Hi Folks,

Thanks to all for finalizing your surveys. Almost everyone has completed theirs. I've locked orders, charged cards, and sent out the first round of eBooks. I'm planning to pack up the orders that can be shipped out now (charms and already released books) right after the New Year.

I also just sent out the reward for hitting stretch goal #1 in the campaign! This is a new short story I've written, "Big Box Romance" and everyone should receive a copy via BookFunnel download. This is the second in a sequence of short stories in a science fiction / cyberpunk universe with rival syndicates and secret agents. You don't have to read the first short story to get this one, but if you want to, you can get "The Star of the Show" for free on Itch.io.

I've also started work on stretch goal #2, which is to commission new covers for my Dissolution Trilogy. I've been wanting to do this for a while, as the original covers are not the usual quality for Space Wizard books. I've teamed up with Spoon at Spoonwood Visuals to create the new covers. We had a great concepting discussion last week, and came up with some exciting cover ideas. Spoon is working on some sketches for me, and I'll share them with you as soon as I have them. Once the covers are complete, everyone will receive a eBook copy of the trilogy with the new covers!

I hope everyone has a very happy New Year. I'll see you all in 2026!

- William C. Tracy