I just completed a short comic based on the first couple chapters of Little Women. You can read the whole thing here:

http://danidraws.com/little-women-christmas

I hope you enjoy it! Please share it around the interwebs if you want!

A very merry Christmas to you all. :)

I will be broadcasting live today while I draw some Little Women watercolor sketches and say thank you to the supporters and fans of this project.

I will be giving away one of the sketches away to a random viewer at the end of the show. To qualify, just show up and log in to the chatroom.

Go to http://danidraws.com/danidrawslive to watch and chat.

Hope to see you there!

You know those sports movies where they have you rooting for this underdog team throughout the whole two hours worth of film, only to have the team lose the big championship game in the end? But then, usually with lots of tears and smiles and heartwarming gestures, the crowd stands up and cheers. Or the winner shakes hands and tells you, good job. Or the team lifts the stalwart hero up on their shoulders and carries them around the stadium, and you don't feel like you've lost at all. That's kinda what I feel like right now.

Yes, I am disappointed that the Kickstarter did not reach its funding goal, but I said from the very beginning that this project did not live or die with the Kickstarter campaign. It would have been fun to print a book, but alas it probably won't happen. At least not in the immediate future.

However, I am amazed we got as far as we did. A week ago, we were just barely over 50% funded, but we ended with a strong 89%. The final total was $5325 worth of pledges out of a $6000 goal. A ton of new backers came through in the last few days and hours. This was in large part due to so many of you promoting the heck out this project; I could not have done it alone, so thank you.

Am I Going to Run Another Kickstarter Campaign?

Several people have suggested that I run another campaign, either on Kickstarter or on another crowdfunding site. We were, after all, SO CLOSE to reaching goal.

However, for the time being the answer to this question is no. My main end goal for this project is to find a publisher, not to self-publish a book. So, I'm going to switch gears and promote the project behind the scenes for a little while and see where it takes me. If things stall on that front, but I am able to finish a good amount of content, I'll revisit the idea of self-publishing a book and a new Kickstarter project, with all the experience and feedback I've gained from this first campaign.

Will I Continue with the Little Women Graphic Novel?

Have no fear, this project is far from over. I am going to continue to post updates online. I highly recommend you keep track of my main website and blog at danidraws.com for future news. All further artwork will be posted specifically at danidraws.com/little-women. Please visit and share this page to support the project and keep it going.

Bonuses for Backers!

There were 188 people who backed this project. Even though it didn't fund, I am grateful to each and every one of you for your willingness to put down money for my project, especially in such a hard economic climate.

As a thank-you, I will continue to post exclusive backer-only updates on this page. As the project moves forward, you will be the first to know about any news, books, or progress concerning my Little Women book.

Final Request

I've received a lot of comments, tweets, messages, and emails lamenting the failure of this Kickstarter. There's lots of sorrys and advice and even anger. PLEASE remember, I don't think of this as a failure. Rather than analyze why it failed, I'd prefer to move on.

If you really believe in this project, the best thing you can do is be there as the project moves forward. Share my page at danidraws.com/little-women. Retweet/like/favorite new artwork when I post it. Pledge to any future campaigns I may run. And when the book is finally published, I hope you will be the first in line to buy it.

Thank you all.
Dani

Here is ONE MORE REMINDER to pledge to my Little Women Graphic Novel Kickstarter campaign! The funding closes on Sunday morning. I still have not reached my minimum goal, which means it is still up in the air whether or not I will receive the funds and be able to self-print my own book. If you enjoy my work and you can contribute, even just a dollar or two, please consider making a pledge today.

If you’ve already pledged, you can still raise your amount if you so choose. I’ve added some extra incentives to the original art rewards in my last push towards getting this funded (see the top of the Kickstarter page for details).

PLEDGE HERE.

Also, Today's Ustream…

…is cancelled. I WILL hold another show to make up for it, probably as some kind of post-Kickstarter thank-you special next week.

I greatly appreciate everyone who has pledged and has helped spread the word about the project all over the internets. Whether The KS gets funded or not, this has been an overall positive experience and I’ve enjoyed getting to connect with you all over my love of this classic story.

All the best,
Dani