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William C. Tracy

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William C. Tracy writes tales of the Dissolutionverse: a science fantasy series about planets connected by music-based magic instead of spaceflight. This series currently includes a three-book epic space opera cycle. It also includes five novelettes and novellas, including a coming of age story, tales of political intrigue, a Sherlock Holmes-like mystery, a Jules Verne style adventure. Several books include LGBT-friendly elements.

His first epic fantasy from NineStar Press is Fruits of the Gods, about a land where magic comes from seasonal fruit, and two sisters plot to take down a corrupt government.

William is a North Carolina native and a lifelong fan of science fiction and fantasy. He has a master's in mechanical engineering, and has both
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William C. Tracy Yep! I use Notepad, Word, and Excel. I have several files with story ideas in them, and I usually end up with an Excel timeline on my larger stories t…moreYep! I use Notepad, Word, and Excel. I have several files with story ideas in them, and I usually end up with an Excel timeline on my larger stories to make sure I don't mess up days, especially if I have different POVs in different places.
My characters are the least plotted part of my writing. I let them grow organically as I write.(less)
William C. Tracy I have set times I write during the week. It's a job. I expect to be doing it, so that means during that time I write, or attend to writing business. …moreI have set times I write during the week. It's a job. I expect to be doing it, so that means during that time I write, or attend to writing business. Even if I only write 50 words, or if I edit away 500 words, it's still writing. If one project has me completely stymied, or I don't want to work on that one, I have other ideas I can switch to which might flow easier.(less)
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SPSFC 2021

Just a quick update that I will be a judge/reviewer for the first ever Self-Published Science Fiction Contest (SPSFC), going on now! We’ve got over 300 entries, and through the next year, we’re going to be whittling them down to the top 30, then the top 10, then the one winner next July!

So stay tuned. I’m going to start posting reviews to this site as I read through books, and hopefully I’ll find

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Horror is not usually my thing, but this is very well written with such vibrant characters. There are excellent descriptions of the North Carolina mountains, which I'm intimately familiar with. There are a lot of creepy places
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“The grasping fingers of the gravity well reached for him.”
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“The original timeline for finishing the colony was ten years, but that was when we thought we would have materials, and didn’t account for the homicidal fugus outside our gates.”
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