Issue #1

New Kickstart with Me! launches on Thursday next

Hello Reader

Towards the end of last year, I ran my first Kickstarter campaign, to help me to create new new Go Creative! planners and programs for authors.

The campaign was a huge surprise, with 348 backers funding it by more than 1000%, raising an incredible £25,429 and enabling me to go way beyond my original creative intentions for the project.

I learned a lot--about the Kickstarter platform, and about crowdfunding in general--and I now intend to always use a crowdfunding campaign to launch my novels.

My next project is very different. A Life Before is a true-life, historical novel about an English heiress turned Irish revolutionary, Maud Gonne, and the world-famous poet whom she inspired, WB Yeats.

This next campaign will launch in July, and I'm going to work with a small group of authors to launch our Kickstarters together, through a new Patreon program called "Kickstart With Me."

About "Kickstart With Me!"

Join me and let's bring our ideas to life with Kickstarter, together.

Each month, I'll:

• share insights from my own experience
• provide behind-the-scenes access to my next project
• answer your questions
• give guidance that I hope will help you in assembling your own Kickstarter campaign.

I have 20 places available (in addition to those already subscribed through my Kickstarter campaign). It will be first come, first served.

We'll meet on the last Thursday of the month, at 19.00 UTC. The calls will be recorded and issued in replay shortly afterwards.

You'll also be entitled to all the other benefits of my Go Creative! planning program, including a monthly planning workshop, weekly accountability group and more.

Kickstarter and Patreon

You'll need to sign up to both the Kickstarter and Patreon platforms, if you're not there already.

How to Create a Kickstarter Account

1. Go to Kickstarter.com and click the link in the top right corner that says, “Log in”
2. Scroll down to where it says, “New to Kickstarter?”
3. Sign up by adding your name, email, and a password.

How to Create a Patreon Account

• Visit Patreon.com​
• Click the "Create on Patreon" button
• Sign up with your email and create a password, or you can sign up with Facebook or Google.

I hope to see you soon to Kickstart with you!

Happy writing and publishing,

x Orna

PS: If you've already signed up for "Kickstart with Me" through Kickstarter, you'll receive your links and further information shortly.

PPS: Got questions? Just hit reply!