Masked Magic: The magical masks in this book unlock almost any transformation imaginable, but beware ... they may steal your actual identity! Cirque De Solitude: A Timid Woman buys a private island to be alone, only to discover it is already inhabited by circus people. Vanishing Ink: A washed-up magician has to save the world from disappearing.
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Wahoo! The campaign is complete and between the $15,985 we raised on Kickstarter and the additional $495 a bunch of people gave me because they didn't want to use the website, we actually raised $16,480 ... and that's not even including what we will make with additional sales.
Thanks to you, that makes this my most successful Kickstarter ever! Now I'm going to spend all of that money on printing, shipping your rewards, etc!
Also, since we shattered the $15K stretch goal, which meant an extra durable plastic dust jacket, that's great news! My printer is still trying to track down the supplies for that, but should they not find them, I will definitely find another way to make the book better.
Soon I'll send out a survey to gather your addresses, how you want your name printed on the end pages and a couple of other questions depending on your pledge level. You'll also have the option to purchase more sticker sheets or books.
In the meantime, I'm working on getting the book ready. I've already made one Gold Supporter Sketch for Victor Maric Alring (below) and will finish the sketches for Steamroller Animation Studios and Ron & Linda Goetz soon!
I also have some edits a new, interested agent has done to the book that and will send to me Monday. I'll make those and do some thorough proofreading, and then it's off to the printers and on to recording the audiobook.
Thank you again for your tremendous support. I deeply treasure this experience we've had together!
~Scott Wiser
We did it! We passed the first stretch goal and we're well on our way to the $15,000 stretch goal!
Q: So what do you get?
A: This 5.5x8.5 Sticker Sheet!
I can't wait to see what you do with these fun, sticky bits of art!
Which one is your favorite???
Stay tuned for more great news, and THANK YOU THANK YOU for believing in these projects!!!
Talk Soon,
~Scott
P.S. And now, with only 4 days left and the Kickstarter is really going to grow now! All thanks to you!!!
Last night, I decided it was time to design exactly where the Spot UV, or shiny layer on the dust cover, will go.
My son had a great idea to hide a secret word...can you spot it?
How about here?
Thank you, Thank you, oh-so-much for being a part of this Kickstarter campaign. Because of you, we have surpassed the minimum goal of $7,000 and we're almost to the $9,000 minimal goal we've aimed for internally. Now with Backerkit as a new marketing partner, we have the potential to sell books to even more eager readers.
More updates coming soon!
Thanks AGAIN!
~Scott Wiser
Fun fact: Being 80% there, if every one of you just got one more person to back, we'd unlock the stretch goal for a free print. Of course, I'm beyond grateful for your belief in Masked Magic already, but it's fun to dream.
Speaking of YOU! I was so touched by the many social media posts I saw from you and wanted to share them here.
First from Michael Bahnmiller, our very first backer:
Michael also has his own crowdfunding project going: A BackerKit campaign to compose a movie score for the popular Lightbringer series:
https://www.backerkit.com/c/the-black-piper/the-black-prism
It's such an inspiring project and Michael is one of my favorite composers to work with!
And there are so many more. Every single one of you who backed, when I saw your name on the dashboard, my heart filled with joy! Thanks for your votes of confidence and I can't wait for this to hit the funding goal and go beyond!!!
Let's do this thing!
~Scott