I'm not sure if I'd donate, not having read the series. (There is so much to read and look at everywhere, aaargh @_@) I can spread the word on Twitter and deviantArt. Well, and my blog, mirrored to LJ and DW. (I don't think anyone follows my blog itself. XD)
I like when it looks like the person running the campaign knows what they're doing - a project that has a list of how much of the money raised will go to what ("development editing costs X, copy editing costs Y, ebook layout costs Z" and so on) shows that the creator has done their homework, rather than just going "yeah, that sounds about right".
Depending on what those numbers look like, maybe it would make sense to have an in-between goal. ("If we raise $1000 there'll be only an ebook version for now, if we raise $1500 there'll be a print version, too", or however the numbers fall out.)
Things I'd like to know about a project like that:
Is the manuscript finished or are you writing as you go? (Finished is better, no worrying about it NOT getting finished, like the first "help fund the production of this with pre-orders!" thing I contributed to ended up.)
For people who don't know your serial already: What is the book about? Maybe not a lot of content right there, but something like a backcover blurb. And a prominent link to the website where the serial can be read. (I really noticed the lack of such in a recent book-printing fundraiser.)
High level perks...
Would you be willing to write a short story in the same continuity to a request/question of a donator? I figure fans would have some secondary character they'd like to hear more about, or something like that.
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Date: 2012-02-09 04:37 pm (UTC)I can spread the word on Twitter and deviantArt. Well, and my blog, mirrored to LJ and DW. (I don't think anyone follows my blog itself. XD)
I like when it looks like the person running the campaign knows what they're doing - a project that has a list of how much of the money raised will go to what ("development editing costs X, copy editing costs Y, ebook layout costs Z" and so on) shows that the creator has done their homework, rather than just going "yeah, that sounds about right".
Depending on what those numbers look like, maybe it would make sense to have an in-between goal. ("If we raise $1000 there'll be only an ebook version for now, if we raise $1500 there'll be a print version, too", or however the numbers fall out.)
Things I'd like to know about a project like that:
Is the manuscript finished or are you writing as you go? (Finished is better, no worrying about it NOT getting finished, like the first "help fund the production of this with pre-orders!" thing I contributed to ended up.)
For people who don't know your serial already: What is the book about? Maybe not a lot of content right there, but something like a backcover blurb. And a prominent link to the website where the serial can be read. (I really noticed the lack of such in a recent book-printing fundraiser.)
High level perks...
Would you be willing to write a short story in the same continuity to a request/question of a donator? I figure fans would have some secondary character they'd like to hear more about, or something like that.