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William C. Tracy

@wctracy.bsky.social

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Writing Strange Worlds and Interesting People. Karate Teacher, Cat Wrangler, Beekeeper, and SFWA Member. Bi/Pan, He/Him www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com

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William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 39m

24 hours left and we're right at $5900! This is the best place to get Lesbians in Space: The Sapphics Strike Back, narrated by @maryrobinettekowal.com and with an extra short story by me. You'll get it before it's released in retail, so back before it's over! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

Lesbians in Space Comes to Audiobook Pt 2!

Lesbians in Space: The Sapphics Strike Back is an anthology of sapphic stories in space! Now you can listen to these amazing stories as we bring the audiobooks to life!

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William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 18h

Juiced the pomegranates today, in anticipation of mead and jelly, and did a full book inventory to figure out what to order. 2 days until the Lesbians in Space audiobook campaign ends and we're closing on 6k! Get in on that audiobook! #amediting #amwriting www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

Lesbians in Space Comes to Audiobook Pt 2!

Lesbians in Space: The Sapphics Strike Back is an anthology of sapphic stories in space! Now you can listen to these amazing stories as we bring the audiobooks to life!

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Journey across a post-apocalyptic landscape with a mother with amnesia as she tries to protect her daughter, then follow a person solving their own murder in Station in the Sky, by Caye Marsh! #sciencefiction #postapocalyptic www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/station...

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Station in the Sky

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It's time for Space Wizard Year 5, part 2! Our campaign to fund 8 new queer science fiction and fantasy books starts October 29, as part of The Book Bazaar! Follow for author interviews and more cool stuff! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

Space Wizard Science Fantasy: Year 5, part 2!

Get notified when Space Wizard Science Fantasy: Year 5, part 2! launches on BackerKit!

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Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 29/09/2026

THE POST THAT GOT THE BOOK BAZAAR SUSPENDED FROM BLUESKY (I don't have the ACTUAL post but I'm rewriting based on memory loosely) THE PROMO DOESN'T STOP, SORRY #BookBazaar26

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Caught up on some Space Wizard business this morning, worked on a presentation, approved copy edits for a book, and started on the next developmental edit! 3 days left in the Lesbians in Space audiobook campaign! #amediting #amwriting www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

Lesbians in Space Comes to Audiobook Pt 2!

Lesbians in Space: The Sapphics Strike Back is an anthology of sapphic stories in space! Now you can listen to these amazing stories as we bring the audiobooks to life!

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Who wants a free short story! Only 3 days left to back the Lesbians in Space Audiobook campaign, with narration by @maryrobinettekowal.com! We've already unlocked a new short story, so let's see if we can get to the stretch goal and a new tea flavor! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

Lesbians in Space Comes to Audiobook Pt 2!

Lesbians in Space: The Sapphics Strike Back is an anthology of sapphic stories in space! Now you can listen to these amazing stories as we bring the audiobooks to life!

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

That's a wrap on three markets this weekend! Having dinner and a movie tonight. Remember, you get a free copy of the short story I'm writing if you back the Lesbians in Space audiobook campaign! Only Four day left! #amediting #amwriting www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

Lesbians in Space Comes to Audiobook Pt 2!

Lesbians in Space: The Sapphics Strike Back is an anthology of sapphic stories in space! Now you can listen to these amazing stories as we bring the audiobooks to life!

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Marani and Nuria must find out how the island's nations will survive if dragons return! Continue the story with The Dragonscale Comb by J.S. Fields! #romance #lesbian #fantasy www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/the-dra...

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The Dragonscale Comb

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

We're at Durham Pride today from 12-4, so come get some great crafts, books and food! It's our third event of this weekend, so lighten my car on the way home! #market #durhampride #foodtrucks #QueerBooks

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Whew! the Space Wizards are tired out from two different markets and we're not done yet. Find us at Durham Pride tomorrow from 12-4! And I'm now writing a short story for the Lesbians in Space campaign, with a grumpy human and a sunny alien... #amediting #amwriting www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

Lesbians in Space Comes to Audiobook Pt 2!

Lesbians in Space: The Sapphics Strike Back is an anthology of sapphic stories in space! Now you can listen to these amazing stories as we bring the audiobooks to life!

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Marani is a bandit who robs a coach. But the princess inside knows far too much about her, and has a comb that belongs to Marani's mother! Find out what happens in The Rosewood Penny by J.S. Fields! #romance #lesbian #fantasy www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/the-ros...

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The Rosewood Penny

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Verne and Doyle are peacefully coexisting, at least for now, this #caturday

Doyle, a white and tan cat, has his head towards the cat perch stand. Verne, a black and gray cat, is on the same perch facing forward.

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Come see Space Wizard a second time today! We're set up at Holly Springs Pride from around 2:30 to 6:00. Get some books, crafts, and have a great Pride! With @htracy.bsky.social #market #pride #hollysprings #QueerBooks

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Opened up about half the pomegranates I picked, and helped out a friend with branch cutting today. Get ready to see us at three markets this weekend! And I'm writing a short story for the audiobook campaign! Back it if you want a copy... #amediting #amwriting www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

Lesbians in Space Comes to Audiobook Pt 2!

