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The Quiet Hours
by Jane Smith
A novel about small routines, overlooked moments, and the emotional weight of ordinary days.
Jane Smith is a Melbourne-based writer.
This is her first published novel.
This book is being released as a pre-sale project.
Supporters fund the real cost of publishing upfront.
Once the funding threshold is reached, the book goes to print.
If the threshold is not met, the book is not published and all supporters are refunded.
Funding target: $4,500
Time remaining: 12 days
Why this book exists
I started writing The Quiet Hours during a period when my days had become very small.
I was working full-time, coming home tired, and noticing how much of life happens in the gaps — early mornings, late evenings, the routines that feel too ordinary to talk about, but carry more weight than we realise.
This book came together slowly. Some days I wrote a page. Some weeks I wrote nothing at all. I wasn’t thinking about markets or trends. I was trying to be honest about what it feels like to live quietly in a noisy world.
This book exists because I needed to write it — and because readers like you make it possible to share work like this directly.
Support the Book
Support The Quiet Hours in the way that suits you.
Digital Edition
A digital copy of The Quiet Hours (PDF / EPUB).
For readers who want to read the book and support its publication.
$9.99
Paperback
A paperback copy of The Quiet Hours, plus a digital edition. For readers who want the book to exist — and to live on their shelf.
$34.99
Patron
$79.99
A signed paperback copy, a digital edition, and your name listed in the acknowledgements. For readers who want to actively support the writer behind the work.
Sponsor
$249.99
A signed paperback copy, a digital edition, and your name listed in the acknowledgements. For readers who want to actively support the writer behind the work.
If the funding target isn’t reached, all supporters are refunded.
What happens next
Support for The Quiet Hours is open until the funding period closes.
If the funding target is reached, the book moves into production.
The manuscript is finalised, the book is printed, and copies are prepared for delivery.
Digital editions are sent first.
Printed copies follow once production is complete.
If the funding target is not reached, the book is not published and all supporters are fully refunded.
Supporters will receive updates at each stage of the process.