Final Days of my Kickstarter Adventure

The idea of self-publishing my own comic book probably came to me around 2 years ago.  It came to me after my first trip to New York City Comic Con.  Seems like an eternity has gone by since then.  The idea of doing a Kickstarter campaign for my very own comic book came to me about a year ago after my second trip to New York City Comic Con.  Meeting and talking to indie writers and comic book artists throughout my day at the convention made it clear that Kickstarters are a right of passage for indie comic book creators.  Now in 5 days my first Kickstarter campaign for my first comic book will be coming to an end.  Currently I am still $500 away from reaching my goal so it is too early to tell whether my first fore-ray into crowdfunding was a success or not.

But actually having been giving that a lot of thought over the last week I think perhaps the better term is that it is too early to tell whether it will be a financial success or not.  Because even if I don't reach my goal it was a success in a lot of other ways.  It forced me to expose myself and my writing.  I met a lot of great people and have forged honest supportive relationships with several of them.  I experienced and learned about a lot of new things.  And I improved my strength as a creative individual and a writer.  Wolf's Howl will still be exposed to the world in some form or another regardless of the outcome of the Kickstarter.  Perhaps crowdfunding is not a road for me at this time or perhaps I just need to learn more and retool.  We will see but I am not giving up my dream of being a storyteller again.  That's one thing I have learned for sure.

If you are interested in the Wolf's Howl Kickstarter the link is below but it will only be active for another 5 days.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theconjuringpen/wolfs-howl-part-1

The Kickstarter has arrived!

So yesterday was a busy and exhilarating day!  I launched my Kickstarter Campaign for Wolf's Howl Part 1, my first self-published comic book venture.  I posted all over on social media, sent out various emails, and generally just tried to get the word out.  And it was a very successful first day.  The project was more than 33% funded after the first 24 hours.  I was thrilled as you can imagine.  :)

People that I had no interaction with previous to the Kickstarter were donating money to help bring my dream to fruition.  They say with a Kickstarter it is crucial to start off strong so I would say that part was accomplished.  But they also say that a Kickstarter campaign is a marathon not a sprint.  So now I have to settle in for the remainder of the month and just keep trying to build on the success of that first day.  Just like the tortoise in that old fable we all heard when we were kids slow and steady wins the race.  So I will continue to post and try to spread the word and stay positive.  At the very least it was encouraging to see so much support at the beginning like that.  Each contribution truly touched my heart deeply no matter how big or small.

So I am going to try to break into a "runners stride" so to speak and keep plugging away at this crowdfunding adventure.  I'll post again to this blog as things develop.  If you are interested in checking out my Kickstarter page feel free to take a look and spread the word if you like what you see or know someone who would.

Here is the link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theconjuringpen/wolfs-howl-part-1