tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post4669789970245206873..comments2023-09-16T15:03:34.579+07:00Comments on Adam Heine: So You Want to Kickstart a NovelAdam Heinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-44238812532195402572013-06-10T21:37:46.707+07:002013-06-10T21:37:46.707+07:00Yeah Matt really nailed it on the head for me.
I d...Yeah Matt really nailed it on the head for me.<br />I don't think i'd ever kickstart a novel or whathaveyou. Chances are i'd try self-pubbing first and i don't see that happening any time soon.<br /><br />Though i guess i will say that if a friend made a run at it with kickstarter, i'd back them just because i support my friends and stuff.Sarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-44017813024740701282013-06-10T20:25:32.891+07:002013-06-10T20:25:32.891+07:00As a reader, I don't think I would ever back a...<i>As a reader, I don't think I would ever back a book kickstarter for an author I had not read.</i><br /><br />This.<br /><br />I've successfully gotten over my initial leeriness of Kickstarter, participated in a few (including yours!) and think I understand it from a fan-basis now (at least somewhat). And I think your three KEYS to a successful Kickstarter are spot-on. It's the application of this to publishing that's the trick... I'm honestly surprised that 31% actually get funded (in publishing).<br /><br />My thoughts on this are too long for a comment, methinks. I may have to blog about it! But it short: for a debut novelist, I don't think Kickstarter is the way to go - better to fund your own initial expenses and build platform by having people actually <i>read your works</i>. The only exception would be if your platform was EPIC prior to publishing (not just a popular twitter feed or blog).<br /><br />That all being said, I can see using Kickstarter to fund a second season of Debt Collector - there are already some built-in fans. A Kickstarter campaign could be used to judge whether there's enough fandom to support a second season. And the funds could be used to buy art or print editions (although this last point is weak - I think funding has to be something that is critical to the project as well).<br />Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-62368165212274018672013-06-10T18:42:01.205+07:002013-06-10T18:42:01.205+07:00Good tips, and thanks for laying that out.
Still,...Good tips, and thanks for laying that out.<br /><br />Still, you forgot the number one best thing one can do with a Kickstarter project: get Patrick Rothfuss involved.Steve MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026970188928733645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-13358741230780953952013-06-10T18:33:48.713+07:002013-06-10T18:33:48.713+07:00Here's the thing:
As a reader, I don't th...Here's the thing:<br /><br />As a reader, I don't think I would ever back a book kickstarter for an author I had not read.<br /><br />But ... I would totally do it for an author I was already a fan of, and in fact, I have.<br /><br />I don't know what that says, exactly, because with games or movies I think I'd be more inclined to get excited based on the idea alone.<br /><br />Maybe I judge books too harshly.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.com