There is a thing that happens when you tell someone you are writing a book.
They nod, they smile, they say something encouraging, and then they ask the question that has lived behind every other question they have ever asked you: “But how does that actually work?”
Fair. Let me tell you how it works.
A World Reborn, Book One of The Hearthlight Cycle, comes to Kickstarter on June 1. The campaign runs for thirty days, through June 30. The funding goal is $5,500, which covers cover art, copy editing, ISBNs, copyright registration, and the production costs that transform a manuscript into a book. Fulfillment is planned for November 2026. Shipping is collected separately at checkout.
Here is what is waiting for you inside the campaign.
Supporter — $5 Your name in the acknowledgments of A World Reborn, and a digital Aestraea map wallpaper. You helped bring this world into print. That deserves to be on record.
Digital Adventurer — $15: The ebook edition of A World Reborn, the digital map wallpaper, and acknowledgment. Aestraea in your pocket, wherever you go.
Traveler — $30: A signed paperback, the ebook, the map wallpaper, and your name in the acknowledgments. A physical book, signed by the author, sent to your door.
Hearthlight — $60 A signed limited edition hardcover, the ebook, the map wallpaper, and acknowledgment. This is the one for your shelf. The one that stays.
Proprietor — $100 Everything in Hearthlight, plus your name woven into a minor character or location in Book Two. You will exist in Aestraea. Permanently.
Starbound — $250 Everything in Proprietor, plus a thirty-minute virtual chat with me. Bring your questions. Bring your theories. I will bring kavren.
Stretch goals will be announced between June 1 and June 3. There is more on the horizon. Watch this space.
The pre-launch page is live now. Twenty people are already waiting at the door. If you would like to be notified the moment the campaign opens, the link is below.
Until the Fires call us home.
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