Kickstarter

You will receive (by e-mail) a general video of thanks from Patrick, naming your support for LGBTQ Youth and LGBTQ Self-Publishing. You are invited to post this on your preferred social networking site in commemoration of your offering--and to draw in your friends as fellow backers of this fabulous project!

Receive the $10 reward and a rainbow bumper sticker featuring the slogan, "I Support LGBTQIA Youth" or "Patron of the HeART." Custom-designed by Patrick.

Receive a rainbow coffee cozy custom-designed and knit by Patrick, with a "I Support LGBTQIA Youth," label sewn on. Cozy is designed to fit average paper coffee cup (or ceramic cup without handle). Save a tree and cut down on using those paper cupholders!

Receive a t-shirt designed by Patrick's amazing visual artist friends featuring one of these slogans: "Patron of the HeART" (next to a rainbow heart) or "Yes Homo!" (with funky subversive queer-positive design elements--referencing the opening character's observation regarding the derogatory colloquialism: "How 'no' can your 'homo' be when you're punching another guy in the crotch as you say it?").

Receive a shout-out in the novel's dedication--clearly naming your commitment to LGBTQIA youth, to this novel, and to self-publishing. A fancy & frame-able draft of your personal dedication will be sent to you by the below date, via e-mail attachment (PDF). You'll also receive a video file of Patrick reading your personalized dedication. You're welcome to post this video on your preferred social networking profile in commemoration of your support for LGBTQIA Self-Publishing. Note: feel free to ask that the dedication be in the name of a loved one! What better birthday/anniversary/everyday gift than a donation to a fledgling project such as this?!

Patrick will name one of the characters in the novel after you (first name only + one of your identifying physical or personality characteristics--your choice). Note: Patrick cannot guarantee your name will land on a main character, but he will guarantee the character carrying your name will converse with the main characters at some point. Details to be worked out via e-mail, with a character sketch sent to you by the below date.

Receive the $250 reward, as well as this: a one-on-one Q&A with the author via phone or video-chat. Patrick will answer any of your questions about the novel, about his writing process, and about his take on creative work in general. Q&A will end with Patrick reading you a brief excerpt of the novel that no one else has heard before. Also receive a free e-book version of the novel once it is finished.