Staff & Artists

The Author

Hey, I’m yootie (yoo-tea | juːti | ユーティ), the author of Sunspot! I’ve been writing this story part-time since June 2024. It’s my first work of original fiction and easily the biggest creative project I’ve embarked on to date.

I lived in Japan for about three years, from 2023 to 2025. I’m Jewish and a cancer survivor. Other than writing, I draw, play roguelikes, and cook. I’m also responsible for the development of the website you’re on right now.

My inspirations among webfiction include The Wandering Inn and Katalepsis, both of which I wholeheartedly recommend. No, I’ve never read Bioshifter. I cover some of Sunspot’s other key inspirations, impetus, and ideas in the Arc 1 Author’s Note.

Beta readers

Although Sunspot is my brainchild and my passion, I would struggle to complete chapters to a satisfactory level of quality week by week without the help of my beta readers. They work tirelessly to catch typos, note inconsistencies, give input on the direction of the story, and most importantly help me get to my desired word count goals day after day. They do what I consider to be professional-quality work for free, and I’m very grateful, which is why you see me thank them in every chapter. Here they are:

  • Cassiopeia
  • The Softies
  • Maria (also the webmaster for this site)
  • Zak
  • Zooloo
  • Selenium
  • Penguin
  • mirrormatch
  • Altrune
  • Enigma
  • Emma
  • Chloe
  • Trollmore

If you’re interested in joining this team, applications are run via the Discord at the end of every arc.

Artists

I’m something of an artist myself, but I prefer to commission professional work for Sunspot’s covers, logo, and site assets. Your support on Patreon helps me pay these artists.

I am constantly seeking to commission more art for the story. If you have an artist who you think would do a rockin’ job bringing something from Sunspot to life, send me their links on Discord or Bluesky!

Friends Of The Story