William C. Tracy
Writing Strange Worlds and Interesting People. Karate Teacher, Cat Wrangler, Beekeeper, and SFWA Member. Bi/Pan, He/Him
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- Got another few chapters done in editing, and also got some preliminary sketches for new Dissolution Trilogy covers! Very excited to see those develop! I should be able to share at least the first one in a few more weeks! #amediting #amwriting
- Enter an Indian mythology-inspired fantasy, where colonizing forces are threatening the future of peaceful villagers in Ajakava, by Chaitanya Murali! www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/ajakava
- Didn't get any editing done today, as I got the Space Wizard finances done for January. Should be able to get a good bit done tomorrow! #amediting #amwriting
- Quirk must deal with the space mafia in The Rigel Redemption by Robin C.M. Duncan! #sciencefiction #mystery #thriller www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/the-rig...
- Thursday Tea is back! We have some tasty honey from New Zealand and a new shirt! Make sure to sign up for the audiobook campaign starting in March for Lesbians in Space, narrated by Mary Robinette Kowal! www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti... #lgbtqbooks #queerbooks #tea #backerkit #NewZealand
- And we're back home! Today was The Longest Day Ever, starting with a tour of Weta Unleashed in Auckland, then I gt the rest of The Healer's Magic edited and formatted, and started on a new edit. Time to crash! #amediting #amwriting
- Nothing can go wrong at a genetic experimentation facility in The Carborundum Conundrum by Robin C.M. Duncan! #sciencefiction #mystery #thriller www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/the-car...
- A grumpy detective with a foulmouthed teenager thrust upon him must find a killer jumping android bodies in The Mandroid Murders by Robin C.M. Duncan! #sciencefiction #mystery #thriller www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/the-man...
- Another few more chapters of The Healer's Magic edited today, and I'll certainly be able to finish the rest on the loooong plane flight back tomorrow. The rest of the day was Hobbiton! #amediting #amwriting
- Got a few more chapters of The Healer's Magic edited, but most of the day was spent at Te Puia, learning about the Maori and seeing their hotsprings! Tomorrow is our last touring day before the flight home! #amediting #amwriting
- Edi's mother gets turned into a mannequin by a ghost and it's up to Edi to fix it in Junk Junction by Sara Codair! #fantasy #urbanfantasy #ghosts www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/junk-ju...
- Got in late from a long day! I edited about half of the final version of The Healer's Magic, coming out in March, and we got a tour of the Cape Kidnappers gannet colony, then did the nighttime redwood walk in Rotorua! #amediting #amwriting
- Enter a colony world torn between science and magic in Awry With Dandelions by J.S. Fields! #sapphic #nonbinary #sciencefiction #fantasy www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/awry-wi...
- The boys are braving the weather with the petsitter this #caturday
- Got in about 1330 words on the new book today before touring the Te Papa museum in Wellington. We saw the Gallipoli exhibit, with giant sculptures created by Weta Workshop, along with Moa skeletons and Maori waka (canoes). #amediting #amwriting
- Niall and Draven are separated across worlds and by magic, but once they make a connection, nothing can stop them being together in Crying Out For Magic by P.S.C. Willis! #fantasy #gay #cozy #YA www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/crying-...
- No writing today because we had a busy day! We toured the Weta workshop, had a leatherworking workshop, then went to Zealandia and saw a kaka parrot, a kiwi, and a Weta bug! #amediting #amwriting
- A woman with social anxiety develops a relationship with a care bot in Isaac, by Allee Mead! #sciencefiction #ace #cozy www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/isaac
- Today we traveled up the last bit of the New Zealand south island to Picton and rode around the Queen Charlotte sound seeing the wildlife! Also got 1800 words written on the new Shifting Lands book as we sailed back to port. #amediting #amwriting
- Relic of Haven by Alex Kingsley is the sequel to the winner of the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards! Harvard and the crew are faced with a mysterious island across an ocean, where strange monsters abound! #siencefiction #trans #nobinary www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/relic-o...
- Continued our drive up the New Zealand coast to Kaikōura today and went whale watching! It was an amazing day with an incredible coastline. We got right up next to a sperm whale! I also got in about 1620 words on the new Shifting Lands book. #amediting #amwriting
- Try out the winner of the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards! Empress of Dust by Alex Kingsley has post-apocalyptic scavengers and giant crabs! What's not to like? #siencefiction #trans #nobinary www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/empress...
