I’ve always been a fan of both diversification and experimentation when it comes to my writing career. From my soon-to-be-launched cell phone project to making my work available in a variety of digital formats, I’ve tried to examine different ways to bring my writing to the people who value it the most – my readers.
2010 is going to be an adventure in living out that belief; I’m going to try different things and see just what folks respond to the most. And I’m happy to say that I’m here to announce the first of these experimental ventures – The Mirror’s Road.
The Mirror’s Road is a novel I’ve had hanging around in the back of my head for awhile. It’s such a mix of genres that I’ve never even tried to sell the idea to a publisher – it would probably give the guys in the marketing department fits as they tried endlessly to pigeonhole it into one genre or another without success. But it’s a story I want to tell, one I want to share with all my fans, so I’ve been looking for a way to do just that.
I found it through a little site called Kickstarter.
You see, Kickstarter is a site devoted to doing just what its name implies – kickstarting projects with the help of others. People pledge money to a project in return for cool rewards and a behind-the-scenes look at the development process from beginning to end. The site is backed by Amazon.com, which provides an appropriate measure of security to the entire process. It’s all or nothing funding, too; if a project does not meet its financial goal in the timeframe set (between 1 and 90 days) then no money changes hands.
I’ve turned The Mirror’s Road into a Kickstarter project, as you can see from the widget below, and I want to invite you all along to share the ride with me. If you decide to back the project – and there are various levels of doing so from $5.00 to $100.00, with appropriate rewards for each – you’ll get to participate in the project with me, providing suggestions on everything from character traits to plot lines. You’ll get to follow along from development of the intial idea to the actual writing, from the production of the cover art to the final printed product. And regardless of the level of backing you chose, you are assured of getting a copy of the completed book as my way of saying thanks for supporting the project.
So what’s the book about? I can tell you it’s an urban fantasy novel, full of things that shouldn’t exist in a world that doesn’t quite believe in them. And it’s a road story too, about a young man on a journey, searching not only for his destiny but also for the almond-eyed girl that appears in his dreams each night, the girl that calls him on through the darkness. Who they are and what they mean to each other? Well, I think we’ll find that out in time.
If you want to get involved, and I really hope you do, simply click on the widget above which will take you to the project’s home page. Click on the pledge level you want, select your reward, and follow the Amazon check out process.
And remember, the pledge period runs until April 16, so your card won’t be charged until then and only if we meet our goal.
