May 27, 2013
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Kickstarter Actually Started!
So…. the Kickstarter launched Saturday. (I kind of want to apologize for the fact that I’m going to be saying “Kickstarter” a lot for the next 30 days… I’m going to try to not do it more than once every day or two, and, hopefully, will not devolve into “Hey, look at this cute cat! He’s saying “Pledge to Lizard’s Kickstarter!”) It’s doing pretty well starting out, at ~378 out of the 750 minimum, so, just past 50%, which is great for the first two days… I think… I hear all sort of things like “You get 50% of your money in the first 10% of the time, unless you get 25% of the money in the first 78% of the time, then you’ll get 33 1/3% of the money in 45% of the time, unless line B2 is greater than B4 minus A1, in which case turn to Schedule E and divide by how many cats you own.”, and so forth. Frankly, I’m very happy to have come this far. One reason I put off starting it for a year is that a Kickstarter is, to me, nearly as personal as an online dating profile. You are putting yourself out there for very public approval or disapproval.
But, basically, in the great sea of Kickstarters out there, you need to stand out. We live in an age where, no matter how narrow your tastes in entertainment (“I only read Harry Potter/My Little Pony/Downton Abbey crossover fanfic!”), there’s more of it being produced than you could ever consume or be aware of. So, while I am of course hoping to get the attention of some of my FB friends who missed my prior posts, I’m also posting to those who have seen them and have pledged — I am going to need your help in telling others. If you pledged, I have to presume it’s because you want to see this book happen, and for it to happen, I need support.
And, of course, the link to the KS is at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/830842814/rogue-planet-adventures-on-the-star-prison
