AND MORE (See the campaign page for a full list of authors!)
The stories range in heat level, genre, length, and tone. All take place in the Victorian era and explore a queer Holmes!
Cover art for this book will be by the wonderfully talented Max Kennedy ( aka @maxkennedy24). We will post art previews here and on the indiegogo campaign page, so check those spaces out in the coming weeks!
Thecampaign is set to run for 45 days. We are already, only 24 hours since we went live on indiegogo, almost halfway to our minimum goal! We’re SO EXCITED and we hope more folks will claim the awesome perks we have available.
They include:
$5 ebook only
$10 paperback only
$18 ebook + paperback combo with a small cover art postcard
$28 ebook + hardcover combo with a large cover art postcard plus your name on the acknowledgments page.
$45 limited edition dust jacket hardcover with a large cover art postcard and a small cover art poster, plus your name on the acknowledgments page.
$70 SUPER supporter tier with everything included in the $45 level, but with a large cover art poster and your name in a Special Thanks section inside the book.
Not able to contribute right now? The book will be made available in ebook and potentially also in paperback format through Amazon in Spring 2020, and you will be able to snag a copy then. However, copies for sale through indiegogo are significantly discounted, so keep that in mind!
FAQs:
Is the thumbprint graphic the cover art? Nope! This is just a temporary image we are using for this project.
Are the authors getting paid? Absolutely. All the authors signed a contract which entitles them to payment through royalties up to a certain amount. Authors will receive royalties from books sold via the campaign as well.
Is the artist getting paid? Yes, of course! Everyone working on this book is getting PAID!
Why are you crowdfunding this project? This was a somewhat big project for us and one that is very near and dear to our hearts. We exist as a company because of two things: Sherlock Holmes fandom and fan fiction authors. We wanted to make this project, which combines these two things we care about SO much, a bit special with more options than our current model would allow (things like hardcovers and bonus art!). In order to do that, we realized we needed to think outside the box. That’s how we decided to go this route.
Will you crowdfund all your books now? Nah, we won’t be doing that. We might crowdfunding some larger projects in the future, but definitely no plans to do this for every title!
Hi! We’re making a directory of people who can help with world building! Do you know a lot about meteorology? Do you consider yourself an expert on the book “Children of Hurin?” Reblog this post with what topics you’re able to help with and if your ask box is open for these questions and if you’re open to non-Tolkien worldbuilding questions too.
Do you have a question about the weather of Himring? Do you need help designing clothes for Hobbits? Search this post to see if anyone’s available to help! (or if we have a lot of reblogs, check out our blog and search for that topic!)
Our goal is to, when we have enough reblogs, create individual posts for each topic listing who is available to help with that topic! That way no one has to scroll forever to find someone to help :)
I’m Elwin!
I can help with: finding references in HoME or any of Tolkien’s works, such as Unfinished Tales or the Letters; thee/thou questions; writing adult/E-rated work (no questions from underage people about this please); writing bisexual, intersex, non-binary, and/or polyamorous characters, writing about infertility/childless characters, writing fat characters.
Small-batch independent yarn dyer Clara Ziegler is eager to brainstorm new color combinations–if only she could come up with ideas she likes as much as last time! When she sees Danielle Solomon’s paintings of Florida wildlife by chance at a neighborhood gallery, she finds her source of inspiration. Outspoken, passionate, and complicated, Danielle herself soon proves even more captivating than her artwork…
Knit One, Girl Twois $1.99/68 pages. Cover art by Jane Dominguez; picture of Clara and Danielle is by @agaricals on commission.
I’m reading this right now and I love it!
Listen, I’m reading this and i’m like 5 pages in (on my kindle app) and ran into this sentence:
“I am so gay,” she whispered to herself happily.
YES. YES EXACTLY THIS. THIS IS ME EVERY FUCKIN DAY I ALREADY IDENTIFIED HARD WITH THIS GIRL OVER MUSICAL THEATER AND YARN BUT NOW I KNOW I WILL FOLLOW HER TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH.
…basically get this cute little novella, it’s precious adorable girl-loving fluff.
I just finished and oh my gosh, I am smiling so much! This story was perfect and so, so sweet! There are queer and trans characters throughout the book apart from the lesbian lead and her bisexual love interest, and even though they only have a couple of lines each (the book is only 68 pages) they have their own individual personalities, and they felt real to me rather than tokens. There are trans characters of all ages, which made me so happy.
The book also shows a lot of the MC’s relationship with her sister, destroying the myth that having a f/f romance, especially one at the center of a story, somehow undervalues platonic relationships between women.
Also, the characters interact with each other in a way that represents how I interact with my friends. family, and partner as a queer person (and a queer nerd at that) I’ve never seen in fiction. There’s this myth we don’t talk about being queer with each other, or think about it all that much. Even when we’re represented in fiction, we rarely talk to each other at all (there should be some kind of queer Bechdel-Wallace test). When we’re allowed to exist in media, we’re expected to do so quietly. (Seeing fanfiction represented as something that resonates with queer people rather than the myth that it’s just for ‘straight teenage fangirls’ meant so much to me, too!)
And, (vague spoiler ahead!) seeing a character’s struggle after trauma to create something using her chosen medium resonated so much with me as a writer who has struggled to write outside of fanfiction (and even then not feeling ‘into it’ like I used to) for years.
This story is seriously amazing and I have actually deleted several paragraphs of me gushing over it because I could go on and on! As a note, I usually don’t like contemporary stories, but I REALLY loved this one. 6/5 stars. :)
Sebastian Stewart was never Mr. Dependable; he was more the good-time guy who only wanted to swim, party, and ink tattoos. Until he cost his team the Olympic gold four years ago. Bas is determined to do right this time around—by his medley relay team and his rookie mentee.
Jacob Burrows is in over his head. The Olympic experience—from the hazing, to the endless practices, to the unrelenting media—makes the shy nineteen-year-old’s head spin. He’s trying to be everything to everyone while trying not to fall for his gorgeous tattooed teammate who just gets him—gets his need to fix things, his dorky pirate quips, and his bisexuality.
When Jacob falters under the stress, threatening his individual races and the medley relay gold, he needs Bas’s help to escape from drowning. Bas, however, fearing a repeat of his mistakes four years ago, pushes Jacob away, sure he’ll only let Jacob down. But the only path to salvaging gold is for Jacob to finally ask for what he needs—the heart of the man he loves—and for Bas to become the dependable one.
I’m so sorry about the recent lack of updates. 2020 has been… well, you all know how 2020 has been. :( I want to do what I can to help bring a bit of joy to people in an isolating time where funds may be tight and spirits a little low, so:
I’m making How Saeter Robbed the Underworldfree until the end of March! How Saeter Robbed the Underworld is a novella-length M/M story and the Rainbow Awards 2019 winner of Best Bisexual Fantasy-Romance. Featuring found family, shape-shifting tricksters & a happy ending. Click here for content warnings, an excerpt, and additional information.
The link above should be showing as free on all major retailers, but it might take some time to trickle down from Amazon.com to other regional Amazon sites. If so, or if you want to download it directly, I’ve also posted it in epub, mobi, and pdf formats over on Itch.io.
