# Published my book - thanks Dramatica! (Starfighter Club #1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Writing\ **Created:** [January 20, 2026, 4:45am UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/published-my-book-thanks-dramatica-starfighter-club-1/4242 "2026-01-20T04:45:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mlucas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/mlucas/32/275_2.png) [@mlucas](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/mlucas)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 4:45am UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/published-my-book-thanks-dramatica-starfighter-club-1/4242/1 "2026-01-20T04:45:54Z")
Hey Dramatica friends, I wanted to announce that I finally published my first book! SECRET WAR, Book 1 of The Starfighter Club, launched this past weekend. It’s kind of “Star Wars meets Buffy” — modern-day college students pulled into a secret galactic war. I need to give a HUGE thanks to this whole community, going all the way back to 2017 when I started the initial draft. Everyone here was a huge help to me in understanding Dramatica and applying the storyform concepts to my draft. You can check the book out below, or on my website at [michaellucasbooks.com](https://michaellucasbooks.com/). Books 2 and 3 are coming in February as well. Oh, and feel free to share it with anyone who might be interested – spreading the word is super helpful for a new author. Thanks! 🙏 SECRET WAR on Amazon: [ebook](https://kdpbook.link/for/B0G5BPMMJ9) | [paperback](https://kdpbook.link/for/B0GDV7H1T7) ![3d_png_400x600](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/uploads/dramatica/original/2X/4/4bc5a4978d901b80abe463363f3b85ea3c2dc845.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Lakis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/lakis/32/1816_2.png) [@Lakis](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/Lakis)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/published-my-book-thanks-dramatica-starfighter-club-1/4242/2 "2026-01-20T14:07:42Z")
Congratulations @mlucas ! It’s been fun to follow your journey and to see the book finally come out! Here is what I said about it 🙂 : > Action-packed space opera set on present-day Earth. Secret societies, interstellar wars, sentient viruses, unrequited love—what more could you want? ---
**Author:** ![jhull](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/jhull/32/3_2.png) [@jhull](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jhull)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 5:59pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/published-my-book-thanks-dramatica-starfighter-club-1/4242/3 "2026-01-20T17:59:22Z")
Awesome!! Congratulations as well. 🙌 Looking forward to reading this one. ---
**Author:** ![mlucas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/mlucas/32/275_2.png) [@mlucas](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/mlucas)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/published-my-book-thanks-dramatica-starfighter-club-1/4242/4 "2026-01-20T22:59:20Z")
Thanks guys! It’s funny Jim, I found these old blog posts of mine from way back when the Subtext app had an ‘e’ in it! 😃 It was the draft for this book/series that I was using Subtext for. (so warning: SPOILERS) [Story Runner](https://storyrunner.houseoflucas.com/search?q=subtext) ---
**Author:** ![Khodu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/khodu/32/2795_2.png) [@Khodu](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/Khodu)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 6:57am UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/published-my-book-thanks-dramatica-starfighter-club-1/4242/5 "2026-01-22T06:57:17Z")
CONGRATULATIONS, Mike! ---
**Author:** ![victoria](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/victoria/32/2128_2.png) [@victoria](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/victoria)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/published-my-book-thanks-dramatica-starfighter-club-1/4242/6 "2026-01-25T13:52:08Z")
Congratulations!! Already added it to my Kindle. First on the \*fiction readings\* list. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![mlucas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/mlucas/32/275_2.png) [@mlucas](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/mlucas)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/published-my-book-thanks-dramatica-starfighter-club-1/4242/7 "2026-01-25T17:13:38Z")
Awesome. Thanks so much @victoria ! ---
**Author:** ![Gernot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/gernot/32/1774_2.png) [@Gernot](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/Gernot)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 7:07pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/published-my-book-thanks-dramatica-starfighter-club-1/4242/8 "2026-01-25T19:07:25Z")
Congratulations @mlucas this are really great news. 😀 ---
**Author:** ![jhull](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/jhull/32/3_2.png) [@jhull](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jhull)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 2:19am UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/published-my-book-thanks-dramatica-starfighter-club-1/4242/9 "2026-01-26T02:19:16Z")
Mentioned this to @mlucas over on the old Subtxt/Narrative First Discord, but I’d really like to find a way to better support writers who use the Dramatica platform in '26. I feel like there’s a unique opportunity as everyone here is clearly into great storytelling, and well-versed in a language that supports that intention. If you have any thoughts, would love to hear them (as I hijack Michael’s thread!). ---
**Author:** ![Rosie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5daacb/32.png) [@Rosie](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/Rosie)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 3:57am UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/published-my-book-thanks-dramatica-starfighter-club-1/4242/10 "2026-01-26T03:57:55Z")
Congratulations! Very exciting news! ---
**Author:** ![MWollaeger](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/mwollaeger/32/82_2.png) [@MWollaeger](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/MWollaeger)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/published-my-book-thanks-dramatica-starfighter-club-1/4242/11 "2026-01-26T20:38:56Z")
Congratulations! Getting a novel written and out there is a huge accomplishment.