Kickstarter Roundup #1 + Memorial Day Weekend Special
The first week’s Kickstarter successes, a doggie-version of the video, and a Memorial Day Weekend special!
Edie
Edie Jarolim is a writer and editor living in Tucson, Arizona. Sign up on this blog to get updates about her humorous tell-all/memoir, GETTING NAKED FOR MONEY: An Accidental Travel Writer Reveals All.
And My Kickstarter Campaign is Live!
And so the Kickstarter campaign begins! I think you’ll get a kick out of the video and hope you’ll support the book.
Backing a Kickstarter Project 101
Never had experience with a crowdfunded project before? Here are some basics about what it means to support my book on Kickstarter.
Why Crowdfund? Why Kickstarter?
Getting close to launching my Kickstarter campaign — next week! — I explain some of the behind-the-scenes rationales and decisions.
Creating a Book Cover: Castrating Venus & Other Design Challenges
Creating my book cover image involved an extensive collaborative process. In the end, Venus looked less angry and less like she had a penis.
Ode to My New TV
Replacing the items stolen during my robbery gave me no pleasure — until a new TV came into the picture.
You’re Calling it WHAT? How I Decided on My Memoir’s Title
Getting Naked for Money? Misguided? I couldn’t decide on a title for my book until a friend helped me justify the racier pick.
Getting Naked for Money: An Accidental Travel Writer Reveals All
How a Ph.D. in literature came to write Arizona for Dummies, disrobe on a travel assignment to a nudist resort—and have a blast along the way.
Beating the Home Invasion Blues
No one deserves to be robbed: Not single people, not forgetful people, not slobs. I temporarily forgot that after my home invasion.
Give My Dog a Voice: Vote!
Madeleine, a dog with a strong personality, will star in my Kickstarter video–and has a speaking role. Please vote on the voice you think best represents her.
Of Crowdsourcing and Camels
If camels are horses built by committees, I’m all for equine oversight panels. Think of a committee as an old-fashioned form of crowdsourcing.
Mexico’s Sweet Spot
The city of Morelia in Michoacan, Mexico, has everything you could want in a town: great food, great folk art, quirky nightlife, and cultural monuments you can claim as your reason for visiting.
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