back In October Last Year, I Started Reading This Is An Adjuration By @not-freyja.

Back in October last year, I started reading This is an Adjuration by @not-freyja.

By the time I had made it to chapter 5, I had already started typesetting this story as I read because I knew this would be one of those stories that I needed to have on my shelf.

When I finally caught up to the story at chapter 31, I begged the author to let me bind this when it was finished.

Nearly a year later, and what is probably the most important bind of my life is finally finished. Check out these glamour shots, and if you want to hear more about the actual binding process and about how this fic actually changed my life, see below.

So funny story, before I get into the technical side of this bind, but this fic actually changed my life. Not as in I was greatly emotionally moved by the story, though don't get me wrong I absolutely was, but genuinely this fic introduced me to some of the best people I have ever had to privilege of knowing (Hello Class, you know who you are 🩷), and also, it introduced me to Freyja, the incredibly talented author, who, as I type this, is curled up in bed next to me fast asleep after flying half way around the world to go on a two week long date with me.

Moral of the story folks is comment on the fics you like. You might accidentally meet the love of your life on, and I can't believe I'm saying this, AO3.

Anyways, about the bind!

This bind was a challenge from day 1. I had to do the typeset for this 300k word fic 4 times, and had to split it across 2 volumes. This was the longest fic I have ever attempted to bind, and it was so thick I couldn't get it in the paper trimmer.

To make this book as durable as possible, I attempted a few techniques. I secured it with 3 tapes, I made an Oxford hollow, I rounded the spine, I made a slipcase and I used 2.3mm boards where normally I use 1.8mm.

The slipcase is covered with embossed faux leather, buckram and plain ribbon, and lined with gold satin fabric. I've never made a slipcase before so this was an experience.

The books are covered with an emerald green silk finish bookcloth which really gave the books the luxury they deserved. I foiled custom end papers as well as every chapter title page using heat reactive transfer foil on toner ink (never again I am never doing that again omg it took days). Huge thank you to @la-sera for letting me use her artwork which helped inspire this fic!

The grey flashback chapters I had to use HTV for the border decoration and I'm very happy with how that turned out because it was so easy and straight forward, unfortunately it just wasn't viable for the whole book.

It feels weird to finally have these books done. They have my blood, sweat, tears and my heart poured into them, and I've been working on them for so long that it's odd to actually have them finished. I'm so proud of this bind, and feel like I've grown so much as a fanbinder by making these.

Anyways, if anyone has any questions about the process, please don't hesitate to ask!

(and if you are an Linked Universe fan and haven't read Adjuration yet, this is your sign!)

haunted house uquiz by streetlighthalo

shoutout to whoever stole my amazon package containing nothing but a single pair of shoelaces.

guess whos listening to the comedian harmonists again

Weekly Check-In #2!

How are you doing? Is the Cornley Crew cooperating with your story ideas, or are they putting up a fight?

Do you want these weekly check-ins to be an ongoing thing during the event, or would you rather just be left alone to write?

These are simply meant as a lighthearted way to talk about your progress, maybe tease your story, or maybe just vent a bit about your struggles if that’s what you want.

Nine people I want to get to know better!

Thanks for the tag!

Last Song: Road to Morocco (Bing Crosby and Bob Hope)

Favourite colour: dark red, but any colour can look great imo (except beige obviously)

Currently watching: Yes, Prime Minister

Last Movie: Peter Pan Goes Wrong, but that's technically a recorded play and not a movie... Before that I watched Private's Progress

Sweet/Spicy/Savory: sweet I suppose, but the food I eat is usually pretty bland

Relationship status: in a relationship

Currently obsessed with: mischief theatre, basically anything I read on ao3, and figuring out how Tumblr works (I just learnt how to write bold, italic and strikethrough text! I will have so much fun with that knowledge!!)

Last thing I googled: "Wendy Cope poem"

And a non-pressure tag for: @pennzance @memesandmusicalss @the-irrelevant-trumpeter

Nine people I want to get to know better!

Thanks for the tag @catstronaut-one!!! <3

Last Song: By the Sea (Sweeney Todd Original Broadway Cast)

Favorite Color: probably blue or purple — I tend to gravitate toward cooler colors.

Currently Watching: The Goes Wrong Show and The Magnus Archives (if podcasts count as watching 😂)

Last Movie: actually might have been Sweeney Todd (2007) 🤦 a mediocre movie that I ended up watching twice anyway.

Sweet/Spicy/Savory: I definitely gravitate toward sweet. I can’t handle spicy at all, as much as I wish I could.

Relationship Status: single

Currently Obsessed With: Sweeney Todd (shocker!), Mischief Theatre, The Magnus Archives (just finished season 2), and Danganronpa V3 (just finished chapter 2)

Last Thing I Googled: I think actually it was Alan Rickman, because he’s… in Sweeney Todd 😂 guys I can’t I’m just realizing how much it’s taken over my brain.

This was super fun! Sending no pressure tags to @musntbill @trips-around-the-sun @caseopened and @blodsten (sorry if any of you have already done this 😅)

And hey, if anyone shares my current obsessions, feel free to hit me up and chat (just no spoilers please!!)