About this project
As you may or may not be aware, I've been writing speculative fiction since 2006. In those five years, I have yet to have an event in my hometown, Rochester NY. I planned a six-stop book tour while deployed to the Middle East, but a return to my roots with my work tucked under my arm has evaded me thus far. I can blame a little of it on the Army, but not all of it. At any rate, an event in Rochester will mean a great deal to me. I left home for good in 2000, a 113-lb. nerd with a GED, and have only been back intermittently since. In the past decade I’ve done things anyone would be proud to have accomplished, no matter their roots. I want to share them with people who knew me “way back when,” and make new fans in my old stomping grounds.
Next March, an anthology of superhero fiction that I'm editing will be released along with an anthology from a major publisher featuring my short work. This means that next April will be the perfect time to come back to Rochester and show the home team what I've done. My plan is to raise $1000 through Kickstarter, a website that allows me to accept donations from contributors and reward those contributors with gifts. These funds will pay for my plane ticket, hotel room and rental car, plus food and copies of my books. I will arrange bookstore signings on Saturday and Sunday afternoon to meet the public (dates TBD) with a room party on Saturday night.
How can you help? I’m glad you asked. You can share this page, and the direct link to the project’s Kickstarter page, on your social networks, blogs and websites. You can also contribute money towards the $1000 expense budget. Even if you’re nowhere near Rochester, NY, I’ve structured the incentive package so that every level of contribution is rewarded with something awesome that is not location-dependent.
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I'll dig into the archives or sacrifice a (simulated) goat to my muse and pony up a digital copy of a RARE or NEW short story! ($10 backers and up will get this with their contributions, as well)
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You get the free rare or new short story from me, PLUS a PDF of the first book in TIM MARQUITZ' Sepulchral Earth Series. http://www.amazon.com/Sepulchral-Earth-ebook/dp/B003A83U5G (People who've already contributed $5 will get this, too...I just couldn't adjust parameters to pledge amounts that have already been selected by backers, and this is a new incentive!)
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A PDF of my CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY? anthology, most likely before it’s available to the public in March.
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You get the free rare or new short story from me, a free PDF of CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY, and PDFs of both books in TIM MARQUITZ' Sepulchral Earth Series http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004E3XTR0/ (People who've already contributed $10 will get this, too...I just couldn't adjust parameters to pledge amounts that have already been selected by backers, and this is a new incentive!)
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The above, plus PDFs of MAGICK & MISERY (my 2009 short story collection) and WILD (my 2011 zombie-western novella).
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Everything at the above levels, plus a PDF of the first novel in TIM MARQUITZ' Demon Squad series! http://www.amazon.com/Armageddon-Bound-Tim-Marquitz/dp/1615720006/ (People who've already contributed $25 will get this, too...I just couldn't adjust parameters to pledge amounts that have already been selected by backers, and this is a new incentive!)
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The above, a signed print copy of CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY? and two tickets to the Saturday night room party.
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Everything at the above levels, plus a PDF of the second novel in TIM MARQUITZ' Demon Squad series! http://www.amazon.com/Armageddon-Bound-Tim-Marquitz/dp/1615720006/ (People who've already contributed $50 will get this, too...I just couldn't adjust parameters to pledge amounts that have already been selected by backers, and this is a new incentive!)
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Signed print copies of MAGICK & MISERY, WILD and CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY? and three tickets to the Saturday night room party.
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A signed print copy of CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY! Plus PDFs of all three books in TIM MARQUITZ' Demon Squad Series! http://www.amazon.com/At-Gates-Tim-Marquitz/dp/1615725555/ (People who've already contributed $100 will get this, too...I just couldn't adjust parameters to pledge amounts that have already been selected by backers, and this is a new incentive!)
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Signed copies of MAGICK & MISERY, WILD, CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY? and the ROBOTS vs. ZOMBIES anthology from IDW Publishing, plus four tickets to the Saturday night room party.
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Signed copies of MAGICK & MISERY, WILD, CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY? and the ROBOTS vs. ZOMBIES anthology from IDW Publishing, plus four tickets to the Saturday night room party PLUS signed copies of two other 2012 projects (FOUR IN THE MORNING and the WILD sequel), scheduled for release later in the year. Yes, that’s six signed books and a party. AND characters in a short story will be named after these backers, with PDF copies sent directly to them.
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LINCOLN CRISLER is the author of two short story collections (Despairs & Delights, 2008 and Magick & Misery, 2009) and one novella (WILD, 2011) and the editor of Corrupts Absolutely?, Damnation Books’ forthcoming anthology of dark superhero fiction. His work has appeared in a variety of print and online publications, to include HUB Magazine, Shroud Publishing’s Abominations anthology and IDW‘s forthcoming Robots vs. Zombies anthology.
He served as a contributing writer for The Horror Library e-zine from 2007 until its close. His editorial credits include the now-defunct Lightning Journal ezine and the Our Shadows Speak anthology. Other credits include high school and city newspaper experience. Lincoln has appeared in various print, radio, television and online media to promote his writing. He reviews books for his own site as well as Shroud Magazine; his contributions have been featured in their print and online editions.
A United States Army combat veteran and non-commissioned officer, Lincoln lives in Augusta, Georgia with his wife and two of his three children. He enjoys spending time with his wife and kids, listening to music, cooking, web design and politics. Lincoln and his wife own a virtual assistant business, Crisler Professional Services. You can contact him at lincoln@lincolncrisler.info.
