It’s time to start talking about my plans regarding my continuing work effort on this Project. In this post-KickStarter period the book is still under development and progressing well.
I’ve restructured my work load and expect to be able to publish HIDEOUS PLASTIC – In stores everyone can hear you scream. sometime in late 2018. In order to do so, I’ll be raising funds personally via my own means as well as engaging in another KickStarter campaign in about 12 months time, say about June 2018. Providing my own financial support for this Project is going to be essential to its success, effectively using KickStarter to fund the balance.Despite the fact it failed to raise the much needed funds, I learned a great deal from my first crowdfunding effort so I’ll be approaching Round 2 a little differently. Key to this goal will be splitting the funding of the Project in half with the intention of using my personal financial resources to fund 1/4 to 1/2 of the Project. Currently, I’m embarking on personal savings strategy to accommodate this Goal and then once again launch a fresh KickStarter campaign to raise the balance.
By dedicating my own financial resources to the Project, I’ll be able to cover the cost of all the initial design, proofreading and editing activities and services needed to bring the manuscript to a print ready state. This will leave the remaining printing and distribution costs of the book to be covered by the new KickStarter campaign to be launched next year.
Actual Goals of the campaign will also be different. The previous KickStarter was structured with the hard cover version a priority to be reached via Stretch Goals. The new campaign will focus on a softcover edition (with the hardcover being an option if I choose to do so or if adequate funds are raised). Numbers of initial copies will also be reduced. Instead of 1000 copies being printed there will only be 500 full color copies. Talk about a limited edition; nonetheless, 500 copies is a very viable print run for a niche book such as this.
These adjusted Goals – along with my own financial support for the Project – should reduce the need to raise funds considerably and this figure will be reflected in the new campaign’s target. I am estimating around $8,000 to $10,000 will be the fresh campaign’s new Goal, a substantial reduction of more than half what I was attempting to raise previously. One thing for certain, I already know from the previous campaign I can raise about $5,000 with relative ease; so these cost reductions will help to increase that number dramatically with the intention of Backer Pledges becoming more forthcoming.
That’s the outline of the current plan. A successful KickStarter campaign is still viable and I will most likely pursue this course of action. You can look forward to more information in the coming months and I will continue to post News and reviews on this site; so please, keep coming back and checking it all out. Thank you everyone for your attention and support!
-Windebieste.
