Kickstarter Friday
Some Campaigns I Think Are Worth Backing Or Studying Or Both!
I do this every Friday when I have a few campaigns I think are worth putting here.
I will not say much negative about a campaign. If there is too much or it is going to fail, I won’t post it here.
And for those wondering where I get off judging Kickstarter Campaigns by fiction writers, I have now done 58 of them, every one funded and made money. My first campaign was in the very early days of Kickstarter. But if yoy are going to study campaigns that I have done, study the last year or so. I am continuing to learn.
And like some people browse and waste time on Facebook, I browse and waste time looking at campaigns on Kickstarter.
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So to this week’s campaigns…
The Remains: The Editor’s Cut Edition by Vincent Zandri
“WHEN THE SECRET TO YOUR LIFE OR DEATH IS BURIED INSIDE A PAINTING…”
Vincent Zandri is a New York Times bestselling writer who has been writing for some time and has won a bunch of awards, including a Thriller award and the Spur. This is intended to be a smaller campaign, with not a lot of art, talking about this special editor’s cut edition of a major book.
Vincent will give you a great read and this kind of campaign is different and will show you what can be done in a really focused manner. Worth backing for the read and studying for the look of a lot of text.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vinzandri/the-remains-the-editors-cut-edition
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LES FANTÔMES DU FUTUR : 6 nouvelles — SF et fantastique by Fabien Delorme
If you read French, you are really going to want to grab this book. I have read a bunch of Fabien’s work in translation and he is a really great storyteller.
But also, this is a stunningly good small campaign, lots of art with book covers, a bunch of extras, so even if you can’t read French, take a look at this one. A book campaign done right all the way. Study it and back it if you read French.
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That’s it for active campaigns. Julia Quinn has a fun one that is almost to a million and there are a few tricked-up and special editions of books that are doing fine, one with black light printing for no logical reason other than a trick edition. No point in talking about any of them.
But wow are there some great campaigns coming and I urge all of you to click on these links, take a look and hit the button to have Kickstarter let you know when they launch. It really does help the authors because if the author has a bunch of backers before launch, Kickstarter promotes more.
COMING SOON CAMPAIGNS…
Bookish Baddies: Cozy Corgi Mysteries by T. Thorn Coyle
The game’s afoot and Klaus and Marsha are back with another cozy mystery filled with more color than a drag queen’s makeup box!
This got a “Project We Love” from Kickstarter before it launched, but Thorn has not put the nifty button yet on her art to advertise that.
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On Being (And Becoming Again!) A Writer by Ron Collins
Ron is a long-time professional writer with a ton of books not counting stories in Analog and other major markets. He really knows what he is talking about here. Trust me on that.
Take a look and get on the list to be notified when he launches.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/roncollins/on-being-and-becoming-again-a-writer
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The Ghost in the Book Shop by Bonnie Elizabeth Koenig
Bonnie is a professional writer who has done a number of successful campaigns. This one is a paranormal cozy mystery. Looks like it could be really fun.
Take a look and be notified when she launches.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bonnieelizabeth/the-ghost-in-the-book-shop
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LAST STOP: YESTERDAY: Romantic Time Travel Book by Kathryn Kaleigh
All aboard for a railway to the past • Heartwarming • Timeless • Romantic • First in a series.
I am so looking forward to getting this book. This hits every reader cookie I have and besides, Kathy writes great stories. And this is her 44th Kickstarter Campaign. She knows what she is doing and if you have never read one of her books, grab this one, a first in the series.
And study this campaign and click to get notified when it launches.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kathrynkaleigh/unwritten-in-time
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Something Kringle This Way Comes: Urban Fantasy Mystery Book by Rebecca M. Senese
Magic & mystery stalk Noel Kringle, Santa’s son, as he races to solve a series of murders and save the suspect: his mother!
Rebecca is a great writer and this is a fantastic Urban mystery series. Really worth getting on the notification list.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rfarpublishing/something-kringle-this-way-comes
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Lady Ink: A Cozy Fairy Tale Inspired Fantasy by E.R. Paskey
Inkheart meets Howl’s Moving Castle in a whimsical no-spice YA fantasy romance with love, courage & what it truly means to be family.
Get on the list to be told when it launches.
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AND LAST, BUT NOT LEAST!!!
THREE SCIENCE FICTION BOOKS BY KRISTINE KATHRYN RUSCH by Dean Wesley Smith
A Full Science Fiction Novel, a Science Fiction Novella, and a Science Fiction Collection of Short Fiction, all by New York Times bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch..
These books and stories by Kris are amazing. And this is my 59th campaign and we have already been given the “Project We Love” award by Kickstarter before we launched. Help us get more backers before we launch on Tuesday and study this one to see why Kickstarter gave us the reward so quickly. And if you like science fiction, Kris is the best writer of science fiction still working.