We Did It! All Rewards Unlocked!
Wow! What a day! We started out at $7,644, and I wasn't sure we were going to make it by the end of the night. I'm thrilled to report that we smashed through the $10,000 barrier at 4:36 PM, despite losing an hour to the Daylight Savings Time switch!
That unlocks all three of the books in the Shotguns & Sorcery trilogy. It also means that anyone who pledges $50 or more gets a free unsigned set of the Brave New World ebooks from the first Kickstarter.
Not to push too hard on people who have already humbled me with their generosity, but I'd be remiss if I didn't point out that this makes the omnibus levels more attractive than ever. Rather than getting one autographed book in whichever format you were looking at, you can now get all three.
Also, the drive has only six hours or so left. Once it's over, the doors close on this one. If you or a friend has been sitting on the fence about joining, it's time to make the call.
Thanks so much to everyone who helped out with this. In particular, boosts from John Rogers, Scott Sigler, John Kovalic, and Neil Gaiman really primed the pump over the past day and a half, as did this morning's article on Wired.com by Michael Harrison.
On top of that, though, I'm grateful to every one of you who Tweeted, blogged, shared, and/or harangued their friends and family and complete strangers about this project. The hardest part with any Kickstarter — well, any creative endeavor like this — is not always doing it. It's getting people to know it's happening, and for lending a hand with that, I'm truly grateful.
I'm even more grateful to those of you who were able to back the project at whatever level made sense to you. It's truly humbling, and I'm determined to deliver the best stories I can to make it worth your while.
Thanks for encouraging my mad plan!
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An ebook edition of the first Shotguns & Sorcery novel (delivered in both ePub and Kindle formats).
Estimated delivery: Sep 2012Pledge $25 or more
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Zombie: A personalized and autographed ebook edition of each of the unlocked Shotguns & Sorcery novels. Plus you get named under your pledge level in the credits.
Estimated delivery: Sep 2012Pledge $35 or more
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Goblin: All the Zombie benefits, plus a limited edition softcover of the first Shotguns & Sorcery novel. Please add $10 for international shipping.
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Orc: All the Zombie benefits, plus a limited edition hardcover of the first Shotguns & Sorcery novel. Please add $10 for international shipping.
Estimated delivery: Sep 2012Pledge $70 or more
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Halfling: All the Zombie benefits, plus a personalized and autographed limited edition softcover of all the unlocked Shotguns & Sorcery novels as part of an exclusive omnibus edition. Please add $10 for international shipping.
Estimated delivery: Sep 2012Pledge $100 or more
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Human: All the Zombie benefits, plus a personalized and autographed limited edition hardcover of all the unlocked Shotguns & Sorcery novels as part of an exclusive omnibus edition. Please add $10 for international shipping.
Estimated delivery: Sep 2012Pledge $125 or more
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Dwarf: All the Human benefits, plus you get to read the book as it is being written, delivered in weekly installments in all its to-be-polished glory.
Estimated delivery: Sep 2012Pledge $250 or more
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Elf: All the Dwarf benefits, plus I'll name a character in the book after you.
Estimated delivery: Sep 2012Pledge $500 or more
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Auxiliary Guard: All the Dwarf benefits, plus I'll work with you to create a character in the book.
Estimated delivery: Sep 2012Pledge $1,000 or more
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Imperial Dragon's Guard: All the Dwarf benefits, plus I'll work with you to create a major character for use in the series.
Estimated delivery: Sep 2012Pledge $2,500 or more
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Dragon: All the Imperial Dragon's Guard benefits, and I'll fly to an agreed-upon location in the United States with a total of 25 hardcover copies of the novel(s) for a reading and a signing with you and your friends — or at a convention of your choice. And you get named as a Dragon in the credits.
Estimated delivery: Sep 2012Pledge $5,000 or more
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Dragon Emperor: All the Imperial Dragon's Guard benefits, and I'll fly to an agreed-upon location anywhere in the world with a total of 50 hardcover copies of the novel(s) for a reading and a signing with you and your friends — or at a convention of your choice. And you get named as a Dragon Emperor in the credits.
Estimated delivery: Sep 2012
Comments
Creator Matt Forbeck on March 14, 2012
Actually, I'm using an app called MyWrite to sign them on my iPad and ship them out. Very simple and easy, and I can write personal notes too. :)
Creator mike smith on March 14, 2012
I was wondering how you would sign an eBook, then it occurred to me - Digital Signatures! You could do that without much effort, anyhow :) Hie thee off to VeriSign or Thawte...