frozen dreams – Page 21

03/31/2020 Book Report, FROZEN DREAMS.

Last-minute fiddling with the FROZEN DREAMS Kickstarter, which launches tomorrow morning AND I’M PERFECTLY FINE AND CALM ABOUT THAT. I’ve also formally gotten the copy-editing process started, and spoken with a relative about a possible stretch goal that she would actually do quite well with but I’d need to get a LOT of people to sign up for before I could run with it. Finally, I also added a blue-sky limited tier; I don’t expect it to fill, but you never know and if nobody snaps it up I’m none the worse off for it.

So, pretty much everything is ready for tomorrow. Yay! I’m sure it’ll all be fine. We’re fine. We’re all fine here now, thank you. How are you?

Three more days until the FROZEN DREAM Kickstarter launches!

Link. Am I nervous? Of course I am! Self-publishing is expensive. More expensive than, say, the FROZEN DREAMS Kickstarter is likely to produce in the way of revenue. But you can’t win if you don’t bloody try. Besides, at least I’m not using household money.

Kickstarter starts April 1st.

03/27/2020 Book Report, FROZEN DREAMS.

I haz book cover! Shaenon Garrity finished it up, several months ahead of schedule because she’s cool that way. Do consider her for your future illustration needs; the entire process was smooth and professional, from start to finish. And just in time for the Kickstarter, too. Which starts in four days. Whee!

…No, I don’t know if that’s a happy whee, a stress whee, or a panicky whee! Maybe all three? It’s been a long day.

ONE WEEK to go on the [start of the] FROZEN DREAMS Kickstarter!

What timing, hey? I should maybe hold out for an asteroid strike. Or maybe wait until the Yellowstone caldera finally blows its stack. Seriously, though, one week until the FROZEN DREAMS Kickstarter starts. Click the link to sign up for the launch notification. See you there!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/moelane/frozen-dreams-a-novel

03/22/2020 Book Report, FROZEN DREAMS.

Mostly today I went over the FROZEN DREAMS Kickstarter, as it goes live in ten days. Everything looks good. …I guess? I’ve never done it before.

Still. Ten days. Wow. Fun! And nerve-wracking! You should try it!

The FROZEN DREAMS Kickstarter launches in two weeks!

You may recognize the cover artist. If this all works out, I can think of a bunch of webcartoonists who I’d be happy to toss paying work their way.

You can click here to sign up for the launch notification for my FROZEN DREAMS (post-apocalypse high urban fantasy pulp detective novel) Kickstarter (it starts up on April 1st). I have a reasonably good feeling about it, although I have to caution myself not to be too optimistic. This is, after all, my first Kickstarter. There will undoubtedly be teething pains.

03/17/2020 Book Report, FROZEN DREAMS.

More general stuff today than usual. It’s actually noisier around here than normal, thanks to the stayintine: fortunately, there are no deadlines currently looming, so I just count the days until the Kickstarter comes and try to get the wordcount to flow. I’m also trying to get over ego and pride when it comes to getting professional feedback, but that’s every day that ends with a Y.

I would like some eyeballs on this FROZEN DREAMS Kickstarter tier.

Does this below make sense? I’m limiting the backers on this tier to 20, not because signing my name is onerous but because it makes me feel better about the whole thing. Lemme explain the numbers after the pledge:

03/12/2020 Book Report, FROZEN DREAMS.

I have a copy-editor! I had mentioned the issue to an old buddy of mine, and he said I’ll keep an eye out. You asked [X], right? And I replied Why no, I did not ask [X], because apparently I am an idiot. Let me go ask [X] now.

So that’s settled, then. After this I just have to wait for the Kickstarter to start and the money pots to fill up enough for me to be able to pay for things. Huzzah! …Oh, I have to keep writing, figure out advertising strategies, and worry that nobody’s gonna buy the books and I’ll have to go work in a gas station, but that’s just normal stuff.

03/11/2020 Book Report, FROZEN DREAMS.

Mostly I worked on what will be the stretch goals (more stories, to start with) if we manage to fund. But I got a bunch of people subscribed to it already, which means that at least I won’t goose egg the first day? That’d be nice, fer sure.

You’re probably gonna get sick of the word ‘Kickstarter’ over the next month or so, by the way. I gotta advertise this puppy, but I don’t got a budget for that — so I’m resorting to TALKING VERY LOUDLY ABOUT IT. I apologize in advance for any inconvenience.