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BECOMING DANGEROUS: A book about ritual and resistance

Created by Katie West

Twenty-three personal essays from witchy femmes, queer conjurers, and magical rebels on summoning the power to resist.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Only 10 more days!
almost 5 years ago – Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 06:24:13 AM

Hey everyone,

Just letting you know there are only 10 days left to back my latest Kickstarter for Better Than IRL, a book about finding your people on the internet. 

The book is full of marginalised writers telling their true stories about what it was like to find their people on the untamed internet. The untamed internet existed in a time before algorithms, corporations, and terms of service made anything more than an emoji hard to come by. A time when the internet was still new, and huge, and wild. No one knew quite what to do with it, but we built our little corners and made lasting connections.

The Kickstarter has been struggling a little, and I would really appreciate it if you could throw a few bucks at it, everything helps. Or if you can't do that, telling people about the Kickstarter helps too! Plus, you'll be helping out an independent publisher to continue to make books that elevate underrepresented voices and topics. :D

Cover illustration by Jules Scheele, cover design by Cecile Richard
Cover illustration by Jules Scheele, cover design by Cecile Richard

Thank you so much!

<3 Katie

Did you find your people on the mid-2000s internet? I have a new book for you.
almost 5 years ago – Wed, Apr 10, 2019 at 07:31:07 PM

Hello!

It's been awhile! I hope you all enjoyed reading Becoming Dangerous and thank you again for helping to make it happen!

Today I launched a new Kickstarter for my newest collection Better Than IRL: true stories about finding your people on the mid-2000s internet

If you were one of those people who created meaningful connections and formed strange and wonderful communities on the internet from around 2003-2013, then this book is for you.

There was something magical about this time on the internet. Something that was different from today. This book will look at 20 talented writers' personal experience with the internet during this time and look at how it affected them, changed them, and shaped them into who they are today. And we'll also wonder how we can take the lessons we learned and ideas we cultivated from that time with us into the future.

If this is your jam, check out: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/katiewest/better-than-irl?ref=c6pumx

<3 Katie

Thank you!
almost 6 years ago – Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 08:38:50 PM

Hello everyone,

I just wanted to say thank you for helping to make this Kickstarter a success. You're all the best.

ALL REWARDS HAVE BEEN SHIPPED. If you haven't received your rewards, please email me at [email protected].

If you've received your reward and would like to continue to support independent publishing, post a photo of the book and let people know they can buy it at fictionandfeeling.com. Seriously, word of mouth is the very best way to support me! Every time I ship out books, I get a little boost in sales when everyone posts them to their social media! You can also tag @fictionfeeling (Twitter) and @fictionandfeeling (IG). You can also follow me there to be kept informed of any upcoming projects!

The next book from Fiction & Feeling is going to be COMPLETELY different, but hopefully still of interest to some of you. I'll let you know. :D

One last time, thank you so so much for everything. 

🖤Katie

Finally. The last of the shipments are going out.
almost 6 years ago – Wed, Jun 13, 2018 at 11:37:58 PM

It has been a long journey, friends. Longer than I anticipated. But here we are. The last of the shipments are due to go out this week and next. And then we're done!

If you are inside the EU, your rewards will be shipped Friday or Monday.

Hardcovers are also shipping this week! They look SO GOOD.

If you are outside the EU and are missing your rewards, now is the time to let me know! Send an email to [email protected] and tell me what you're missing. (Only if you're OUTSIDE the EU. If you're inside the EU, your rewards are shipping this week and next.)

Also! The book launch party happened last Thursday and it was incredible. It was so great to meet so many of you and to dance our butts off together! I'm so grateful for Mina Baird and Ste the Tarot Cat for giving readings during the night. Ste emailed me after and said he'd never read for such an open and beautiful crowd. And it's true, the people who came to the Becoming Dangerous book launch were a bunch of amazing queer femmes and book nerds and it was really the very best night. Thank you for sharing it with me!

If you haven't received your book, read this:
almost 6 years ago – Mon, May 21, 2018 at 12:59:57 PM

If you haven't received your book/rewards, it will ship in mid-June when I return from Hawaii. Fulfilment for this Kickstarter was supposed to be done weeks ago, (hence the vacation), but due to damaged books from the printer, and having to reprint them, this isn't so. The new printing didn't arrive before I left the country, so I'll be shipping upon my return and after the book launch. I apologise for the delay.

You can read the details about this in past updates here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/katiewest/becoming-dangerous-a-book-about-ritual-and-resista/updates

Thanks for your understanding,

Katie