Lesbians in Space: The Sapphics Strike Back is an anthology of sapphic stories in space! Now you can listen to these amazing stories as we bring the audiobooks to life!

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Never look a mannequin in the eyes! Join Edi as they search for a cure when their mother is turned into a mannequin by a ghost! #middlegradebooks #horror #creepy www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/junk-ju...

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William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This looks like a great timeloop story, and it's 70% funded. Let's get it to the goal! Proud to be the 87th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for OPPORTUNITY WINDOW: An Anthology of Time Loop Stories! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

OPPORTUNITY WINDOW: An Anthology of Time Loop Stories

Deja vu doesn't begin to cover it... OPPORTUNITY WINDOW will bring you a book of brand new time loop stories (and maybe some you've seen before) from across the SFFH genres!

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Looking for some great art? Check out this campaign! Proud to be the 11th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for The Art of TalonArt4! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...

The Art of TalonArt4

Some of my works of digital art over the past two years put in an art book

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Worked on a presentation for the local beekeeping society today, as well as getting ready for three (!) markets this weekend, and did a last edit on a book coming out next summer. Oh hey, only $48 until you get to make me write a short story... #amediting #amwriting www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

Lesbians in Space Comes to Audiobook Pt 2!

Lesbians in Space: The Sapphics Strike Back is an anthology of sapphic stories in space! Now you can listen to these amazing stories as we bring the audiobooks to life!

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We're less than $70 from making me write a short story for The Sapphics Strike back! Who's going to push it past the goal? #sciencefiction #sapphic www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

Lesbians in Space Comes to Audiobook Pt 2!

Lesbians in Space: The Sapphics Strike Back is an anthology of sapphic stories in space! Now you can listen to these amazing stories as we bring the audiobooks to life!

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It's Thursday Tea with Space Wizard! We're at THREE markets in two days this weekend, at Moonfire Realms, Holly Springs, and then Durham Pride on Sunday. We've got one week left in the audiobook campaign. Make me write a short story! #tea #markets #campaign #books www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

More of this and that today. More prep on the Megasale, as well as working on a couple blog articles, and formatting a book scheduled for next year. I'll be starting another developmental edit soon! #amediting #amwriting

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Find out what happens when everything goes sideways in Fractal Terminus by A.Z. Rozkillis! It's like Everything Everywhere All At Once, in Space! #lesbian #comedy #horror www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/fractal...

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Fractal Terminus

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We have a special unboxing today with Doyle for @robincmduncan.bsky.social new Quirk and Moth omnibus! You can only get these at markets and in our campaigns! #sciencefiction #book #indie #omnibus

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Getting caught up on bits and pieces today. Started work on a new blog post, checked on a beehive, did some weeding, gave some quick developmental edits, and worked on prep for the Megasale coming at the end of the year. #amediting #amwriting

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

There's nothing a huge murder-wrench won't solve! Try out #lesbian #comedy #horror in space with Space Station X by A.Z. Rozkillis! www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/space-s...

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Space Station X

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Finished up the developmental edit commission today! I'll give it another look over tomorrow. I also picked the rest of the pomegranates in the yard, and now have about a bushel to open and juice. Planning to try out a pomegranate mead later this week. #amediting #amwriting

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

What happens when the group journeys across the ocean? in a post-apocalyptic world where human scavengers and giant crabs exist, the monsters are not always who we think. Get Relic of Haven, by Alex Kingsley! #sciencefiction #trans www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/relic-o...

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William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This looks like a really cool graphic novel. I do love Greek myths! Proud to be the 39th patron 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for I, Minotaur: An Epic Graphic Novel by James Ortega! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

I, Minotaur: An Epic Graphic Novel by James Ortega

A philosophical reimagining of the Minotaur myth. Asterion is far from monster. He is the deeply sapient prisoner of a sentient mental labyrinth. Explore his story as he questions his fate, identity, ...

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This looks like a lot of fun! A romantasy AND a TTRPG in the same universe! Proud to be the 26th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for All That Jazz! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/d...

The 1920s occult romantasy-mystery LitRPG novel you've been waiting to read, and the game rules & ecosystem to let you play along!

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Had a great time at Page to Picture festival today, and also got another 50 pages done on this developmental edit. I hope to finish it up tomorrow or Tuesday! #amediting #amwriting

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William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The future is crabs! Journey to a post-apocalyptic world where human scavengers and giant crab monsters exist. Find out what happens in Empress of Dust, by Alex Kingsley! #sciencefiction #trans www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/empress...

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Empress of Dust

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I'm back with my buddy godzilla today at the Page to Picture festival at the Carolina Theatre! Come watch some movies and get some new reads! #indie #books #film

A selection of queer science fiction and fantasy books and a table, next to a cutout of Godzilla

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Got some more done on the developmental edit today and played D&D with the group! I'll be back at Page to Picture festival tomorrow at the Carolina Theatre in Durham, so why not catch a great movie and get some indie books? John Waters is making an appearance tomorrow evening! #amediting #amwriting

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Discover a new world in this anthology where each story is the next step in history! Read of the rise and fall of The World of Juno, created by Daniel Eavenson! #fantasy #sciencefiction www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/the-wor...

