Funding is one of the most precarious parts of publishing your own books. From the editing to cover design to formatting, it can be an expensive process to undertake on your own. One route many authors have found is through crowdfunding campaigns such as Kickstarter.

We talked with Oriana Leckert, Head of Publishing at Kickstarter, to talk about how crowdfunding can be a useful tool in getting your books out into the world.

First aired January 27, 2024.

Resources:

• Kickstarter Publishing

• Small Genre

• Skyblue

• Death in the Mouth

• Wounds of Ash

• Dragons Rising

• Esrahaddon

• Kickstarter for Authors Facebook Group