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.
