Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
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CLOCKWORK UNIVERSE: STEAMPUNK VS. ALIENS Kickstarter is now live!

So from time to time, I get involved with Kickstarter anthologies. You've probably noticed this by now; it's a reasonably harmless pastime, after all, and one which can result in lots of lovely fiction (since being an anthology automatically means you rate a space on the rolling list, and once you're on the rolling list, you actually get written). This time is no different. Presenting...

Clockwork Universe: Steampunk vs. Aliens, a Kickstarter of men, machines, and unspeakable horrors from beyond the veil of stars.

The premise is simple: aliens arrive on the Planet Earth for their scheduled invasion, and find themselves confronted with a fully-functional steampunk society (which really was not a part of the original plan). Fourteen authors of various backgrounds and who work in diverse genres, will be presenting their own viewpoints on this titanic bout. My own story, "Lady Antheia's Guide to Horticultural Warfare," is planned and plotted and ready to explode into riotous overgrowth. There's only one thing missing, and that's you, dear readers. Our alien war machines need blood, and—I mean, our Kickstarter needs backers if we're going to reach the lofty goal that allows all these thrilling tales to be composed and put out into the world.

So check out our Kickstarter. Consider the Lady Antheia, and how much she'd like the opportunity to meet you. Consider my last alien invasion story, "Dying With Her Cheer Pants On," and ask yourself, just how ridiculous is Seanan willing to get for the cause?

There's only one way to find out.
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  • 25 comments
Mwahahahahahahaha! This will be FUN.
One hopes.
Looks kinda neat. I'll keep that one in mind.
I'm hoping to do my upcoming YA antho through Kickstarter... once I get all the stories I need. It was a real blow to the planning process when between half and two thirds of the authors invited dropped out over time. o.0

(And it's a shame that this one doesn't have open submissions, it looks so COOL.)
I find Kickstarter a bit nerve-wracking, because it means I can't tell absolute commitments from "maybe" commitments. But it's a good way of doing things.
I backed it. You and Lynch in the same anthro? Take my money, thanks!
Yay!
*flings money at Kickstarter*
<3
And when I backed them, I got a lovely thank-you letter! Always a plus.
Oh, splendid!
Backed it! Looks like a lot of fun. :-)
And that is, of course, what matters.
Hell yeah
Yay!
Shiiiiiny artwork! And another backer on the pile.
Glee.
Backed it last Saturday! Should be fun!! and the cover art is shiny.
Agreed.
Backed! I may have to consider adding a budget line for "Kickstarters Seanan's in or plugs" Following you on Twitter is dangerous to the wallet. :)
That's part of why I share so few Kickstarters.
So far, the ones we've backed that you do share have all been awesome, so thank you both for being selective and for sharing the ones that you do.
Oooh, shiny! And look at all those writers. Okay, I've put my money in.
Yay!
In the words of Philip J Fry, shut up and take my money.

... But please don't then insert anything into my eyeball. I'm sensitive about such things.
Do my best.