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January 2026 Patreon Sketches

Posted on March 1st, 2026

Time keeps on happening, and so do Patreon sketches! This month we have a batch of 10, all for prompts from my intrepid patrons.

10 sketch cards by Amy Crook

  • Eric asked for hot air balloons and I went a little nerdy with the designs. (sold)
  • Nick said “Six!” and I made a muppet six for him. Purple is the most muppety color and I will not take any notes on this.
  • SaraBeth wanted one of my cats as a salt shaker, so I chose chonky Lapis, although of course her actual spots are different than shown. (sold)
  • Shannon asked for warmth and got tea and a rather swampy sort of dragon.
  • Amy B wanted a party crow so I found some crows playing and drew this jaunty fellow in a hat. (sold)
  • Andria wanted a studious white squirrel. (sold)
  • Allison wanted one of the small fae from Friends in Low Places and I drew Stick. (sold)
  • Jefferson prompted Happy New Fears and we are peeking monstrously through the door. (sold)
  • Kelly wanted a space cat and this guy is floating happy and free. (sold)
  • Jo asked for a dragon in a quilt, and has received.

Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Completed Commissions, People, Figures and Faces, Pretty Words, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Tentacles, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
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December 2025 Patreon Sketches

Posted on January 31st, 2026

Another month, another batch of sketches! I actually have plans to put more real art in here someday, but for now enjoy these playing-card-sized bites.

10 sketch cards by Amy Crook

  • Jeff asked for Christmas beer and I was feeling stein-y (sold)
  • Jo wanted a summer day in a meadow
  • Amy B wanted a Krampus
  • Eric asked for Minter, his favorite season (sold)
  • Karla requested holly & ivy cats, so here’s some green kitties for you (sold)
  • Rebecca S wanted a beach bonfire, and got this guy
  • SaraBeth asked for Trotsky the Snow Cat; Trotsky does not love snow (sold)
  • Andria wanted fireball & apple cider with a dragon, so the dragon is fireballing the cider (sold)
  • Kelly requested a snowy owl, so I went simple with the colors, just inks and pencils (sold)
  • No one requested this, I was just warming up with some yupo paper & pens (sold)

Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Completed Commissions, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Pretty Words, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Whimsical and Strange
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To Make and to Mark: The Future of Magic Book 3

Posted on January 20th, 2026

To Make and to Mark by Amy Crook

To Make and to Mark is out!

Autumn winds blow trouble into Arthur and Jade’s cosy, magical life for this third book in The Future of Magic series.

Arthur and his former apprentice, Ariadne, run the apothecary shop in the witch’s district of United London. Arthur also makes bespoke teas for an exclusive clientele.

Jade is Arthur’s romantic partner, creating magical tattoos for the residents of the district and beyond. Jade also constructs charms for Arthur’s customers to make their lives easier.

Arthur’s disreputable relatives emerge from his abandoned past, bringing false healing and shady shenanigans to the community he and his found family have worked so hard to strengthen.

Together, can they protect what they’ve built?

Tags: low stakes, fantasy romance, m/nb romance, genderqueer character, open-door spice, solarpunk, hopepunk, cozy magic, fraud, will make you hungry and crave tea, HEA and extended denouement, slice of life

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November 2025 Sketch Cards

Posted on December 30th, 2025

It’s always a little weird to be doing these a month after requests are made, but needs must. I hope you’re having a lovely liminal week, dear readers!

8 sketch cards by Amy Crook

  • Jefferson asked for Kobold in San Diego, and he’ll understand this (sold)
  • Rebecca S asked for butterflies and got some colorful little paint doodles
  • Eric asked for “forgot September” referencing Earth Wind and Fire, and thus we have water here wondering what the big deal is (sold)
  • SaraBeth asked for cosy Meadowsweet, and here is our boy in one of his many rag nests (sold)
  • Kelly wanted a dragon with a teapot, and got this lovely earth-toned duo (sold)
  • I did a pair of low-color galaxies for filler reasons, this is one
  • Amy B wanted spoopy festive, so I dressed up a ghost in a Santa hat (sold)
  • and here is the other galaxy

Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Completed Commissions, People, Figures and Faces, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
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October 2025 Sketch Cards

Posted on December 4th, 2025

The holidays made this one run a little late, but I got there in the end! The cats helped, of course. They’re helpers.

