What is Kickstarter?

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Good morning and welcome to another brand new week full of possibilities! As the big day grows nearer, I wanted to share a little information with anyone who isn't familiar with the Kickstarter platform before the launch of The Cadence of Death. 

First off, Kickstarter is NOT GoFundMe. This site isn't about donations. Kickstarter IS a place to support/back authors, and other creatives, in their endeavors to create something beautiful, magical, or downright amazing in this world of chaos. 

For authors such as me, Kickstarter provides a way to bring about gorgeous deluxe editions of our books that, without backers like you, we may otherwise not be able to create. Foiled covers, color artwork, custom creations, and those amazing sprayed edges can be quite cost prohibitive to a lot of authors. Yet, those are the things that make books stand out and bring in new readers.

So how does it work?

When a creator launches a Kickstarter campaign, it's an all-or-nothing situation. The funding goal is set and when the campaign hits that goal, all the happiness happens. If the goal is not hit, then you, as a backer, will NOT be charged, and the campaign will not move forward. No goodies, no beauties, no money lost on your end.

If the campaign DOES hit the goal, whatever you pledged to back will be charged to your payment choice and you'll receive whatever you backed in the coming weeks/months.

For example, my lowest tier in the upcoming campaign is only $3 for a set of printable bookmarks and goes all the way up to $250 for a collectible book box filled with beautiful and exciting things. So if you pledged $3 and the campaign funds 100% or more, then you'll receive a PDF file with printable bookmarks for you to use in any way you'd like.

There are also Stretch and Flash Rewards throughout the campaign. Stretch Rewards mean if we hit a certain dollar point over the funding goal, I'll throw in another goodie for backers (some are for everyone and some are for only physical book backers). Flash Rewards aren't dependent on the dollar amount and is just something fun I'll give to all the backers.

There will be a lot more information on the campaign once it has launched. However, I hope this helps in the meantime. And if you have any questions, please feel free to ask me. :) You can even check out Kickstarter's explanation on their website here.

Now is the time to sign up to follow the campaign! Launch day is right around the corner and I wouldn't want anyone to miss out. 

The Cadence of Death ~ Coming Soon!

March Free / Reduced Book Promos

Thank goodness it's finally March! February was a hell of a month for me. I was sick on and off for three weeks, and that slowed down productivity substantially. Thankfully, I'm feeling better now and back to work.

Check out this month's free reads! You have over 190 books to choose from. :)

https://books.bookfunnel.com/urbanfantasyfreebies-mar/p9if1330gk

https://books.bookfunnel.com/lovebitepnrsfrread/ncsceg2pem

Liz Baker Series Boxset Sale!

The Complete Liz Baker Series ebook boxset is currently on sale for only $9.99! Only available via my website until Jan. 1st! That's a savings of 62% off buying them individually (even with book 1 and the short stories being free all the time)!

That's 13 stories, 232 chapters, and over half a million words to keep you reading through the holiday season (and possibly beyond!).

https://www.christiesilvers.com/liz-baker-series

Preorder Alert: Battling Sorrow (Penny Series: Bk 2)

The second installment of the Penny series is coming soon! February 21, 2023 to be exact. It has taken a long while to get to this point in this series, but it's finally here. Book 3 will be following close behind, so be on the lookout for the preorder alert coming soon.

In the meantime, get your copy of Battling Sorrow order today for the low price of only $0.99. Once the release date arrives the price will go up.

Blurb

Immortality hasn’t been all it’s cracked up to be for Penelope Montague. She’s suffered a loss no mother should ever have to experience, and though she begged for death to take her, life turned in another direction, bringing happiness once more. Unfortunately, life can’t always be sunshine and flowers, even for an immortal.

Penny’s work to bring witches into the light of immortals seems to move along smoothly, though not as quickly as she’d like, until videos fly around the internet of a little girl with extra special powers. The humans aren’t supposed to know about them, at least not yet, so the Elders’ Court sends Penny and her team to retrieve the child and her mother to hide her away for their own safety.

The Faction is hot on their tails, and Penny has to protect this child at all costs. Even if that means risking the lives of those she loves. Immortality and witchcraft don’t always work well together, especially when there are people in the world whose only joy is to torment and experiment on someone with powers, and the ability to heal repeatedly. She won’t let that happen to this child. There’s something special about her, and it’s more than just her powers.

Life will never be the same for any of them after meeting little Abby Newman.

AMAZON  *  B&N  *  SMASHWORDS  *  KOBO  *  GOOGLE PLAY  *  APPLE

Release Day... Finally! To Kill a Demon (Liz Baker, bk 6)

I am so happy to announce that the big day has finally arrived. After months and months of delays, family issues, deaths, and all-around real life getting in the way, To Kill a Demon is done and getting all dressed up for the big day. Woohoo!

Release Day will be November 21st. I'll have an Amazon pre-order link up soon, and then everywhere else will be live on the big day. I'm working on a release day giveaway (like I always do), so stay tuned over the next few days for details on all that fun stuff.

Now I'll get back to the editing grindstone, but I'll leave you with the back cover blurb for To Kill a Demon (Liz Baker, bk 6).

Liz Baker has been through a lot of craziness in the last year of her life. Monsters are constantly climbing out of the woodworks and it seems that she's always the only one who can stop them. Now her closest friends are missing and all she wants to do is find them. That is, until her own demon takes over and causes nothing but trouble in every aspect of Liz's life.

Demon Dolly does everything under the sun to create chaos for Liz. Lots of one night stands with all the wrong men lead into a few illegal activities, as well as the deterioration of Liz's beloved bar, Athena's Ambrosia. Thank goodness Liz has friends in her corner who know the difference between the real Liz and her demonic impostor.

Or do they?

Will Liz be able to rid herself of the monster inside? Or will she finally give it up and fade into nothingness?