I am now near to the halfway point of the Kickstarter campaign to fund Hilda & Richie's Wizard.
Things aren't looking good so far. A backer cancelled a pledge, dropping us down to under $1,000 (we are at $902 at the time of this writing) and to 37% funded.
A few contacted me and told me to quit; I've been told to cancel the campaign as it's not going to fund. While things are looking bad, I will see this through to the end. Why? This is similar to my driving test.
As you know, I'm originally from New York City. For years, I never bothered with getting a driver's license. Within New York, I had access to extensive mass transit. There were buses, subways, commuter rails (Metro North and Long Island Railroad) and so on. I thought - who needed a car? But soon I changed my mind. I wanted to travel more into New Jersey and New England. I couldn't do this without a car. So in 2006, I took the written test, earned my learner permit and started taking driving lessons. Driving around in New York is quite an experience. I had practice parallel parking, watching for pedestrians, minding traffic and keeping an eye on signs! After I had to take a required five-hour class on driver safety, I then registered for my road test to be held close to Juniper Park in my neighborhood of Middle Village.
Everyone was telling me I was going to fail. Some of them were well-meaning, saying that nobody passes their driving test the first time. Even my own mother (who paid for some of my first driving lessons) told me not to be upset when I failed my driving test. She said "WHEN" and not "IF" I failed it.
After more practicing and waking up early to prepare for the test, the road test came. I did everything I was supposed to do as directed by the road test staff. Do you know what happened?
I passed it.
Yes. I passed my driver test on the first try. Pretty much everyone was shocked, especially all those who said I would fail.
I didn't listen to them. I did not concentrate on what would happen if I failed. I shut out all negativity in my mind and focused 100% on the task at hand.
Now is not the time for whining, complaining or defeatism. It is time to get Hilda & Richie's Wizard funded. Even though it is nearly half over and I haven't hit 50% funding, this is NOT the time to throw in the towel. It's time to be creative and do all I can to fund.
As a reminder, if Hilda & Richie's Wizard hits 50% or higher by tomorrow night on Thurs. 1/20 by 10PM Central, all backers (in addition to milestone bonuses) get an extra reward. That will be a sneak peek at Hilda & Richie's Wizard, their third book.
Let's get this Kickstarter funded - go back Hilda & Richie's Wizard now!
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