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A disabled pilot's fight for freedom is trapped on my hard drive.
Her name is Mita, and $15,000 for professional editing, art, and sensitivity reading is the runaway fee required to get her airborne. Help put the revolutionary novel series Scrapped Hope into your and other reader’s hands!
I’ve spent six years giving Mita her voice, crafting the world around her as its architect— driven by a mission that goes beyond storytelling: to dismantle tired tropes and build groundbreaking, authentic disability representation from the wreckage up.
But without you, this novel series may never see an audience.
This book features groundbreaking disability representation you've never experienced before, merging the found-family heart of Becky Chambers with the acerbic wit and anti-corporate resistance of Martha Wells' Murderbot Diaries—perfect for readers who demand stories where the heart of the character is the engine powering the action.
The professionals we need are booking months out—if we don't raise $15,000 in 30 days, we lose our place in line and this project gets pushed back indefinitely.
Why does this story matter? Let Mita tell you herself:
They call me a troublemaker. A jinx. A hazard who doesn't know her limits.
Fine. Let them talk.
My name is Mita, and I’m the best derelict pilot on this trash-heap island, even if the Company owns the air I fly in and the minutes I breathe. My job is luring monsters from caustic seas, but my dream is the International Air Games—my one shot at buying freedom for myself, my sister, and my community.
So yeah, I push my castoff plane a little hard. I carve corners through deadly spires they won't even fly near. What else am I supposed to do?
But today, my ambition finally outpaced my skill. I tangled with a legend of the deep, a beast that wasn't on any of the charts. The comms screamed for me to run. Protocol demanded I retreat. But I saw a chance for a catch that would make me a legend.
Now I'm grounded. Permanently. Fined a second lifetime of debt. My one shot at a better life is ash, and I've dragged everyone I love into the depths with me.
So let them call me a troublemaker. They haven't seen nothin’ yet.
The revolution starts with this single pilot's voice.
Exciting, huh?
SCRAPPED HOPE is the 115,000-word debut novel of a dystopian aviation science fiction book series with a salvagepunk aesthetic.
What early readers are saying:
“I sat down to read a chapter or two, and then just three, and then four, and then I couldn't put the book down. I felt like Remy cared, that they gave a damn about my experience as a reader. It's interesting, because I'm not in the disability community, yet I felt somehow invited into it, like I've been allowed behind the curtain, and therefore I feel accepted in the process of others being accepted. The aviation and combat sequences kept me locked in to a captivating world.”
Christopher Hopper - Bestselling Sci-Fi Author
“Scrapped Hope is a whirlwind of excellence.The pure joy I feel when Mita [spoiler] is magical.”
Chanthen Nene
“I’m all in. It’s not just because of the action. It’s because I feel what it is like to interact with the world.”
Natalie Lomske
Your contributions to this GoFundMe covers the publishing costs needed to get the first book of the series, and my debut novel, into the hands of thousands. It’s the startup capital needed to launch this rebellion.
You won't just be funding a book—you'll be proving that gritty, authentic, representative stories matter. We’re scrapping the old rules of who gets to be a hero.
You could be the reason why a disabled teen sees themselves becoming a pilot, inventor, leader, or activist!
Giving Tiers:
Deckhand Tier: $5
- You buy the coffee that fuels a late-night editing session. Every bean counts, and you’re part of the crew.
Gearhead Tier: $25
- You secure a vital "spare part"—contributing to covering the official ISBN number that gives Scrapped Hope its unique identity in the world.
Sky-Junker Tier: $50
- You cover one hour of a sensitivity reader’s expertise, ensuring one of six main character’s disabilities are portrayed with the authenticity and respect they deserve.
Head Mechanic Tier: $75
- You fund the professional editing for an entire chapter, transforming the manuscript into a book that’s a pleasure to read, both digitally and in print.
Inventor Tier: $100
- You help cover the crucial deposit that secures our illustrator's schedule months in advance.
Ace Pilot Tier: $150
- You sponsor a full developmental edit for a key action sequence, ensuring the aerial dogfights and derelict chases are as breathtaking and visceral on the page as they are in our imaginations.
Island Liberator Tier: $200
- You become a direct patron of the arts, covering a day’s work for our cover illustrator. This is where the aesthetic of the world takes shape, the first thing new readers will see.
Founding Sponsor Tier: $500
- You are the cornerstone. This tier helps cover the final, professional proofread of the entire 115,000-word manuscript, erasing every last error so the story shines without distraction. You don’t just fund the book—you ensure its perfection.
Every day of delay is another day a disabled teen doesn't see themselves as a pilot hero—we have 30 days to turn this story from a file on my computer into a file at the printer.
$15,000 ensures this book will come to life!
Anything extra will go to marketing and if y'all support generously above $15,000, additional funds will go to creating the audiobook version and then providing runway for the writing of book 2 in the series!
This campaign is our window to prove to publishers that stories like Mita's deserve to exist. Every contribution during this time sends a message.
Mita's engines are at full; she’s waiting for clearance from the tower. In 30 days, either 300 of us have mobilized as crew, or this story gets scrapped. Will you file her flight plan to revolution?
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