Kickstarter Friday
Some Fun Campaigns I Think Work…
It is Kickstarter season again, with lots of new and fun campaigns.
I’ve been doing this every Friday now for a long time. And it certainly has been fun studying Kickstarters.
Here us a summary of what I look for in a campaign to list here…
— I look for fiction campaigns that are not just about “pretty books” but actually want readers.
— I look for clarity in the campaign, meaning can I figure out what the hell is offered.
— I look for a good story that flows and good art.
— I do not bother with anyone who is so flipping lazy as to us AI in any part of their campaign.
— And I look to see if the campaign will fund or if the writer behind the campaign asked for far too much.
You know, sometimes a campaign just catches my attention and I think it is worth mentioning.
NEW THIS WEEK!
Merry Catastrophe: A New Holiday Cozy By Shaw Collins!
Cassia Lemon and Genevieve are it again in a romping holiday mystery with quirky characters, cranky villains, and ridiculous action.
This looks like a really fun book and a good campaign. Really simple and clean and fitting of the book in the campaign. Worth taking a look and backing if you like this kind of fiction.
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STILL GOING!
Ghost Telling Their Own Stories by Robert J. McCarter
Celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of Shuffled Off with 29 new stories told by ghosts!
I love Robert’s ghost stories and bought a bunch of them for Pulphouse. He’s a great writer and this is a great campaign. It funded quickly, so you can get these stories and books. Super reading. Worth your time to back this one. Great stories.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robertjmccarter/ghost-telling-their-own-stories?ref=ch2rtm
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Magical Mail: The Spell of the Month Club by T. Thorn Coyle
12 months of old-fashioned snail mail envelopes stuffed with spells, prayers, poems, original art, audio meditations, and more!
Lots and lots of fun things in this one, including some fiction by Thorn, who is a great writer. Take a look at this to see what you can do with a Kickstarter campaign. And if it sounds like fun to you, back it.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thorncoyle/magical-mail
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Strange Tales by John Betancourt
The premier in sci-fi, fantasy, and horror.
This is a new magazine firing up by John Betancourt of Wildside Press. John already publishes four other magazines in this same genre including WEIRD TALES MAGAZINE. I have known John for 40 years and when he was an assistant editor at Asimov’s way back he gave me some great rejections. Wildside Press has been going now since back when Kris and I owned Pulphouse Publishing in the early 1990s. On top of that, John is a bestselling fiction writer.
This campaign is really done right all the way and it got a Project We Love from Kickstarter. Clearly, the art is amazing in the story. Very clear to a theme and he sticks with it. Studying this one is worth your time and also if you love great fiction on the dark side, backing this campaign is a great idea.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wildsidepress/strange-tales
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COMING SOON!
PEBBLES by Glyn Frederick Salisbury
The second electrifying book in the Pebbles Series, following Morgan Stone.
This looks like it is a great series to jump into and a lot of fun from the looks of the graphics. So if you like crime and mystery, take a look at this one and get on the backer list. Should be fun.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1669051373/pebbles
Ink Realm Duology: Cozy No-Spice Romantasy by E. R. Paskey
Inkheart meets Howl’s Moving Castle in this whimsical no-spice YA cozy fantasy romance duology. Birth vs. destiny. Love conquers all.
E.R.Paskey has done some really wonderful Kickstarters along the way and this looks like it will be another. Young adult fantasy with a cozy feel. Sounds fun. Get on the watch list for this one.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/erpaskey/ink-realm-a-no-spice-cozy-romantasy?ref=5094hz
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The Dark Ship: Science Fiction Stories from the Boundary by Ron Collins
Ghost ships, mad scientists, impossible machines, time travel, strange worlds, alien monsters, and the people caught in the middle.
One of the best science fiction writers working in modern fiction is doing this amazing collection. And to be honest, that Kickstarter header might be the best header I have seen. Take a look at it. Just amazing.
And get on the list to be informed when this comes out. Maybe some of the best science fiction reading you will find.
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SOMEWHERE IN SILENCE; a warm, wry novella on starting again by Alexandria Blaelock
A grounded, reflective and dryly humourus story about starting again and coming into yourself.
Alex is a great writer and this looks like its going to be a great campaign and a good read. Check it out and get on the notification list.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alexandriablaelock/somewhere-in-silence