I see a lot of writers make jokes like, “the only people I can get to read or support my work is my family and friends😭😂” and I’m over here like, bruh I wish. When I did my Kickstarter a year ago, I only had one unexpected cousin support my book directly (my sister also helped a bit), and not a single one of my friends could even be bothered to crack open the first goddamn page OR pledge $12 to a goal that was a very obvious long shot lmao (aka they never would’ve had to pay anything anyways). Literal strangers pledged $60-$80.
I guess if you want a low-key way to see who your actual friends are, launch a Kickstarter 😂
*Note, people who are poor as shit like me obviously get a free pass. But I just don’t really get it tbh, if I had a friend tell me they’re writing a whole ass book I’d be like bruh lemme fuckin read some of it right now.
Incredible Sci-Fi Art by Simon Stalenhag
One of my favorite artists, you can follow them at @stalenhag (they are sadly not very active, but a lot of their work is on there!)
