Can You Crowdfund Your Writing - WritersLife.org     Let us know if I should share more content like this. Like, share or leave a comment below if you or someone you know can benefit from it, that way we’ll know if we should share more content of this type. Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit  Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org:    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/     Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg    Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/    Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus     Website: http://www.WritersLife.org   Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop    Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast    Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/    Advertise your book and.or writing  https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs   Thank you for listening Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello there it's writers life and Peter here again with some more tips and advice for writers and coming up today can you crowd fund your writing without a budget for your book it can be challenging to find the time to keep going if you are fitting in writing while trying to hold down a full-time job it can be a massive challenge trying to get to the end even if you do then having the capacity of budget to market your novel can also become problematic but what if you could get other people to fund your work so you could actually pay yourself to do the research writing and promotion of your book to give it the best chance of success many people think this is only possible if you find a publisher we'll need to give you an advance and take on the role of markets of themselves however there are alternatives and many authors are looking to crowdfund their writing to make it possible for them to complete their work so how does crowdfunding work crowdfunding allows a person who wants to create something to pre-sell their products to raise the necessary funds to do so you as the author need to explain why it's essential for your book to come into existence how will it benefit people what's its USP being able to explain this succinctly and make your project sound worthwhile is what will draw investors in when it comes to crowdfunding a book authors tend to steer clear of offering equity in the projects as this can get complicated however offering investors some incentive or reward is important a mention enly forward or a copy of the finished book works well some authors have had fantastic success using crowdfunding platforms to help raise a budget to write their book some have made hundreds of thousands of dollars before they've had a single book that sure beats waiting for sales to trickle in to try and make a money back and is better than lots of publishers would offer to crowdfunding your book also helps to build booths and excitements around it and drape some potential fanbase before your book hits the shelves it also gives your book validation before you write it if people are willing to part with their hard-earned cash because they believe in your projects and you're managing your crowdfunding goals then you know your book is worth writing and having that kind of confidence is pretty awesome a successful crowd funded self-published book is also going to be considered more credible than one that isn't anyone can press publish and get that book out on Amazon these days however a book that has persuaded enough people to pre buys is social proof that can make all the difference when you come to launch day so if you're looking for a way to raise money and awareness for your next project perhaps crowdfunding is the way to go have you considered crowdfunding your novel why not let us know and don't forget if he's struggling to write or finish your book our free rights is to kick and helm with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination stay focused get organized find time to write and finally get your book published to get access to it now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit okay that's   it for now be sure to give us a thumbs up if you like this video and subscribe to our channel for more I'm Peter and I'll be back soon with some more tips and advice for writers here on writers life bye for now