@boterbug.bsky.socialAlabaster Shrike passenger report:
Augustin Galvez (human, he/him) is one of the lead geneticists from TriDyne Corporation working on the cure for C-FIS-452, a minor fungal infection spreading through the galactic core that affects multiple species.
@boterbug.bsky.socialAlabaster Shrike crew report:
Fovak (kikan, he/him) was born to piracy. While kikan children don’t typically keep familial connections after reaching adulthood, he still takes pride in following in his parents’ wake.
@boterbug.bsky.socialGood morning! It is Friday. For many, that means payday! And if you were waiting for payday to back The Light of Unfamiliar Stars, well, that's today!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/157...
#HockIsMissing #spacepirates #NewBook #selfpublish #kickstarter
@boterbug.bsky.socialAlabaster Shrike crew report:
When Liz got her own ship, she hired some pirates from the Wadja and some from ports; but to pilot her new pride and joy, she knew she couldn’t trust anyone other than Mag Quin Treo peq xa Horla vi Ashen (ramara, she/her).
@boterbug.bsky.socialFolks we're just *one* paperback pledge from hitting $1,000! (Or like ebook plus some add-ons like a Destroyers audiobook but you get the idea!) #HockIsMissing #spacepirates #selfpublish
@boterbug.bsky.socialAlabaster Shrike crew report:
Åsa Lindstrom (human, she/her) was the captain of the PWK Swiftpack, the ship that got hijacked by pirates and ended up carrying the Protector Historian to the historic summit at Alpha Point. Then, she disappeared.
@boterbug.bsky.socialAlabaster Shrike crew report:
Liz Bewick (human, she/her) worked a corporate job that had her traveling all over the sector to little thanks. The perfect opportunity for a change of pace came when the shuttle she was on was boarded by Captain Hock Corven.
@boterbug.bsky.socialAnyhow we are at $916 raised! 25% in the first day :D Can you get us past $1,000 before we hit the 24-hour mark at noon?
@boterbug.bsky.social$915 raised in the first day! That means we're 25% there. Not too shabby! Not enough to guarantee smooth sailing—it's going to be a long month of me spamming social media until I'm blue in the face (I'll have to learn from Hock)—but I think we can do this! #kickstarter #spacepirates #HockisMissing
@boterbug.bsky.socialStickers locally printed in Ballston Spa, NY at Name Bubbles! We're thrilled to work with local printers and creators making the extras to celebrate the release on my newest book, The Light of Unfamiliar Stars.
#kickstarter #spacepirates #NewBook #HockIsMissing #selfpublish
@boterbug.bsky.socialWE ARE LIVE! The Kickstarter for The Light of Unfamiliar Stars has launched!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/157...
Help these lesbian space pirates find their blowhard pufferfish comrade in my newest book!
#spacepirates #HockIsMissing #BoterBugBooks #NewBook #selfpublish
@boterbug.bsky.socialMeanwhile, things I struggled with morally while writing:
Glorifying piracy
Killing government personnel
There is no overlap in thst Venn diagram.
Anyway, I don't think we're at that level of notoriety yet. You can help change that: www.kickstarter.com/projects/157...
@molotovmina.bsky.socialOmg YUS!!!! The cover took over a YEAR to paint. Please support our #kickstarter #booksky #HockIsMissing #coverart
@boterbug.bsky.socialAn easy way to pass the Bechdel test is to have your three main characters be in a lesbian love triangle.
(This wasn't the intention from the get-go, but you know, it kinda just happens when that's the cast you set yourself up with.) #HockisMissing #NewBook #selfpublish #spacepirates
@boterbug.bsky.socialThe Light of Unfamiliar Stars is in #Kickstarter Pre-launch NOW! Follow to get updated on the project, including when we go live and how you can help Liz's crew save Captain Hock!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/157...
#scifi #HockIsMissing #spacepirates #NewBook #BoterBugBooks #selfpublish
@boterbug.bsky.socialFood offers a great “second thing” for characters to be doing in a scene, helping flesh them out into complex, multitasking characters. I also really like food. #HockisMissing #NewBook #selfpublish
@boterbug.bsky.socialIn Destroyers, I intentionally avoided specifying what kind of weapons exist in the Subspace setting. Ballistic/bullets? Laser beams? Plasma bolts?
In The Light of Unfamiliar Stars I decided, screw it, they all exist. #HockisMissing #NewBook #selfpublish
@boterbug.bsky.socialAn earlier draft of the cover art that @molotovmina.bsky.social sent me had a skull on the prow of the Alabaster Shrike. It didn't feel right to me - not very Liz, too generic. I asked if it could be something avian.
She came back with this Shrike logo. Nailed it, first try. #HockIsMissing #scifi
@boterbug.bsky.socialSubspace works by tunneling a portal to a parallel dimension, following a predetermined path using the faster speed of light there, and arriving hundreds of light-years away nearly instantaneously. #HockisMissing #NewBook #selfpublish
@boterbug.bsky.socialHappy Autumn Equinox, fellow Earthers! As we celebrate a celestial milestone in our planet-based calendar, it’s time to LORE DROP how calendars work in the multicultural galaxy of the Subspace Saga!
(Throw to public Facebook post because LONG.)