Hi Folks!

I have a real quick update for you. I've got 90% of the surveys completed, so I'm going to be locking them at the end of October.

If you haven't filled out your survey, please do! If you've lost it, just reach out to me at [email protected] and I can send you a new link.

Once I lock the surveys, that means I can get final numbers on all the books and goodies ordered, and start shipping some of the parts not dependent on the Lesbians in Space Anthology (which is releasing June 2025).

We're getting some great stories in already, so if you're planning on submitting to the anthology, remember, you have until midnight on December 31st, 2024 to send it in!

Until next time!
William Tracy

Hi Folks!

I know you're getting all sorts of updates from Booktopia creators (because I am too, I backed over 25 of them!), so I'll keep this short...

I just wanted to say thank you to the 87% of you who have already filled out your survey! Great job! That really helps me with figuring out what books and swag to order so I can get it to you as soon as possible. Even though the Lesbians in Space anthology isn't coming out until June 2025, I'm going to try to ship out the other books you've ordered from Space Wizard before then, as long as they're out!

So, for the 13% remaining, you know what that means! Please fill out your survey as soon as possible. I'm hoping to start locking down the orders around the end of October, and charge cards for any addons you've purchased. There are also a few failed charges, and that's the point where BackerKit will be trying your card again. So if you had a failed charge, please update your card before then! Or contact me if there's an extenuating circumstance and we can figure it out...

We've got some amazing stories coming in for the anthology already, but we want more! Remember, you have until December 31, 2024 to get those stories in, and we're looking forward to them! There's room for all sorts of sapphic stories in this anthology, so don't fall into a self-selecting bias! Polish that story up and send it in. We want to see your amazing Lesbians in Space adventure!

Until next time,
William Tracy

Hi Folks,

It's only been one week since this campaign finished up--hard to believe! We've gotten some more excellent submissions for Lesbians in Space. Remember, if you want to submit a story, get it polished up and sent in by December 31, 2024. All the instructions are here.

My surveys are created and approved by the BackerKit folks. I just sent out the smoke test, which goes to 5% of the backers. If you get one of these surveys, fill it out! That will help test out the system to make sure I didn't miss anything. If all looks good, in a couple days I'll send out the rest of the surveys.

Even though Lesbians in Space doesn't come out until next year, when you get your survey please fill it out soon as you can, especially if you're getting other Space Wizard books. This will help me determine the correct volumes to order, and I can ship out (or send eBooks of) any books that are currently released! So the sooner you pick your books and extra swag, the sooner they get to you!

Finally, there are about 12 of you with failed payments for the campaign. BackerKit will continue to try your card, but if you need to update it, just go in and do it, and they'll charge the card immediately. If you have other issues with it, reach out to BackerKit or to me and we can work with you on it.

That's all for now. Keep your eyes open for surveys and keep writing!

William Tracy

Hi folks!

Thanks so much for all your support during Booktopia! This has been an amazing experience for me, working with a bunch of other creators at the same time. There was a lot of great support and mutual aid behind the scenes as the creators talked with each other and helped make this a success. Our campaign ended with an incredible $10,823 in total, more than doubling our $4,000 goal and even managing to raise a little income!

I mentioned last time, but almost all this money goes right back into the product, and I hope to get you the best version I can! We managed to pass four stretch goals, and get over halfway to the next one! That means not only is Lesbians in Space coming to you, but also:

- We're paying all our anthology authors $0.02 more per word than our goal!
- The anthology will have 5 illustrations!
- Everyone who's getting the hardback version will get some fancy extras! If you haven't voted in the poll yet, make sure you do so! Thus far, the winners are: color illustrations, cover embossing, sprayed edges, and premium paper. I'll start looking at possible suppliers soon to figure out how many of these features (and more!) we can have.
- We also got about halfway to our goal of paying ourselves (for the first time), so that means we even get to keep a little bit out of this campaign!

NEXT STEPS:
First, BackerKit will charge your cards in the next day or so. If anything fails, don't worry that you won't get your rewards. Just go into your account and check your credit card information and they'll charge the card again.

Then, after about two weeks, BackerKit will transfer over the funds.

In the meantime, I already have my surveys pretty much created, and it will go through checking by the BackerKit folks in the next few days. Then I'll send them on to you!

When you get your survey PLEASE FILL THESE OUT AND RETURN SURVEY ASAP, especially if you are getting existing books from Space Wizard. As soon as you complete your survey, I can start figuring out what to ship out and how soon. If you missed something you wanted in the campaign, pretty much everything is available as an addon (including the hardcover and oracle cards) so you have a change to snag them. I'll also have a pre-order store up soon if you missed backing the campaign!

***Remember: if you backed both collab projects (mine and The Warm Machine) at a physical tier, you'll get your cards from each creator. I'll send my three cards with my order and Aimee will send hers with hers.***

Lesbians in Space itself will be coming to you around June 2025. Submissions are open for authors until December 31st, 2024, so get those stories written! We'll be looking through the entries as they come, and will hopefully finish our selections by end of January or February 2025, leaving plenty of time for final edits before production.

Alright, I think that's it for now. I started my annual apple butter production today while waiting for the campaign to finish, so if you find me at a local market in NC, I might have some to sell!

I'll be back in contact in a few days!

William Tracy

Hi Folks!

I'm astounded at the progress over the last couple days! We just passed $10,000 and our fourth stretch goal, which means any of you who backed the hardcover option will now get as many cool options as I can reasonably stuff into the book! I've got a few printer options available to look at, so make sure you vote in the poll to let me know what features you want! This will help me prioritize which printer to go with.

And if you haven't backed the hardcover option...well, it's a pretty good time to do so!

We've got 18 hours left in this campaign, and one last stretch goal to unlock! Space Wizard is a small business, and as such, I put pretty much everything I get from it back into the authors and increasing the business itself. I've run 6 other successful campaigns before this, and haven't actually made a profit on any of them! Their sole purpose is to break even, so I have the funds to produce the great stories I want to see out in the world.

This time, my wife, Heather, and I decided to add a special goal focusing only on ourselves. Now that we've covered all the main upgrades I wanted to see in this project, remaining funds will be a source of income for us for once!

Thank you all so much for believing in the project! Let's see where it takes us on the last day!

William Tracy

P.S. Verne and Doyle also say thanks for backing and for helping out with the kibbles!