Crowdfunding?
Have you ever wondered if the internet is speaking a whole new language? Recently I added Crowdfunding and Kickstarter to my vocabulary. Since I didn't know what they meant when I first heard them, I thought perhaps I should share the information I've gleaned--with a request that somebody please tell me more if you can! Crowdfunding is when a virtual crowd of people get together and spend their money in such a way that something they want to happen gets the money it needs. Kickstarter is an internet site that helps crowdfunding take place. Crowds can fund the writing of computer games (says my son) and books (says an author friend), the recording of music CDs, the purchase of artists' supplies, and much much more. Does that mean it's a way for author's to get an "advance," funded by advance purchases? I suppose it might. A kickstarter campaign will typically have a goal--to raise a certain amount of money. If the goal is not met, nobody is commit...