avoid making deals that lower the quality of novels and movies (this is a real problem in scifi and fantasy)

avoid adding ads or sponsors

offer SFF stories etc. that I wouldn't be able to otherwise!

get to know my growing readership better

beat industry sexism by circumventing it (haHA! take that!)

have the necessary time and resources to create fully-realized works

accelerate the release of Astral Fall 2!

Astral Fall 2 eBook $$

scifi short film, in production already $$$

Astral Fall 1 & 2 combined in one hard copy book $$$

TBA wizard novella eBook $$

new project/graphic novel hard copy (AAE-related) $$$$

Astral Fall 3 eBook $$

Cast Paypal spell to jessica [at] jessicastover [dot] com (no components required if facing NW)

Wizards may also custom pledge on Patreon here: patreon.com/join/JSto

E-mail me at the address above or cast a message to @JSto on Twitter while chanting

Help from Patreon (not sure how many actual wizards they employ, though)

You'll find out more about that door in Astral Fall 2. Promise!

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Jessica Mae Stover, here: the creator behind the Astral Fall novel and other scifi and fantasy projects. (Suggestion: If you're busy now, you can click "follow" or quick sign-up for $1 and follow along at your leisure.)For example, this:And this:I began my career inside the studio/media conglomerate system and have chosen to work independently ever since. My ethos involves putting craft and quality first, and so far I haven’t accepted publisher or studio deals that would compromise that mission. I’m also invested in media literacy and improved representation. Thanks to writers like Le Guin, Tiptree, Atwood and Butler, who made a fierce study of race and gender in their scifi and fantasy works, I can place my works in post-sexism and post-racism universes, and that’s exactly what I do (the characters have other problems). You can take a look at my work on Apple Amazon and Goodreads , for starters. Currently I work off of the Kindle and iBooks platforms, so you’ll need access to one of those to make the absolute most of your subscription.as a “big project” as well as a handful of “short projects.” The short projects will includeAdditionally I'm working sporadically on a modest short SFF film. I’ve worked on Astral Fall 2 since before the first novel released, so the novel is nearing the edit cycle, which involves three different levels of editors and a science advisor, as well as other professionals. We can talk about that more behind-the-scenes.The first Astral Fall novel had research support from The Science and Entertainment Exchange and NASA, and I continue to work with the Exchange with the goal of fusing accurate science with SFF worldbuilding.If we climb together beyond the first goal, I'm hoping toMore wizards = more features and experiences! And yes, I too am particular about my dice, right down to the edges:A good share of wonderful artists have explained why bringing a community together on this platform is important to their work and I know you’re familiar with some of those meaningful stories and the resulting successes. Many of you wizards have been involved in my projects at different phases for quite some time now. It's time to merge the two. I want to create a solid space where we can regularly form up and increase our magic and influence, and find the rest of our tribe.The likely path are the items at the $$ level unless the third goal is met or outside funding is found.So there you have it! You are most welcome here, and if you find that you might have some aptitude for this kind of wizard's life, then there are three options to follow, join and subscribe on this page. Going fororis great if you want to contribute to the collective's magic without getting too close! Theis for assured mages, andis for those seeking immortality.