Robert J. Sawyer

Hi there! My name's Rob, and I’m a Hugo and Nebula Award-winning science-fiction writer. I’ve had a great run in this field: 24 novels published in twenty languages, plus the ABC TV series FlashForward was based on my novel of the same name, and I got to write the scripts for the two-part series finale of the popular web series Star Trek Continues. But a while ago, I started saying in interviews that I was throwing in the towel and giving up writing. 

 I was truly moved by all those who asked me not to do that. And, with the help of my supporters here on Patreon, I've already completed a new novel and a new TV pilot script. 

 I wrote that novel, The Oppenheimer Alternative without first seeking a publishing contract—something I hadn't done for decades. Why? Well, although the big-five New York publishers continue to rake in record profits, it’s just about the worst it’s ever been economically for traditionally published authors like me. Unable to squeeze more money out of Amazon, publishers are squeezing their authors instead, and they're actively afraid of challenging books, preferring tried-and-true formulaic work. 

 Is that more candor from a writer than you’re used to hearing? Good—because that’s what you’re going to get if you become one of my Patreons. For everyone at the $2-a-month or higher level, I'll give you an unprecedented insider’s look at my creative process, my career, my life and health, and the state of the publishing and TV industries. 

 And for those at the $3-or-above level, you'll have access here to files and documents that you just can’t get anywhere else: drafts of new material for whatever I’m writing right now (my patrons were with me every step of the way as I created The Oppenheimer Alternative);cuts chapter from my older books; letters I’ve sent to agents and publishers; production memos from the FlashForward TV series; scripts and TV pitch documents I've written; the text or audio of speeches I've given; and more. You’ll have exclusive access to a smorgasbord of fiction and creative goodies, plus behind-the-scenes stuff readers don’t normally get to see. 

 So, with your help, I’m going to keep on creating both novels and TV projects. Your support will let me pursue the ones I’m most passionate about, rather than worrying about what some sales force or TV exec thinks the market wants this week. 

 Stay tuned, as we say in TV land: I promise you lots more of that combination of the intimately human and the grandly cosmic that’s always been the hallmark of my work. Thank you so, so much for your support!

Free

<ul><li>Access to all of Rob's Patreon posts, including attached private files, documents, and manuscripts — exclusive creative works, early drafts, and behind-the-scenes and under-the-hood goodies available nowhere else.</li><li>The opportunity to beta-read Rob's upcoming books.</li><li>Invitations to exclusive Patreon-only meet-and-greets at conventions and Rob's annual Patreon party in his home.</li><li>Ebook copies of Rob's novels Frameshift and Factoring Humanity (both of which were Hugo Award-finalists); all ebooks in this and other tiers are provided in Kindle and ePub formats, and are free of DRM [digital rights management].</li></ul>

All the previous goodies, plus ebook copies of all three volumes in the Quintaglio Ascension trilogy: Far-Seer, Fossil Hunter, and Foreigner.

Afsan

Everything from the previous tiers, plus Volume 1 of the ebook edition of The Complete Short Fiction of Robert J. Sawyer. And you'll be thanked on the Team Sawyer patrons list on my website.

Ponter

Everything from the previous tiers, plus Volumes 1 and 2 of the ebook editions of The Complete Short Fiction of Robert J. Sawyer. In addition, I'll thank you in the Acknowledgments of my next novel.

Caitlin

Everything in the above tiers, ebooks of Golden Fleece, End of an Era, and Starplex, and all three ebook volumes of The Complete Short Fiction of Robert J. Sawyer.

Mindscan

Let's talk!  Tell me what you want as a reward (on top of everything from the previous levels), and we'll work out something that seems fair to both of us!

Hollus

All the previous perks plus if I ever have a child, I will name him or her after you.

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