- Drove up to Christchurch today and toured the botanical gardens. Lovely place! I also added about 1100 words to the new Shifting Lands book in the car and at the hotel. #amediting #amwriting
- The universe is in danger, and it will take all your favorite heroes working (mostly) together in Ardulum: Mirrors of Andal by J.S. Fields! #sciencefiction #sapphic #spaceopera www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/ardulum...
- Got some stunning views of New Zealand between Glenorchy and Mt. Cook today! Got about 1550 words written on the new Shifting Lands book in the car and at the hotel. #amediting #amwriting
- A new Ardulum tale begins in The Battle for Pruitcu by J.S. Fields! Revisit your favorite characters, and meet some new ones! #sciencefiction #sapphic #spaceopera www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/ardulum...
- Today was exciting! On mostly a whim, I went bungee jumping this morning. We also saw LOTR filming locations for the Fords of Bruinen, the Pillars of Argonath, and Isengard. I also wrote about 560 words on the new Shifting Lands book! #amediting #amwriting
- Learn the history of all your favorite Ardulum characters in Tales from Ardulum by J.S. Fields! But that's not the end of the story... #sciencefiction #sapphic #spaceopera www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/tales-f...
- Doyle and Verne are getting plenty of love from the petsitter while we're traveling this #caturday!
- Our second full day in Queenstown, and we took a fast boat ride and a slow boat ride! The TSS Earnslaw is a steamboat built in 1912, the same year as the Titanic. Wrote about 1100 words on the ride back, on the new Shifting Lands book! #amediting #amwriting
- Finish the end of the first trilogy, with Ardulum: Third Don by J.S. Fields! It's like Firefly if it didn't get canceled! But stay tuned for more... #sciencefiction #sapphic #spaceopera www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/ardulum...
- Had a great day tour around Queenstown and surroundings today. We got some local honey, and saw some beautiful scenery! Also got in about 1180 words on the new Shifting Lands book! #amediting #amwriting
- Woo! You should read all of Rosiee's books!
- 🩸COVER REVEAL! 🩸 Arthur and Sal are back for another romp in SUMMER COVEN! This time, the summer solstice festival plays host to a mysterious coven of witches, some bold fashion choices, and one horrible murder. Artist: Liam Eisenberg Designer: Colleen Reinhart www.rosieethor.com/summer-coven
- Continue your #lesbians in space journey with Ardulum: Second Don by J.S. Fields! #sciencefiction #sapphic #spaceopera www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/ardulum...
- Another 1760 words on the new Shifting Lands book while finishing our 40+ hour travel to Queensland in New Zealand! Did a little sightseeing tonight, but tomorrow we have an all-day tour! #amediting #amwriting
- Start the amazing space opera adventure that's like Star Wars with #lesbians! Try out Ardulum: First Don by J.S. Fields! #sciencefiction #sapphic #spaceopera www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/ardulum...
- Got in another 1240 words today on the new Shifting Lands book while flying to San Francisco. Got to see the city, and now we're waiting to board a plane for New Zealand for a 2-week adventure! #amediting #amwriting
- Joel is on the run from the government and trying to protect his daughter as a sentient computer tries to take over his brain in My Heart is Human by Reese Hogan! #sciencefiction #trans www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/my-hear...
- Wrote a much more respectable 1224 words today on the new Shifting Lands book. Did a post-mortem on the beehive. They didn't starve, and even had new brood. They might have gotten cold and wet, which is really bad for bees in the winter. Hope to catch a new swarm in spring! #amediting #amwriting
- Silluka has discovered new abilities, but the sprawling city of Chimor is home to powerful Adepts. Her only chance to hep stem the tide of invaders is by learning the next step: Intent Magic! Book 1 is a contender this year in #SPFBO! #fantasy www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/intent-...
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- Silluka has only one hand, in a world where the martial arts magic requires a full body to work. But with the help of an eldritch octopus and a mysterious elder, she can learn Physical Magic! A contender this year in #SPFBO! #fantasy www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/physica...
- Added 630 words today to the new Shifting Lands book. Hopefully will get a bit more done tomorrow. Also checked the bees, and one of my five hives is dead. They might have gotten frozen in the past couple days. I'll check in detail tomorrow and see what happened. #amediting #amwriting
- What happens when a witch and the necromancer warlord she turned into an ostrich write a newspaper column on a gladiator fight? Find out in The Witch and the Ostrich by Jordan A. Werner! #fantasy #comedy www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/the-wit...
- Verne and Doyle are keeping the ottoman warm this #caturday
