We've been busy at the writing desk. Volumes One and Two have passed an initial read-through, and volume Three is at 34K words...about 2/3 finished. Meanwhile, we have been playing with novel formatting software, which is limited because we work on Linux but love it too much to leave it. Nevertheless, the books are going to be fabulous!
Going through the books with beta readers, I thought, wouldn't it be crazy if Darius' journey was actually a travelogue rather than a sci-fi adventure meant to save the world? See, in my research, I've been watching travelogues, so this thought is grounded in reality. While I won't be turning the book into a travel show anytime soon, I did want to announce an incentive for early backers:
A set of postcards from Darius' adventures. I'm thinking two places per book, eight total. Free for early-bird backers. But WAIT! Eight is such an odd number. Let's add an extra incentive. Backers at a special tier have the chance to add four more postcards for an even dozen.
You don't have to worry about backing anything yet. These are still in the making, and the project doesn't go live until the end of October.
But for you, my dear friends and readers, a special opportunity to choose where the postcards are coming from. This link will take you to Jotform because the embedded polls here in Backerkit don't allow for multiple checkbox answers. No personally identifiable data is being collected. The poll closes on September 30, 2026.
