My Kickstarter Campaign for RIP Corey, My Friend Died and It Sucks! successfully funded on January 3, 2023!

 74 backers pledged $11,850 (goal $11,700) December 3, 2022–January 3, 2023

 

What’s next? According to Kickstarter, my job is to:

  • Finish the work I promised ~ yes, thank you, I would have done that anyway!
  • Deliver the rewards
  • Ship the books
  • Email the ebooks
  • Have one zoom meeting
  • Obtain the desired memorial words from 14 backers who chose to have a line at the back of the book memorializing a loved one(s) who has died. Have illustrator and designer create that page and insert it
  • Update backers regularly
  • I’ve decided to update every 2-3 weeks via an update to the Kickstarter page that also gets emailed to the backers automatically
  • I’m updating my Kickstarter page with the new illustrations & sketches, and videos, any information I think will keep backers excited and involved

I used Kickstarter for capital. I found a bunch of people who believe in me and my book. This new group of people are the beginning of my community, and the more I update them and collaborate with similar creators (illustrators, editors, designers, marketers), I think I’m building my brand… That’s something I never desired doing, but Corey is pushing me toward.

There really is nothing to lose by trying a Kickstarter campaign. Worst case, you don’t reach your funding. Then, that’s it. People’s cards don’t get charged. Yes, you will have put forth a lot of effort, but it’s effort you’ll need to put forth for the book anyway. And the deadlines really help!

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  1. Pauline Wiles January 31, 2023 at 12:06 am

    Congratulations, Chris, and thank you for updating the BAIPA community.

    • Chris Buchanan January 31, 2023 at 11:45 am

      Thank you so much Pauline! Knee deep in getting this book printed! Chris

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