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Hi friends & family:

It was surreal to see myself on the cover of the Huffington Post. 

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Better yet, it felt great to see the support for my work pop up all over facebook. 

And twitter

Some of you have been following me throughout the entire process - job-hunting, falling flat on my face after the amazing high of grad school, and then turning to art as a way to stay sane. Some of you have loved the idea of my book from the beginning and had confidence that this could become something that people cared about on a big scale. 

And now: It's really happening. And it's incredible to see my dreams materialize, when the reality is that as an independent, ONE PERSON LARGE publishing house, I should not have gotten this far. Books generally don't gain traction - even with the backing of money and a publishing team. Few entrepreneurs succeed. Independent author/illustrator/publisher ... horrible odds. Many people dismissed my work and ideas quickly.

But anyway, here I am today in the Huffington Post.

Please tell people you know about my project. Your support means a lot to me, and there is no way this all could have happened without your encouragement.

I have a new backer reward as a token of my appreciation to all of you who have pledged toward my campaign: I am going to create new pages at the end of the book and list each and every one of you in those pages, with special categories for TUFTS, GEORGETOWN, LEXINGTON, FRIENDS & FAMILY, and KICKSTARTER COMMUNITY. 

And I'll make it super colorful and cute. Because I love you all and am really really grateful. 

Thank you for your help and support. 

many hugs,

Tina