Issue one is sold out in physical formats. It may still be possible to get a copy later. Details below.
There are new rewards for our backers bundled with all further author & artist raise stretch goals. You've unlocked three pay raises each for authors & artists. The next author pay raise is a big deal as it gets them to what is known as "SFFWA Pro Rates", and because it unlocks something fun for backers. Details below.
7pm EST Livestream Tonight: S&S AMA Join us right on the crowdfund page for a Sword & Sorcery themed Ask Me Anything livestream with our editor-in-chief, Oliver Brackenbury, Molly Tanzer, and one or more Mystery Guests! Free free to put questions in the comments of this update.
IN DETAIL
ISSUE ONE HAS SOLD OUT IN PHYSICAL FORMATS
If you've already pledged for a bundle that includes issue one in softcover or grabbed it as an add-on, you're good.
Otherwise our first issue is now only available in digital formats. There are two ways this might change...
1) If someone who has a copy of issue one in their pledge cancels that pledge, then the copy will re-appear and you'll see the Add-On listing's "0 remaining" count go back up to "1 remaining".
2) We are trying to get a few dozen absolute final copies from the print run returned to us by a distributor. This is currently being negotiated and we are being cautious - we won't add them to our inventory until they are safely in our fulfillment center. It'd be rough to sell them first, then have the package lost in the mail or destroyed or...
If this happens, we will contact anybody who has pledged for one of our new "Issues two through ten" pledges so they have the opportunity to complete their runs, then make an update so everybody knows.
NEW AUTHOR & ARTIST RAISES UNLOCKED, AND NEW REWARDS FOR BACKERS AS WE UNLOCK MORE
Oliver is still scrambling to make a big cool stretch goal map but in the meanwhile you've now unlocked three author and three artist raises. Wow!
The next author raise will bring their pay up to 8 cents a word. This is a very important number to authors & publications as it is what the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association recognizes as a professional pay rate for SFF authors.
To celebrate that unlocking the next author pay raise will unlock one reward for all backers, and another for the person whose pledge gets us over the line.
Everybody will get digital backgrounds sized for their computer & phone featuring Jimmy Makepeace's excellent art for issue 8.
The person whose pledge gets us over the line for the next author raise will win a short story critique from Molly Tanzer herself! The story can be up to 5000 words, and if you don't want a story critique this can be gifted to a friend or the backer who pledged just before you did.
SWORD & SORCERY ASK ME ANYTHING LIVESTREAM TONIGHT
Molly will also be joining Oliver Brackenbury for a Sword & Sorcery Ask Me Anything livestream tonight at 7pm EST for one hour....and there may be other special guests as well!
The stream will be viewable right here on the crowdfund page, and you're welcome to put advance questions in the comments of this update.
