Three SPSFC#5 Quarterfinalist reviews from Wick Welker

Here are three quarterfinalist reviews for full reads for Team 1.21 Gigawatts for the first round of SPSFC#5 by team judge Wick Welker. For more information about the team and our progress, please go to the team update page here. Who Nuked Silicon Va...

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Apr 08, 2026
Team 1.21 Gigawatts – Our SPSFC #5 Quarterfinalists

For more team updates, check out our team page here. The process We’ve completed our scouting round reads for all 25 of our books, and we’ve selected our quarterfinalists. In the scouting round, at least two judges read the opening of each book, usua...

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Mar 28, 2026
Team 1.21 Gigawatts – two more cuts for SPSFC#5

For more team updates, check out our team page here. The process The four of us on the team are continuing to work on our allotment of indie sci fi books. We cut our first ten books of our group of 25 entries a few weeks back, then seven more last we...

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Mar 28, 2026
My 2025 in the indie author business

I occasionally do reports of my financials as an indie author. I’ve also started doing an annual report a couple years ago, which some people found interesting, so I thought I’d continue with that. If you’re curious in my progress over time, here are...

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Feb 08, 2026
Team 1.21 Gigawatts – Our first cuts for SPSFC#5

For more team updates, check out our team page here. The process The four of us on the team are making good progress on our initial allotment of 25 books, and unfortunately that means we’re ready to make our first cuts of this year’s competition. Bec...

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Jan 23, 2026
Team 1.21 Gigawatts Book Intros

Here’s a set of links to our book intro posts for our contestants in SPSFC #5! Welcome to the initial round, and let the games begin! Our books, Part 1 Alternative Science Chad Eastwood Dragon City Iryna Karban Empyreax The Rise of Ca Ra Scott Frost...

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Dec 01, 2025