Kickstarter Stretch Goals

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So, recently I've been listening to :iconHaaiikujaguar: 's From Spark to Finish: Running Your Kickstarter Campaign, which has good advice for setting realistic goals for your campaign and also figuring out appropriate (and affordable) donation gifts. It's gotten me to thinking once again about using Audible's service to connect authors with audiobook narrators, to put together an audiobook version of Captive of the Red Vixen.

What I need to do first is figure out how much the whole project is going to cost. I'm figuring a minimum of $1500 for a 90 page novella, though I'm likely low balling that. First I need to set up a script for the narrator auditions and get their offers. After that, I have to figure what rewards and stretch goals to offer backers. Unfortunately I'm a writer not an artist like Hogarth, so the rewards I can offer are limited, but I've got a few ideas.


Preliminary Reward Ideas</u>

$1.00 - Follower! No reward, just the chance to follow the campaign.

$5.00 - Honorable Mention. Have your name read off at the end of the book.

$10.00 - Icon! An original social media icon created by one of my artist friends, probably featuring Melanie in her Red Vixen persona giving a thumbs up sign or something equally silly.

$15.00 - Hand signed thank you note, possibly from me or the Red Vixen "herself".

$25.00 - Copy of the Audiobook.

$30.00 - Everything below and the original Kindle file.

$50.00 - Reader's pack. Audiobook and copies of all the stories in the Red Vixen Adventures series.

$100 - The Whole Works. The Audiobook and copies of all my previously published stories.

??? - Tuckerization. I'm thinking about giving three to four people a chance to have themselves show up (either as Foxen or another species) for a brief cameo in the next Red Vixen story. This is the one I'm little shaky deciding a price for, especially given it'll be a significant percentage of the overall goal. I'm figuring a minimum pledge of $150, perhaps going p to $300

Stretch Goals

Here's where things get tricky. The only real stretch goal I can think of is perhaps a more professional cover for CotRV, and further audiobooks, but given the first is going to be just a $100 to $500, and the audiobooks at least $1,500 apiece, I have to figure out some intermediate goals between them. Thoughts would be welcome.

So waddya thinks, sirs?
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Wazaga's avatar
I have no real advice since I know diddly doo to nothing about kickstarter and what/how it entails. like, I know the concept and read up on it. but I can't back it up (for living out of the US some times) or use it. so I'm not sure.

so far the rewards you're offering are good given what you're able to do. as for the goals or sub-goals... I really don't know.

overall, good luck. I'd love to hear one of your books as audio files someday.

quick question, which shoulder did Ali get her blood mark on? I've finally sketched out a concept for the Blooded cover.