Silent Spaces
A project in Los Angeles, CA by Mary Robinette Kowal000days
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Silent Spaces is a collection of short stories from Mary Robinette Kowal's award-winning Lady Astronaut series!
Backers: 2054
Average Pledge Per Backer: $65
Funded: $133,295 of $30,000
Dates: Jun 25th -> Jul 26th (32 days)
Project By: Mary Robinette Kowal
Backers: 2054
Average Pledge Per Backer: $65
Funded: $133,295 of $30,000
Dates: Jun 25th -> Jul 26th (32 days)
Project By: Mary Robinette Kowal
$133,295
current pledge level
Last Updated: July 26 @ 22:03 -0400 GMT
444%
of goal
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Latest News
Vote on the main character for one of the new Lady Astronaut stories! 
July 26th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
8 hours left! Yarn! More Art! And why today is really personal for me.
July 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Today is the final day! We crossed the $110k goal, which means there's a $40 yarn add-on AND we hit the $120k mark, which means that you unlocked a stretch goal that I didn’t talk much about because I was so excited about the possibility of a C. L.... (Read More)
36 hours left! TWO EXCITING announcements
July 25th - via: kickstarter.com
As I write this, we are less than $1200 away from our stretch goal of having yarn, french flaps and more pretties in the books. And there are TWO exciting people joining us. One is an illustrator. The other is... Well, you'll have to keep reading to... (Read More)
$100k! Who do you want your new story to be about? + A cut scene! (And Guppy & Elsie)
July 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
$100k!!! Oh my goodness. Y'all are such wonderful people. Thank you for making this happen. I'm going to write a new story for you, which means that you'll have 10 stories in this collection and another illustration! And you get to help decide who... (Read More)
Unlocked! Engraved glass and more interior art! Soon, YARN! (+my dog and her astronaut)
July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Yay! The glass that's in the Classified Pack is now engraved. And since some of you requested this, we also made it available as an add-on for all levels. (Digital folks, you'll have the opportunity to add it during the pledge manager stage). And... (Read More)
$90k unlocked! One week to go! (+Elsie and Guppy photo)
July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning folks! When I went to bed last night we were $3 away from unlocking the next stretch goal. A shout out to Diana S, who kicked us over to the next level! We are 300% funded, which is just wild. That means that the postcard prints are now... (Read More)
Read one of the collection stories today! (+Elsie in her space capsule)
July 17th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm excited to unveil a brand new Lady Astronaut story published today: "In the Moon's House." This is already in the table of contents for the collection, but today is its first day in print. One of the things I enjoy about short stories is the... (Read More)
Challenge coins unlocked! More art! Next goals! And my dog's birthday!
July 17th - via: kickstarter.com
We hit the $85k stretch goal last night, which unlocked the Challenge Coin AND 1 more piece of interior art! I think I've said that I love bringing the world of the novels off the page and into the real world. This challenge coin is inspired by one... (Read More)
The Calculating Stars is on Esquire's 75 Sci-Fi Books of All Time List! (+cat picture)
July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm astounded and very happy! The Esquire list itself is really solid. A lot of times these lists are very lopsided toward "the golden age" please don't get me wrong, I love a lot of those books. But science fiction keeps getting written and there... (Read More)
Fundraisers that I'm backing + look at my silly dog
July 11th - via: kickstarter.com
My mom was an arts administrator, so supporting the arts has been part of my family culture for my entire life. I wanted to share some fundraisers that are happening now that got me excited. Structuring Life to Support Creativity - This is the book... (Read More)
Color endpaper UNLOCKED + the most ridiculous picture of my cat
July 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Y'all, this book is going to be so pretty. You just unlocked colored endpages for the limited edition hardcover AND colored interior front & back covers for the paperback. Thank you!!! Next up, we're aiming for a Mission Challenge coin, which... (Read More)
$75k unlocked + Exciting real world space news!
July 6th - via: kickstarter.com
I got some very, Very, VERY exciting space news from the real world. First Kickstarter business, because I'm a tease. Over the holiday, y'all unlocked the $75k stretch goal, which means that everyone with mission patches in their tier are also... (Read More)
Astronaut wings unlocked! 2 new stretch goals! (and your daily cat dose)
July 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
We hit the $70,000 goal, and that means means that we have unlocked Astronaut wings! I have had these designed for years and have never been able to make them. THANK YOU FOR MAKING THEM POSSIBLE! In the real world, NASA astronauts get silver wings... (Read More)
Two opportunities to join me today! (plus Elsie)
July 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
There are two opportunites to hang out with me today. I'll be on Instagram live at 12 PM Mountain Live to read excerpts from "Silent Spaces" and host an AMA after! There's a fair chance that Elsie will make an appearance. If you'd like to join me,... (Read More)
198% funded + Microfiction tier highlight + doggo
June 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning, we're 198% funded! I thought I'd highlight one of the tiers because I realized that "custom microfiction" isn't entirely clear. Custom microfiction is a one-page short story, typed on an actual typewriter. You get the original, which is... (Read More)
Good morning $55k and more art! (and today's cat picture)
June 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Y'all continue to be amazing. We've unlocked another piece of interior art AND the edges of the book get stained. I had a meeting with Lauren Raye Snow, our cover artist, yesterday and she's going to be designing the foil imprinting to work with the... (Read More)
$50k! - Coffee is Go for launch (+ a cat picture)
June 26th - via: kickstarter.com
We’re only one day into this campaign and we’re already 166% funded! I’m so excited. We just unlocked our fourth stretch goal, which is bags of custom coffee! I thought you might enjoy seeing some of the concept sketches from BeCaffeinated... (Read More)
Good morning! We unlocked stretch goals 2 & 3 overnight!
June 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Right before I went to bed, y'all unlocked the audiobook, which I'm very excited about. And when I woke up I discovered that we'd also unlocked an additional patch for the everyone who is getting a patch set! Here's a larger image of it what you'll... (Read More)
Stretch Goal #1 Unlocked!!! - More art!
June 26th - via: kickstarter.com
We hit $35k and that means we're adding a piece of interior art by Donovan Beeson! She does amazing work and created a whole set of ephemera for my novel The Spare Man. I mean, look at this adorable wee dog she did for it. I'm so excited to be able... (Read More)
Holy cow! Funded in under eight hours!
June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you all so much for helping fund SILENT SPACES! This collection really means a lot to me and I’m excited to get it together and available for everyone! Since we hit goal, I can also share some of the stretch goals ! They’re going to be a... (Read More)
Amazing! We're at 75% already! Want to see some art?
June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so much for this amazing support. As I write this we are just shy of four hours from when we went live. I was not expecting things to move this quickly. So as a thank you, I wanted to show you one of the pieces of interior art for Silent... (Read More)
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