tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809343867197930371.post4607919937776532445..comments2024-03-20T03:14:54.419-04:00Comments on La Vie en Prose: Kickstarter Projects: Good or Bad Idea?Meredith Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02718251724577409962noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809343867197930371.post-28362127283708267952012-06-14T15:24:29.008-04:002012-06-14T15:24:29.008-04:00Thanks!Thanks!Meredith Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02718251724577409962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809343867197930371.post-34620514616773740662012-06-14T15:18:13.619-04:002012-06-14T15:18:13.619-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809343867197930371.post-56784736483885747352012-06-14T14:53:39.038-04:002012-06-14T14:53:39.038-04:00Hey Meredith, have you heard of Pubslush? It's...Hey Meredith, have you heard of Pubslush? It's the Kickstarter for authors. Mashable wrote about them here. http://mashable.com/2012/05/31/pubslush-video/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01235832553786202667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809343867197930371.post-53234910184625890672012-06-14T12:13:49.394-04:002012-06-14T12:13:49.394-04:00There is a lot of opportunity for awesome! But jus...There is a lot of opportunity for awesome! But just be sure that you're funding a complete project, not components. That's the tricky part. For instance, I'm not sure they'd fund research as much as they'd fund the finished product of that research (and the costs of research are built into the goal #). It's subtle!Meredith Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02718251724577409962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809343867197930371.post-50810588202186992492012-06-14T12:09:06.332-04:002012-06-14T12:09:06.332-04:00It may be because, once you serialize something on...It may be because, once you serialize something on your blog, it's technically already published. And the ancillaries (graphics, etc.) are considered components of the published book and therefore a "fund my life" idea, which they prohibit, just as they would for a photographer who was trying to fund a new camera.Meredith Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02718251724577409962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809343867197930371.post-71835981853289172942012-06-14T11:46:34.239-04:002012-06-14T11:46:34.239-04:00I am a HUGE fan of kickstarter. So much so that I...I am a HUGE fan of kickstarter. So much so that I had to still my hand at blogging/tweeting all of the awesome. As for books, I can see how this would be an amazing opportunity for nonfiction research and documentaries, maybe even some graphic novels, but I can't get my head around the potential for self-pubbed fiction in print or ebook. <br /><br />If you have some thoughts, I think there's a lot of potential for awesome here. I'd even fund a kickstarter project of a book on publishing books through kickstarter!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13533981942470111979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809343867197930371.post-14392109960420232772012-06-14T11:45:10.596-04:002012-06-14T11:45:10.596-04:00I love Kickstarter, and was really disappointed th...I love Kickstarter, and was really disappointed that they said my project did not meet their criteria. I asked them to tell me why, and they wouldn't say. I'm writing a non-fiction book as a serial on my blog, and have a small project to raise money for graphics and other stuff to help convert to an e-book. <br /><br />Greg Marcus, author of "Busting Your Corporate Idol: How To Reconnect With Values & Regain Control Of Your Life" Http://idolbuster.com/bookGreg Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975252027177262644noreply@blogger.com