crowdfunding – PitDoc Press

Kickstarter advice from someone who has done it exactly one time

November 24, 2020

Blog, comic, comic book, crowdfunding, kickstarter, list building

A comic book creator found me on Kickstarter, presumably by doing homework and seeing what books had been successful recently, I don't know. They asked for some advice and I ended up writing quite a bit, it was...

No sleep ’til Kickstarter! What is Kickstarter, exactly…?

Colin Devonshire

May 9, 2020

Blog, comic, comic book, crowdfunding, kickstarter

Kickstarting and screaming into the world Friday, 5.15.20 5 pm ET through 6.14.20! Making a thing a thing What is all this stuff?! A feature film (and signed script) written and directed by my friend Nelson...

For the nerds: an aside on viral list building for comic creators

Colin Devonshire

February 14, 2020

Blog, comic book, crowdfunding, list building

I am the (email) Warrior This is a niche post for my creator colleagues who are always working to build up their email lists. Growing your list the organic way with friends, family, and word of mouth is of c...

Come here, 2020, I’m going to crush you

Colin Devonshire

January 21, 2020

Blog, comic, comic book, crowdfunding, kickstarter

Onwards and upwards Ezra may have gotten an action figure or two from Santa... In December I started an end-of-the-year review of whatever the hell I did in 2019 but realized I had no interest in writing it...

Sizzle Sizzle

Colin Devonshire

June 14, 2019

Blog, comic, comic book, crowdfunding, kickstarter, sizzle reel

It's Getting Hot in Here Kickstarter: Launch Date 6.24.19 Last time I emailed about the magic of crowdfunding, Kickstarter in particular. Well it had better be Gandalf-fighting-a-Balrog level magical beca...

Kickstarting and screaming into the world

Colin Devonshire

April 26, 2019

Blog, comic book, crowdfunding, kickstarter

Where Weird Stuff Gets Made Kickstarting and Screaming into the World What are these things and what do they have in common? They are all awesome and I got them by backing Kickstarter campaigns. For pos...