I LOVE KICKSTARTER from me!
I'm adding to the I love Kickstarter posts because I have something to say about it. Please read the other ones too and VISIT THE KEEPER!
I first started following Kickstarter when Zombie Orpheus was filming their series. I was fortunate to be one of their zombies in season 3! Seriously, that was my acting debut and maybe the end of it I don't know! We had so much fun and when I went to their Kickstarter I was blown away at the money they raised!
You see, Kickstarter is for fans to support what fans want to see. They (you) become the producers. You have an active involvement in what gets produced! Isn't that a novel idea? To actually get a vote on the quality of products that are out there? With publishing, you are pretty much pre-ordering a product, but ONLY if the project funds do you buy it. You give Kickstarter your credit card but no money is taken until the project is over (usually 30 days from its launch) and it is funded. And you can withdraw your pledge if you change your mind.
So as an author of fantasy I've found an audience that likes my books wants to read them and is excited about them. Kickstarter gives me a lovely page to build, and they have a huge resource of readers and creatives that find my project through them! It's so much more encouraging than being on the bottom of a slush pile of other retailers' search engined. I believe I will be launching all the books I write from now on through this platform.
And by the way, be on the lookout for Ian's Realm's 10th Anniversary Kickstarter project. It will be great!