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I did a soft launch yesterday to see if I could keep from blowing through my goal too quickly and... that didn't work. Lol. Anyway, here's the link! Go pick up a copy if you want one. Remember, I'm going to be redoing the cover on these, so this is your window to pick up one with the author's art on it. :)

Even if you don't plan on buying, check out the video. It's a timelapse of me sketching, I think it's pretty fun. <3

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Either Side of the Strand Print Edition

M.C.A. Hogarth is raising funds for Either Side of the Strand Print Edition on Kickstarter! MilSF with an all female crew, in an "Old Star Trek" vein! Because we all love first contact stories, with octopuses.

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Anonymous

It was *very* fun to watch you doing the sketching. Funny thing: I didn't realize--even though I've seen the finished bookmark--that these were pelted characters until watching you draw them on this video. Oh yeah! They have those ears!

filkferengi

Been there, pledged that. ;) --filkferengi

Anonymous

Is there any chance that you would consider adding some "stretch goals" such as "for each x$ beyond y$ you will include a piece of line art in the book" (like the wonderful illustrations by Voter in Robert Heinleins' "Rocket Ship Galileo" published by Charles Scribner's Sons)?

mcahogarth

Ooh, that's a super-cool idea! But I'm not sure I want to start that precedent: it would make the other books in the series look weird, because they wouldn't have interior art? Let me ponder that one. :)

Anonymous

I'm only aware of one other book in the series that is in print and that is Alysha's Fall, and that does have a couple of interior illustrations. Could you add something like an 'illustrator' pledge to the kickstarter and see whether there's enough interest? (How much does a piece of commercial line art cost?)

mcahogarth

Actually, there are three other books in this series in print already (Alysha's Fall, Second, and Who is Willing), so... it's not actually a minor consideration.

Anonymous

Oh well... On the other hand -- two more books! Thanks for the information. Now all I have to do is wait until Tuesday.