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The World of Juno

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Doyle is very cute and upside-down this #caturday

Doyle, a white and tan cat, is lying on his back on his cat perch, ready for more belly rubs.

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Had a great time at the Page to Picture movie festival at the Carolina Theatre, selling books to moviegoers! Also got about 40 more pages done on the developmental edit, and we're so close to breaking $5k on the campaign! Help get us over! #amediting #amwriting www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

Lesbians in Space Comes to Audiobook Pt 2!

Lesbians in Space: The Sapphics Strike Back is an anthology of sapphic stories in space! Now you can listen to these amazing stories as we bring the audiobooks to life!

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The campaign is about $600 away from our first stretch goal! Want to make me write another short story, and have Mary Robinette narrate it, along with the rest of the Lesbians in Space anthology? Make sure to back the project! #scifi #fantasy #queer www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

Lesbians in Space Comes to Audiobook Pt 2!

Lesbians in Space: The Sapphics Strike Back is an anthology of sapphic stories in space! Now you can listen to these amazing stories as we bring the audiobooks to life!

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I'm set up right beside Godzilla at the Carolina Theatre in Durham for the Page to Picture festival! Come see some great movies and get some fascinating books from local authors! #indie #books #movies

A stand of 70 different queer sci-fi and fantasy books, and a Godzilla standee!

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This looks like a great anthology about exploring the cosmos! Proud to be the 46th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Between Stars and Shadows! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

Between Stars and Shadows

A fiction zine exploring the cosmos and the uncanny. Sci-fi/fantasy leaning anthology of poetry, prose, art, and comics.

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

How about some post-apocalyptic mystery humor? Try out these books! Proud to be the 82nd backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Banshee Beach (Tom Vargas Mysteries #3)! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/f...

Banshee Beach (Tom Vargas Mysteries #3)

[Back now to unlock the second stretch goal of MORE short stories!] Tom Vargas goes to the beach in the latest installment of this post-apocalyptic high urban fantasy pulp detective series! Action! Ma...

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Got almost 50 pages done on the developmental edit commission, and had a great conversation with other Printopia creators! Come check out all the cool projects! If you back several in the same section (like scifi for me), you get a free zine! #amediting #amwriting www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

Lesbians in Space Comes to Audiobook Pt 2!

Lesbians in Space: The Sapphics Strike Back is an anthology of sapphic stories in space! Now you can listen to these amazing stories as we bring the audiobooks to life!

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

An indigenous man must help fend off a colonizing fleet with the help of ancient gods in Ajakava, by Chaitanya Murali! #fantasy #historical www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/ajakava

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William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We have a very special Verne Thursday Tea! He crawled up to get a hug just before we started. Verne says to back the campaign so he keeps getting new book boxes to open! #audiobook #thursday #tea #indie #books

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We are live with Printopia creators for the next hour! Watch here! @backerkit.com #printopia #indie #book www.twitch.tv/Laura_VAB

Laura_VAB - Live on Twitch

Printopia Panarama! See cool books on offer now | Streaming writing & reading.

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The graphic novel continues! Make sure to back this and get the next part of the story! Proud to be the 9th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for J.03 - AM I HUMAN? Part 2! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c...

J.03 - AM I HUMAN? Part 2

The story continues! Part 2 of "Am I Human" where Joe faces down another Necro Experiment & we learn more about Terrace and what their plans are with the super weapon, "The Goliath". Will Joe be able ...

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William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Looking for another series with LGBTQ characters, that needs a little love? Try out Heart's Labyrinth! Proud to be the 11th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Heart's Labyrinth! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...

Heart's Labyrinth

Fated Hearts is a supernatural fantasy series featuring LGBTQIA+ main characters. Heart's Labyrinth is the starting point of an epic tale of love, family, friends, and the lengths that people will go ...

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William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

More progress on the new developmental edit today, and made a big batch of muscadine jelly. Another 12 jars! Remember, if you want to snap up those cool new enamel pins, back the Lesbians in Space audiobook campaign! #amediting #amwriting www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

Lesbians in Space Comes to Audiobook Pt 2!

Lesbians in Space: The Sapphics Strike Back is an anthology of sapphic stories in space! Now you can listen to these amazing stories as we bring the audiobooks to life!

William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Haha! Your plan has already worked! What's the next number...420?

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William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This looks like a great re-imagining of Wonderland..., Proud to be the 40th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Hacking Wonderland: A Contemporary Fairytale Reimagining! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...

Hacking Wonderland: A Contemporary Fairytale Reimagining

Tumble down the rabbit hole in this contemporary suspense series inspired by Alice in Wonderland and Alice through the Looking Glass. The world thinks Jabberwock is a myth, but Reagan knows the dark w...