I'm Tobias S. Buckell and I want to write short stories for you.

I'm the author of nine novels. I've been nominated for the Nebula, the Hugo. I also took a turn on the NYT Bestseller list for my novel Halo: The Cole Protocol. I've been lucky enough to see 61+ short stories in professional print since I broke into publishing in 2000. I love writing them (see this one at Clarkesworld or this one at Lightspeed for examples).

Born in the Caribbean, I've been working at bringing a diverse, new voice to science fiction since 2000 while trying to entertain the hell out of you at the same time.

I'm trying to find more time to write fiction. Currently I am aiming to:

rewrite a middle grade novel that an editor is waiting for
write a new Fantasy novel
write more short stories that readers ask for

I would be able to focus on writing fiction and nothing but writing fiction (right now I freelance on the side to fill in the income gaps that come from wild swings in novel income). More time to research and to revise work would allow me to write more novels and take them to the next level.

I live in a small rural town for low cost of living, walk everywhere, and am a one car family. I only travel if someone is covering the costs or I'm using points. Every little bit goes far here.

All patrons get a short story, which they can download to the device of their choice. This will happen once a month.

Want to be a patron for more than $5 a month? I have some fun rewards like video chats with me, chances to get thanked in new books of mine, and more.