alt.hn

6/8/2026 at 4:29:38 PM

Show HN: Startup sci-fi novel that took me 5 years to write

https://www.blockchainednovel.com/

by mck-

6/10/2026 at 7:31:40 AM

I will buy the ebook if I can pay with crypto.

by trick-or-treat

6/9/2026 at 6:46:26 AM

Five years is an impressive commitment. In a world that often celebrates speed, it's refreshing to see long-term creative projects that require patience and consistency.

by mklifelife

6/8/2026 at 9:17:45 PM

Congratulations on shipping! Not sure what the process is for US-based public libraries to buy new books, but you should look into it. Where I live (Cupertino, California), the new books section gets read (a lot!)

by RigelKentaurus

6/8/2026 at 9:42:25 PM

Thank you! I did also submit this to IngramSparks, which is a platform for bookstores and libraries. From what I've read, the process would be to enable the book for distribution, and libraries would have a way in their systems to review and place orders for new books that are released.

by mck-

6/9/2026 at 1:43:51 PM

Just an FYI, your site text is not readable. It's a white fade background with white text.

by majora2007

6/9/2026 at 3:06:22 PM

Are you trying to read the sample chapters? What browser are you on? And did you try toggling dark/light mode?

by mck-

6/9/2026 at 11:44:34 AM

Congratulations!

They’d run out of cash in twelve weeks. Of course, nobody knew this except for Terry—as a founder, Terry carried that burden alone. He protected his team from the dire reality so they could focus on shipping the goddamn product.

... The burden of running out of pay for the other guys is casually not mentioned?...

Unless your only audience is startup founders I might just replace it with some different phrasing...

He didn't want to distract his team while also fearing about being able to keep paying them...

Just my 2c to make the average reader care more :))

by Paradigm2020

6/8/2026 at 7:48:10 PM

You're living my dream - congrats! :D

Love from www.inkican.com

by Jaauthor

6/9/2026 at 1:00:06 PM

love sci fi such great project here

by locaible

6/9/2026 at 11:48:39 AM

It was too late to review the flashcards upon which he collected the toughest questions venture capitalists have asked him.

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It was too late to review the flashcards on which he had collected the toughest questions venture capitalists had asked him.

by Paradigm2020

6/8/2026 at 9:37:47 PM

Congratulations!

by Dawenster

6/8/2026 at 8:03:42 PM

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