CL184: Using Kickstarter To Fund Your Book - Interview with Jonathan Fesmire

Jonathan Fesmire is an author who started out writing fantasy but today is best known for his steampunk novels like "Bodacious Creed: a Steampunk Zombie Western. Based in Southern California, Jonathan has been a fan of steampunk stories and art for years and has interviewed many members of the community for his The Wild Steampunk Blog. In this episode, we cover: 2:43 – What is Steampunk? 4:33 – Creating imaginary worlds 12:42 – How to fund your book using Kickstarter 13:22 – Validating your market 13:42 – Kickstarter rewards 15:05 – Your ideal reader 19:48 – The slush pile 23:14 – Self-publishing vs independent publishing Resources mentioned in this episode: https://www.jonathanfesmire.com/ Tools: Scrivener, Slimwiki, Mailchimp, KingSumo Book: How To Write A Damn Good Novel by James Frey Album: The Vice Quadrant by Steam Powered Giraffe  If you enjoyed the show, please rate it on YouTube, iTunes or Stitcher and write a brief review. That would really help get the word out and raise the visibility of the Creative Life show. The post CL184: Using Kickstarter To Fund Your Book - Interview with Jonathan Fesmire appeared first on James Taylor .