I'm afraid I wasn't clear. I was trying to say that the whole "Borrowing' thing isn't just his (Sir Terry's) idea alone, but yes, there were two that seem like they could have been written by him. His idea of a naughty young witch paired with an older witch who really gets "headology" and has a familiar (a cat/bird) and the young witch gets stuck into the mind of a bird, and it's funny but also kind of serious. He's not the first to write about it, and the ideas are so ubiquitous among people who are into literary witches that the idea's sure to pop up. I see those similarities, as do others. It happens. And I've never seen him sketch anything whereas you are obviously an artist of the visual kind! Please don't be upset. I didn't mean to hurt you, and I'm so sorry that I did. I am sorry.

Thank you for clarifying! I put so much hard work into making these comics that I am sensitive to any suggestion that this work is not entirely my own. Yes, I agree, a lot of these ideas have been around for a very long time and I’m sure I’m not the first to think of some of them — but if there was any influence on my idea to have the bird and the girl witch switch places I would look toward more obvious influences like Freaky Friday and Sword In The Stone — movies I watched many years ago as a kid. (In one of my favorite childhood movies, Beastmaster, I think there was a character that could even see through a bird's eyes!). I do my best to try to make comics that feel like they are uniquely my own and are in my voice, but I can’t be aware of everything that’s ever been made. And while I know of Pratchett and know that having my work compared to his is a complement, I'm ashamed to admit I've never read his books and certainly would never plagiarize him or anyone else.

Beastmaster was one of my favorites as a kid, too, but I haven't seen it in many, many years! Here's an example of what I was thinking of: The Whomping Willow. The first time I saw the Whomping Willow was in 1983 when it had a major part in a not unknown film called 'Poltergeist'. I'm not pointing that at JK Rowling, because I simply can't recall how she wrote it, but when I saw it in the Harry Potter film, I was surprised because it was nothing like I'd imagined. It's much bigger (and sometimes much, much, much bigger) than the one in Poltergeist, but the idea there of a tree beating on people was also disturbingly utilized in the very first Evil Dead movie in 1981. That's what I meant about the idea being there, but more than one person may having it. It's like Multiple Discovery/Simultaneous Invention but the ideas are the Inventions. Again, I am so sorry. I never meant to harm you in any way and I'm so sorry. Thank you for being so polite, kind, and open-minded.💗

I forgot to add that while I loved The Sword In The Stone, I've never seen any of the Freaky Friday movies, only small parts. As his works are rather voluminous, you can search for the books Sir Terry Pratchett wrote with the witches, I believe that there are six of them. They're all worth reading, he's got this way of writing that always has me smiling through most of his books, it reminds me of Douglas Adam's writing, and Neil Gaiman's.

I guess we watched the same Movies in our Childhood. First i have to say that i really love your work, your writing and your Artstyle are both wonderfull. And who knows maybe Sir Terry did inspire you....from the Afterlife. jk.

Thank you so much! It makes me happy to hear you enjoyed the comics — it can be so easy to misunderstand people on the internet! A big part of what made these comics so “accidental” was that I had only planned to make 1 or 2 witch-themed comics for Halloween. I had never tried to write a story like this before and hadn’t expected to write one about witches of all things! But the response to the comics on Instagram was so positive that I just kept going and making it up as I went! I’ve been reading up about the history of witchcraft and modern day practices but I pretty much just look at non-fiction sources. I still haven’t finished the Witchflowers story yet, mostly because I’m still figuring out how to do it and want to make sure it’s good — it would be a lot easier if I was copying someone else, that’s for sure! But the only way I can improve as a writer and storyteller is to practice and keep writing so I’m doing my best all on my own.