8 sketch cards by Amy Crook

  • JoVE asked for “escaping the gloom” and got this wee painting/drawing
  • SaraBeth wanted Pod as the Winter Soldier and I decided to do Bucky’s correct missing leggie and not Pod’s for the visual (sold)
  • Eric prompted Muppets Haunted Mansion and I couldn’t resist Hatbox Fozzie (sold)
  • Kelly asked for a witch, a pumpkin, and a dragon, and got some of each heh (sold)
  • Jeff prompted “forest shuffle” and I can never do a prompt from him straight (sold)
  • Lila wanted a Halloween dryad and got this lovely lady
  • Amy B prompted “spoopy” so I did one of my ghosties
  • Andria prompted “not my circus, not my monkeys” and well, yeah (sold)

Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Completed Commissions, People, Figures and Faces, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
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September 2025 Sketch Cards

Posted on November 3rd, 2025

We remembered September! Not the 21st, but close enough. It was a good range of sketches this month, with lots of cats and dragons as is the best possible way.

10 sketch cards by Amy Crook

  • Rebecca S asked for a ladybug using a typewriter and I made choices about it
  • Amy B asked for an opossum and gets the “he scream at own ass” meme (if you look this up use knowyourmeme.com not google, trust me on this) (sold)
  • SaraBeth wanted Mal in a Statue of Liberty costume. Mal did not want this. (sold)
  • Jeff prompted “spinal tap” since the new movie’s coming out, and got a spine being tapped (sold)
  • Jo asked for Nightshade chasing a flower fairy
  • Kelly requested a cat in a hat, and, well. That’s what she got! (sold)
  • Andria wanted a hot apple cider dragon, and the dragon got a little excited
  • Karla asked for a tea dragon with milk or lemon, and I went with lemon (sold)
  • Nick asked for Nanamo Ul Namo, which is apparently from Final Fantasy, and gets emoji style
  • JoVE asked for “plums! so many plums!” and I took her a bit literally but I had fun

Categories: Completed Commissions, People, Figures and Faces, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
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A Flutter of Fae audiobook

Posted on October 21st, 2025

A Flutter of Fae by Amy Crook read by Keval Shah

The wonderful Keval Shah is back for another audiobook! The fourth Consulting Magic audiobook includes both the novel, A Flutter of Fae, but also the short story Friends in Low Places, which is the completion of the series so far!

Get yours today.

A Flutter of Fae

Alexander Benedict-St. Albans and Julian St. Albans-Benedict are back for another book!

Fourth in the Consulting Magic series, A Flutter of Fae starts the next phase in Alex and Julian’s lives. As Guardians of the Charmer’s Way and newlywed husbands, they’re learning to function together as a household and a part of society. Alex has taken the role of Charmer while Julian is becoming a sought-after Grower, but their busy new life hasn’t gotten them out of Alex’s previous job—solving murders.

When a high elf turns up dead right in front of the Queen’s Way, Her Majesty herself requests Alex and Julian’s input on the problem. The problem is, their victim doesn’t seem to have any enemies, or even serious business interests on the human side of the way. With no clear motive and time ticking away, Alex and Julian have to live their new, complicated lives while still making time for old friends, new acquaintances, and, of course, solving the murder.

Friends in Low Places

Con and Old Sprout drop in for an unexpected visit during tea time, and they bring an unusual mystery for Alex and Julian to solve. In the course of their investigation, Julian and Alex get to explore the forest around the Source, meet some of the local fae, and consult with Cody. They solve the mystery and catch the culprit and put everything to rights just in time to spoil the kittens.

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