tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2620128426911964991.post5366302794471619925..comments2014-06-17T20:35:18.000-07:00Comments on Alphabet Soup and Crackers: The Children's Book Experiment: Kickstarter: Hope for poor writers or a scam?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15105901066326954114noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2620128426911964991.post-36888398127679320262014-04-03T14:10:30.002-07:002014-04-03T14:10:30.002-07:00Amy, I'm going down this path with my Kickstar...Amy, I'm going down this path with my Kickstarter right now. I just started a couple of days ago, so I'll have to get back to you when it actually completes. But there are a couple of things to note:<br /><br />- Kickstarting takes a lot of work! And backers only back projects that show great progress and really well done. This means you are already very invested in your project and want to see it finished. And, in most cases, finishing it opens much bigger opportunities. People don't back projects where there's any doubt they'll get their product.<br /><br />- Kickstarter does have fairly constrained Terms of Use. I haven't heard of any cases where they abuse that power, but they could. Of course, there are always other crowdsourcing options like Indiegogo. If the power is abused, I'm sure people will simply move their dollars to another channel.<br /><br />Anyway, wish me luck, and I'll let you know how the journey went. You can check out the project here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/1223734313/goodnight-lad-childrens-book-and-interactive-3d-apAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2620128426911964991.post-46047704843035142912014-03-29T15:57:52.036-07:002014-03-29T15:57:52.036-07:00Tracey, thanks for your input! I had someone casua...Tracey, thanks for your input! I had someone casually mention Kickstarter to me as an option, but they didn't know much about it. Great to hear from someone who has had a good experience with it (the reviews online are fairly negative, but its usually the complainers that talk the loudest)!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105901066326954114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2620128426911964991.post-68056548287991146292014-03-29T15:31:19.908-07:002014-03-29T15:31:19.908-07:00Children's author, Julie Heckling, has & i...Children's author, Julie Heckling, has & is using this venue for her children's pb, My Love For You Is The Sun. She got fully funded & is on her way to publication. <br />I'm also looking into this. I would say check into the person you are thinking about backing & their project. If I do this, I have a publisher, editor, & illustrator director that will be working with me.<br />Good luck!Tracey M. Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00735632188281207570noreply@blogger.com