How to Succeed on Kickstarter
Plus a Call for Submissions & Workshops
Business of Writing Lecture Is Tonight—Subject is a Successful Kickstarter
Tonight, July 2, 2024 at 7 pm Eastern US/Canada I’ll give a lecture on How to Succeed on Kickstarter.
We’ll Talk About
what I learned doing the launch for Craft & Current.
when & how to do a Kickstarter launch.
what my numbers were & what they mean.
what the pitfalls are & how to avoid them.
if I plan to do another.
alternate ways to launch if you indie publish.
how I intend to keep moving forward with the book.
If you are considering launching a book via Kickstarter, please come to the lecture so you can start preparing for what you’ll need, even if your book won’t be ready for months or years.
Zoom Link
Topic: How to Succeed on Kickstarter
Time: Jul 2, 2024 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87138216726?pwd=RBP9xaway5tB2qOwzTC8NLdEmvMskQ.1
Meeting ID: 871 3821 6726
Passcode: 566827
Recording
This talk will not be recorded.
Questions
There will be plenty of time for Q&A. Send your questions ahead in the Comments here if you already have some. Don’t be shy, because you know I’m not!
Set Your Own Price for the Sunday Journaling Sessions on the Fool Archetype
Explore the zany and surprising archetype of the fool in light-hearted and generative journaling sessions four Sunday evenings in a row in July.
These Sunday Sessions are designed for you to document and celebrate your life. Summer is a busy, fun time, so we'll focus on being fully alive, new adventures, and many types of foolishness.
We are journaling fools.
EACH SESSION WILL BE
one hour long
Sunday afternoon
7-8 pm Eastern US/Canada Time
4 Sundays in a row in July
starting July 7, 2024
ending July 28, 2024.
Sessions will take place from on Sunday, July 7 | July 14 | July 21 | and July 28.
You can register for the event here.
Nobody wants to be called a fool. On the other hand, the fool is willing to speak honestly, playfully, and courageously. The fool often turns out to be the wise one. Each session will have a theme, and within those themes we'll write about foolish things we've done, foolish things we wish we'd done, foolish things we'd like to do, foolish ideas that stuck, how we're being environmental fools, and the new journeys we're beginning.
YOU CHOOSE THE PRICE
Cost of the Sunday Sessions is by donation, which means you get to determine the class's value to you. Pay what you wish.
When you sign up, you're signing up for all 4 sessions. July 7, 2024 is the firstsession and July 28, 2024 is the last. On Eventbrite this may look like a single event, but it's a 4-session course.
The Zoom link you receive will be the same for all 4 sessions. Register at Eventbrite.
WHAT YOU GET
all the benefits of keeping a journal
a deeper relationship with your joker
archetype
four hours of flow
at least 12 pieces of writing that you can use for social media posts or as part of essays or books you are writing
a chance to explore writing in your journal without fear of judgement
the space to be in community with like-minded folks
Call for Submissions for Anthology— Stories of DNA Tests That Changed Everything
The availability of inexpensive DNA testing has meant jaw-dropping surprises and serious reckonings within families.
Many of writers with whom I’ve worked have written these stories, and I’ve heard dozens of them at our local Archives.
Now I’m editing an anthology of creative nonfiction stories about how a DNA test permanently changed your idea of the past. If this has happened to you, please send me an essay about it. The essay should be 5-20 pages long, double-spaced, 12-point font, Times New Roman.
If your essay is accepted for the anthology, you will receive 3 author copies, a small honorarium, plus half the profit of all copies you sell (by affiliate links).
Deadline is Sept. 1. Please submit it to via the Submission Form at Google Drive. I so much look forward to reading your work.
Please forward this call for submissions to anyone, writer or not, who has a DNA story to tell. Thank you.
Feel free to ask any question in the Comments section in case someone else has the same question.
I will be teaching a free online workshop on writing your DNA story (hoping you have one.) Let me know if you’re interested in being a part of it and I’ll put you on the list.
4-Hour Workshop to Write Your Own Story | Sun, July 14 | 2-6 pm Eastern | Live via Zoom | $77
&
3-Hour Workshop on the Flash Memoir | Sat, July 27 | 9-12 am Eastern | Live via Zoom | $55
Follow the links for more information.
I hope it went well! These blazing hot days call for horseback riding at night. My excuse.
Interested in the DNA workshop