This is the final installment in Allison’s blog series on editing the anthology “Who is the Silhouette?”.  Today (March 3) is the final day to back the project on Kickstarter.  You can find the previous posts on submissions, the editing process and more at who-is-the-silhouette.tumblr.com.

Today is the day that it all ends.

The kickstarter, that is.  Today is also the day that so much else begins.

Following a successful kickstarter, there is a two week waiting period for Kickstarter to collect and process payments and finally deliver them to the creators.  During those two weeks Tom and I will send out backer surveys to collect shipping information, wrap up the book layout, do a final round of copyediting and get everything ready to send to the printer (this time ‘round we’re working with Keness, a company out of Pittsburg.  Previously we’ve printed with Print Ninja, which has offices in Evanston and China.  We like both for different reasons.). 

Then kickstarter releases the funds and the book order goes in.  The printer will create a print proof for us to review, and then we’ll give the go-ahead to print the whole batch!  And then we wait.

Depending on the type of printing and the location of the printers, the waiting period can vary from a few weeks to a few months.  During this time we’ll send out the PDFs, gather packing materials, and get ready for the intense period of sketching, signing, packing and shipping that will follow.  

Books come in and rewards go out!  Because of Tom and my schedules, we will likely prep books in batches, with a big push to send out as many of the rewards as possible in May and June (filling out backer surveys quickly helps us get you your book in an early batch).  Our contributors will all be getting bundles of books from us, which they can sell at shows or give away or transform into paper mache hats at their discretion.  

Rewards sent, Tom and I will breathe a deep sigh of relief and not know what to do with ourselves until convention season hits in earnest and we take the book to as many shows as we can!  As much as I love ordering books on Kickstarter, there’s something extra wonderful about buying a book in person from one of that book’s creators.  We hope our books will find homes on many more shelves across the country both during and after the campaign!

Sustenance

sustenance—noun

means of sustaining life; nourishment.

means of livelihood.

the process of sustaining.

the state of being sustained.

“Your love is my sustenance.”