This is it. After months and months of planning and dreaming and hoping, and then a full month of mind-blowing craziness, we're in the final stretches of the campaign to fund a pilot episode for the Wingfeather Saga Animated Series. As I write this, there are only fifty three hours to go before the Kickstarter ends. What a month! Andrew and Chris have smoke coming out of their ears. I myself am stuffing my fists in my mouth to keep from screaming in the library.These last few days, every new backer is our hero. We're hoping to make it all the way to five thousand backers by Monday night, and as many Facebook/Instagram/Twitter followers as possible, because when Chris and Andrew pitch the series to studios, those studios will ask them whether this animated series is something they should spend their money on. Will there be an audience for this? We know that there is an audience, and a faithful, exuberant audience at that. That audience is YOU. But the more of us there are, the likelier that a studio will catch the excitement and pick up the project.So, how can you help?
- If you haven't yet signed up to back the Kickstarter, we would love to have you on board. The more money we raise the better the pilot episode will be, but just giving us a dollar and your heartfelt support will mean the world to us. And at this point, there are a ton of great rewards already funded, so however much you pledge, we all win. :-)
- Because the number of backers is so important, sharing the campaign with a friend (or fifty) or even an enemy (or arch-nemesis!) is a great help. Can we get to 5,000 backers? That sounds insane, but let's go for it! This link to a FREE six-chapter preview might help your indoctrination efforts. :-)
- Like the Wingfeather Saga Facebook page, and follow The Wingfeather Saga on Instagram and Twitter—these numbers, like the total backer numbers, will be immensely helpful when Andrew and Chris meet with studio executives.
So, what's happening in the next 53 hours?
- When we make it to $220,000, Andrew himself will write a brand-new Wingfeather Tales short story!
- If we make it to $230,000, we get a Florid Sword comic book! Crazy!
- At $250,000, every backer at $30 and up will get a copy of the Wingfeather Tales collection in paperback!
Also, join us for a Live Countdown on Monday for the last two hours of the campaign. This is taking place on Facebook Live, so in order to take part, you'll need to like the Facebook page.We're so grateful for all of you! Thanks for bearing with us for just a few more days of absolute insanity.—Your librarian