Writing
Essays, backer newsletters, production updates, and notes.
29 pieces
Evil is a Niche Born of Incentives
Essay on incentive-born harm, with a Locus Magazine conversation with Zain.
The provenance of all wants (Locus Magazine conversation)
Note on fiction and want, pointing to a Locus Magazine interview with Zain Memon.
Your Edition Zero MAYA Rewards Are in the Last Mile
Edition Zero rewards have reached backer countries. Complete shipping details in the pledge manager.
Reminder: Cards Will Be Charged on 10th July! Shipping Starts After
Manufacturing complete. Cards charge for shipping on 10 July. FAQ on pledge manager, downloads, and waves.
Confirm Your Address! The Book Is Shipping Soon!
Wave 1 ships after 5 July manufacturing. Confirm address before the 10 July order lock.
Listen to the Audiobook Now!
Hugo Weaving audiobook is live DRM-free with a read-along player. Locus Awards panel and Discord notes.
She Speaks Anyway
Line-by-line notes on the SHASN Azadi trailer monologue and its source references.
Sorites Svaanka
Are the Divyas a separate species? Sorites paradox applied to the svaanka line.
MAYA Dispatch #1
Dispatch #1: Discord Divya species debate, svaanka line essay, audiobook due 25 May.
Hugo Weaving Has Finished Recording The Audiobook!
Hugo Weaving finished ~20,000 additional words. Edited DRM-free audiobook due 15 May.
We are here now!
Build, art, Hugo audiobook, and Anil Seth foreword are done. Anand and Zain are on Reddit and Discord.
Foreword to Maya
Full Anil Seth foreword to Maya: Seed Takes Root, introduced by Anand.
Foreword to MAYA by Anil Seth
Kickstarter post with the full Anil Seth foreword to MAYA.
Audiobook + Manufacturing Update!
Novel grew ~18,000 words; Hugo returns for a session. Physical manufacturing underway for mid-June delivery.
The Ebook Is Now Live! MAYA: Seed Takes Root Edition Zero Awaits.
Edition Zero ebook live in EPUB and PDF via the pledge manager.
What’s Taking So Long?
Delay for a final edit. Ebook 15 February; physical shipping from April. New pledge manager.
The Thing Itself
On Béla Tarr's death: Werckmeister Harmonies, The Turin Horse, and Ship of Theseus.
Fictional Map WIP [Dhaara-Seema]
WIP map of Dhaara-Seema on Neh, by architecture students.
An Update on MAYA
Liz Gorinsky joins as editor. Ebook early January; audiobook after. Cover materials reworked. Free STL minis.
The Campaign Is Over. The MAYA Universe Has Just Begun.
Campaign closed: $418,912 against $10,000. Final edit, board game, film, Essen Spiel preview.
MAYA is Over 2000% Funded!
Past $200,000. NYCC booth and CNN panel. Free Chapter 6 at 2,000 backers.
Happy Birthday Anand! + The World’s Best SFF Shorts
Anand's birthday. Chapter 5 unlock nearing. Invite for favorite SFF shorts in comments.
MAYA IS 1000% FUNDED!
1000% funded. Ten more illustrations unlocked. Signed hardcovers next. L.A. Comic Con invite.
Title: 650% Funded! Chapter 4 Coming Soon!
650% funded. Glow-in-the-dark hardcover unlocked. Case next. Free Chapter 4 at 500 backers.
Big Stretch Goal Incoming! Also Read The First Three Chapters For Free!
Species concept art unlocked. Glow-in-the-dark cover next. Chapters 1 to 3 free to read and share.
Thank You! We’re Nearly 500% Funded After The First 48 Hours!
Nearly 500% funded in 48 hours. Three stretch goals unlocked. Vote for a species lore entry.
Hugo Weaving narrated the audiobook; 300% funded in 15 minutes
Hugo Weaving narrates the audiobook. Campaign hit 300% funding in 15 minutes.
I am Anand Gandhi, here for an AMA on r/bollywood. Ask me anything about my films 'Ship of Theseus' and 'Tumbbad', my productions 'An Insignificant Man', 'SHASN', and my biggest undertaking yet - 'The MAYA Narrative Universe', co-created with Zain Memon
AMA open. Premise of MAYA: Seed Takes Root: Trials, Tarkash, Kshar, and Yachay.
Maya is here. Hugo Weaving tells you a story
Launch teaser. Hugo Weaving narrates a YouTube video for MAYA.