Kickstarter for the Independent Creator - Second Edition: A Practical and Informative Guide to Crowdfunding - Paperback

by Christie Shinn (Illustrator), Madeleine Holly-Rosing (Author)

Having successfully funded seven Kickstarters for her comic Boston Metaphysical Society, writer/creator, Madeleine Holly-Rosing shares her very specific and practical strategies for running a successful crowdfunding campaign with a goal of under 10K in this second expanded edition. Ms. Holly-Rosing has also taught this as a class at Pulp Fiction Books and Comics in Culver City, as well as lectured at Scriptwriters Network and Dreamworks Animation as well as other institutions. The book covers choosing a platform, social media, public relations, preparing your email list, interviews/podcasts, reaching out at Comic Cons and other events, crunching those numbers, avoiding postage pitfalls as well as developing your Kickstarter homepage, pre-launch strategy, campaign strategy and fulfillment. The book is designed for individual creators who cannot afford to hire a team or a PR person.

Author Biography

A TV, feature film and comic book writer, Madeleine is the winner of the Sloan Fellowship for screenwriting, and the Gold Aurora and Bronze Telly for a PSA produced by Women In Film. She also won numerous awards while completing the UCLA MFA Program in Screenwriting. While producing her steampunk comic, BOSTON METAPHYSICAL SOCIETY, Madeleine has successfully funded five Kickstarter campaigns and taught Kickstarter seminars geared toward the independent creator at Pulp Fiction Books and Comics in Culver City.