The Journey of Ants: The Divided Empire

This project started in late 2020, during the height of COVID lockdowns. Sitting in bed, I had time, boredom, and an unshakable urge to commit to my writing career. Over the past 4.5 years, Ants: The Divided Empire (working title) became a constant source of excitement and creative therapy.

Today, on March 5, 2025, the project is finally coming to its final stage. I am proud of the work, but I need help getting the finished product into people’s hands.

That’s why I am asking my community for $11,000.

Where Your Support Goes

Your donation will directly fund:

✅ Professional editing & proofreading- Ensuring the highest quality writing

✅ Cover & interior design - Creating a visually compelling experience

✅ Printing & distribution - Making the book available in physical & digital formats

✅ Marketing & outreach - Getting Ants into the hands of readers worldwide

Why I Wrote This Book

My mission has always been to implement projects that interface with disadvantaged populations. I believe we must lead the world toward a brighter future by coming together to cultivate good health and ultimate respect for one another. There is so much work to do to make that happen.

First, we must unleash the constructive guideposts of conventional wisdom to maximize our potential in this complex world. Ants seek to do what it takes to whittle down that enormous workload.

The Story & Its Message

Everyone asks, “what’s your novel about?” Let’s allow a sneak peek:

A group of rebel ants travel across a perilous desert to capture the Queen of a rival colony. Their goal? To elicit war and establish a new order of leadership.

This book explores the importance of receptivity and collaboration in realizing individual and collective potential. Using structural differences brought out by colonial realities, it challenges how our human existence is often structured to limit and control rather than empower and liberate.

Why Ants?

If numbers tell an accurate tale, ants are the most successful creatures on Earth, with a population of over 20 quadrillion. Yes, quadrillion. They have highly structured societies, where every individual has a role. The Queen and her closest companions live the longest and enjoy the most privilege and comfort, while others labor tirelessly for survival. Sound familiar?

By examining their world, we can better understand our own. Ants: The Divided Empire is a social critique wrapped in a sci-fi-ic adventure, asking readers to reconsider hierarchy, power, and unity.

Support & Rewards

All Tiers stack atop one another. E.g. donate $150, the $100, $50, and $30 prizes are also rewarded

Reward Tiers:

• $30 – Special Thanks in the Book (Name in acknowledgments

• $50 – Digital Copy (ePub: Nook, Kindle, etc.) of the book

• $75 – Digital copy of my next book

• $100 – 2 Signed Paperback copies

• $150 – Early access to the final version (ePub only)

• $250 - Framed Original artwork

• $500 – Character dedicated to you (or a loved one) - named and/or characterized after your desired likeness

• $1,000 – A free one-hour session describing my writing process and access to my planning framework for you and one other

• $2,000 – Up to three free one-hour sessions for you or an organization of your choice

• Top Contributor - Executive Producer Credit (Your name prominently featured as a key supporter)

✨ All supporters receive exclusive updates and behind-the-scenes content!

Anyone who donates may contact me for a sneak peek—an unpolished version of the first three chapters sent as a Word document, where you can send me suggestions that may make it into the final product!!

Join the Movement!

Campaign Duration: 50 days Goal: $11,000

This book isn’t just mine—it belongs to everyone who believes in the power of storytelling to create meaningful change.

Share this campaign with your friends, family, and networks! The more people who see this, the more likely we are to reach our goal.

Let’s fund art that challenges power and support writers who tell stories that matter! (Humble brag).

Let’s make Ants: The Divided Empire happen—together.