This was a private goal, not a public one: I broke $2,100 on the TINSEL RAIN Kickstarter! This was important because of my funding realities. The very short version is that it can take more than a year’s worth of various money pools refilling before I can squeeze enough cash out to self-publish a novel. Note: this is not a complaint. I am very lucky to have those money pools. Most people do not. Many of the people who do have those pools need the money for more important things, like food and rent.
In practical terms, this means that my Kickstarters are “I need to get over the finish line,” not “pay for my artistic vision.” I calculated that I could hopefully get the book out at the end of the summer if I put together a Kickstarter, assuming that the money pools filled at their usual rates. It was a safe enough bet – but now that we’re above that $2,100 number, it’s no longer a bet at all. I can cover my remaining expenses for TINSEL RAIN with what I have in savings and what I pull in from the Kickstarter. From now on in, all cash collected can go towards new projects. Which is very neat-o: thanks.
No, seriously, thanks.