Mother of Learning: ARC 1 - Illustrated Deluxe Edition

That's a Wrap!
3 days ago – Mon, Aug 10, 2026 at 08:07:14 AM

Hey there, everyone!

They say repetition is the mother of learning, don't they? Well, if anything, we've learned that you folks absolutely adore this series! In the final hours, you folks pushed our total raised past $150k! We could not be more excited! What a wonderful campaign to return us to our roots. :')

MOVING FORWARD...

• First, Kickstarter will begin processing payments for your pledges. That will take approximately 2 weeks. If you did not use Pledge Over Time, this will be the full amount of your pledge. If you opted to use Pledge Over Time, this will be the first 1/3rd of your total pledge.
• If you opted OUT for Pledge Over Time, you will receive your survey on or around August 21st. If you opted IN for Pledge Over Time, your second payment will be on or around September 7th, followed by your third and final payment on or around October 7th. 
• Once the final payment has been made for Pay Over Time backers, we will send out all remaining surveys to the email addresses you have attached to your Kickstarter account. We expect this to occur by or around October 7th.
• Answer your survey questions and grab any extra Add-Ons you want. For those of you asking how to make your tier selections, you'll do that here. Due to the shipping beta test, shipping will be charged at this time.
• As we get all of the products made, you can expect to see an update from us 1-2 times a month. So stay tuned here for all the latest!
• Once we have the products and are ready to start fulfillment, we will post an update and send an email giving everyone 48 hours to update their addresses if needed. Once that window closes, you will not be able to update your address yourself and will need to contact us directly to make those changes.
• With addresses locked, we will start packing and shipping. This final step will take some time. We appreciate your patience. <3

As a reminder, if you have questions about the Pledge Over Time feature, you can visit this help center article for more information or reach out to Kickstarter’s support team here.

TO REITERATE THE SHIPPING BETA TEST...

We've gotten a range of feedback over the last year about how to make our books more accessible to everyone, and one of the most common places we hear we could make a simple change is by charging shipping later, so there's an additional opportunity to split the product costs.

All shipping and handling fees will be processed on BackerKit when you fill out your backer survey, which will be sent out 2-3 weeks after the campaign ends.

THIS WILL NOT CHANGE THE SHIPPING COST. We have outlined what every item's shipping will be post-campaign below so you can account for it immediately!

GETTING SUPPORT...

150k raised! WOOOOOH!
6 days ago – Fri, Aug 07, 2026 at 03:42:47 PM

Hey all! Bryce here! Thank you so SO much for supporting this first deluxe edition of Mother of Learning! You guys are awessssoooooome!

As usual, this is just a quick flyby hello to let you know that more information about what to expect next is coming next week! It's just after hours here in the US (best time to end the campaign, we've found), so the people who do the actual work around here (not me) are off for a well-deserved weekend!

Again, the team and I are incredibly appreciative of your support! It's Backers that allow Wraithmarked to produce not only this edition, but lots of other cool stuff for you and other readers! We could not be more grateful. Actually.

Cheers all, have a good weekend, and more info coming next week!

Bryce

Third Stretch Goal Down!
25 days ago – Sun, Jul 19, 2026 at 08:46:24 AM

Flyby weekend Update! We just cracked $100k USD, meaning we're seeing an improvement to all the dust jackets!

All dust jackets are now going to be printed on thicker paper, going from 150gsm to 170gsm! This will include the Kickstarter exclusive jackets, which are only available on this campaign!

Thank you everyone, and we're so glad we're seeing the continued enthusiasm for Mother of Learning! Makes us so proud to be one of the brands providing products and content for the series!

Let us know if you have any questions, and talk soon!

Two Stretch Goals Crossed!
about 1 month ago – Wed, Jul 08, 2026 at 04:26:29 PM

Hi there folks!

We hope you're having a lovely week so far! Yesterday was a great launch day for us; it was (and still is) a very cathartic return to where Wraithmarked began. In case you missed some lore as well as a couple fun pictures, head over to our previous update HERE!

That being said, let's get into the details and see what we've unlocked between yesterday and today! 

Y'all zoomed right past our first stretch goal at $25k, which unlocked an increase in interior paper thickness from 70gsm to 80gsm. 

From there, the second stretch goal at $50k was crossed! This goal unlocks the second of the two interior paper thickness goals. ALL books will now be printed with 90gsm paper inside! If you're a previous Wraithmarked campaign backer, you'll know the quality to expect! 

That leave the next goal at $100k. Once we get there, we'll be able to improve the quality of not only the standard dust jacket, but ALL offered dust jackets: the paper thickness will be bumped up from 150gsm to 170gsm!

This is only our second campaign where we offered additional jackets, and judging by the feedback and numbers we see, y'all really love them! We're stoked! 

See you all in the next one! :)

And We're Funded!
about 1 month ago – Tue, Jul 07, 2026 at 07:02:39 AM

Hey everyone!

In just about half an hour, y'all have helped us reach our funding goal (and then some)! Thank you so much for supporting this campaign! This one is really special for us, because in a lot of ways, this is where things really got started.

Small history tidbit for y'all. Shortly before running the original Mother of Learning ARC 1 campaign, we were packing books from a storage unit that had no power outlets, climate control, or wifi access. Once we got the books in from the printer, though, we had just moved into our first office. How far we've come since then, and if you're returning to us from those early projects, thanks so much for everything!

First Stretch Goal On Deck!

Up next, at $25k, our first stretch goal will improve the quality of the paper from 70 gsm to 80 gsm, which will make the books more robust. Let's see how quick we can get there!