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Interview: Beckah and Jill – Magical Boy Basil

Magical Boy Basil

Last week on M3, a new face stopped by the group – Jill of the comic book writing duo Beckah and Jill. They write Magical Boy Basil, a free webcomic about a group of magical teens. It’s adorable. They also have a Kickstarter to help them put out a print edition of the comic with some great rewards. Thanks, guys, for stopping by for the interview! I’m so glad you guys stumbled upon us on Queer Sci Fi – how did you find the group? JILL: Well, it turns out that Angel Martinez and I will be on a panel … Read more

How To Succeed At Kickstarter

The Young Protectors

Hey all… just unearthed this great article from Alex Woolfson in 2013 that seems very apropos to our DIY week: I’m going to tell you how to succeed with Kickstarter. I’m going to tell you this in part because I’m looking to spread the word about my currently-running Kickstarter project: The Young Protectors Volume One, but mainly because I think that crowdfunding is the most effective (and most fun) way for people like you and me to get the large amounts of money we need to make awesome stuff. WHAT GOT ME STARTED WITH KICKSTARTER First, a little bit about … Read more

Non Traditional Financing for Authors

Kickstarter

Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Dale Lowry: [related to an earlier post about a gay fairy tale children’s book on Kickstarter] So my question is, are Kickstarters a more profitable way to market books than going through traditional publishing or straightforward self-publishing? And is it necessary for the author to already have a lot of social media or other connections I’m quite surprised at the amount of money some authors been able to raise when there’s not even a sample passage on the Kickstarter page (at least that I can see), especially given that gay fairytales aren’t exactly a … Read more

New FF Sci Fi Film Kickstarter

Kam and Abbie

We have a cool Kickstarter thing today from Samuel Gorman… a student who is putting together an FF sci fi film: “Of your favorite science fiction films, how many can you say featured a queer protagonist? How about a queer woman of color? Probably none. I’m working to change that. My name is Sam Gorman, and I’ve been making short films for years. I’m currently crowdfunding my latest, Kam and Abbie’s New Years Adventure. Here’s the link, check it out: http://kck.st/1MYlp1y I figured this project would be very interesting to the QSF community. I think we can all agree that … Read more