{"id":8270,"date":"2013-03-18T03:00:21","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T10:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=8270"},"modified":"2013-03-17T18:39:46","modified_gmt":"2013-03-18T01:39:46","slug":"6-ways-authors-benefit-from-crowd-funding-by-emma-larkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/18\/6-ways-authors-benefit-from-crowd-funding-by-emma-larkins\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Ways Authors Benefit From Crowd Funding by Emma Larkins"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Money\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Enjoy this post on crowd funding for authors by guest blogger and author, Emma Larkins.<\/p>\n

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Crowd funding your book\u00a0isn’t\u00a0all about the money. Putting your work out in front of the world before it’s 100% finished by using a platform such as Kickstarter http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com<\/a>\/, Rockethub http:\/\/www.rockethub.com<\/a>\/, or Pubslush http:\/\/www.pubslush.com<\/a>\/ has some top-notch added benefits. It\u2019s not an easy process, but the feedback, strengthened relationships, and attention you\u2019ll receive are worth it.<\/p>\n

Receiving Feedback on Your Fledgling Work<\/b><\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy enough to get readers if you tap your network of friends, join a local writers\u2019 group, or submit your work to an online critique site. But without the sense of urgency that this project is absolutely, positively going to see the light of day, your readers don\u2019t have incentive to give the kind of cutting critiques that truly shape a story. You can also run into the trap of \u201ccautious critiquers,\u201d especially if you have good relationships with the people in your groups. Putting your work on public display is a great way to get unfiltered feedback.<\/p>\n

Gauging Reader Interest in Your Book<\/b><\/p>\n

So you\u2019ve written a novel, a memoir, or a non-fiction manuscript. The amount of effort you\u2019ve put in speaks volumes about your passion, but the harsh reality is that your dedication doesn\u2019t necessarily translate to others\u2019 desires to consume your work. This doesn\u2019t mean that you should base your dreams of publication solely on the popularity of your work; mass consumption isn\u2019t the only success rubric that matters. Still, gaining an idea of the potential spread of your work as early in the game as possible will give you valuable information about your project\u2019s scope.<\/p>\n

Developing Intimate Relationships With Your Platform<\/b><\/p>\n

Engaging your platform in the birthing of your book gets people juiced about your cause. You may have built a following over time that is engaged in your authorship, but nothing coalesces your audience quite like fighting to get your written work into its best possible incarnation. Not to mention the fact that developing a crowdfunding project hones your ability describe your story; it always helps to have a good hook when getting new people to take a chance on you.<\/p>\n

Creating an Incentive for Events<\/b><\/p>\n

Holding online and real-world events is one of the best methods of getting people to rally around you. Readers want to connect to writers as people in order to better understand where the stories they love come from. Book launches and readings are standard fare in the literary world, but the more events you can create, the better. Does your book tap into a community or cause not directly related to writing or publishing? Can you host a write-a-thon, multiple author meet-and-greet, or genre-theme party? Get creative and watch your fandom grow!<\/p>\n

Drumming Up Media Attention<\/b><\/p>\n

Promotional efforts tend to have a cumulative effect, especially if you can fit a lot of them into a short span of time. If you\u2019re doing a good job of putting your name out there, getting backers to share your project, and organizing events, you\u2019re likely to gain the attention of reporters sniffing for a good story. Of course, you still have to work to develop relationships with news outlets, but if you have something interesting to say they\u2019re much more likely to pick up on what you\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n

Raising Money<\/b><\/p>\n

Every writer on the face of this earth can benefit from the eye of a sympathetic, experienced editor, if only to catch an errant misspelled word or correct an erroneous grammatical belief. Then there\u2019s the cost of cover art, formatting, printing, and a host of other costs to consider. It\u2019s entirely up to you how you want to present your finished work to the community; but you need to have an awareness for the ways your choices will be perceived if you\u2019re interested in attracting the world at large.<\/p>\n

Feedback, great fans, and financial gain \u2013 what more could an author want?<\/p>\n

These are some resources that I\u2019ve developed over the past four years, if you\u2019re interested in including them:<\/p>\n

Local Writers\u2019 Groups: http:\/\/www.squidoo.com\/localwritersassociationsbystate<\/a> (List of more than 300 groups, organized by state)<\/p>\n

Online Writing Groups http:\/\/www.squidoo.com\/onlinewritersgroupsreview<\/a> (List of 28 online writing groups)<\/p>\n

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Bio<\/b><\/p>\n

\"profile-pic-2011-small\"<\/a>Emma Larkins, a freelance writer, recently embraced the bright lights of NYC. She\u2019s running a Kickstarter to publish her first science fiction novel, Mechalarum http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/emmalarkins\/mechalarum-a-science-fiction-novel<\/a>, and using her learning to help Knodes (http:\/\/knod.es\/<\/a>) develop products in the crowd funding space. Check out her website http:\/\/www.emmalarkins.com<\/a>\/ or follow her on Twitter https:\/\/twitter.com\/emmalarkins<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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