We've Hit Our Goal!
We've hit £700! We can't thank our contributors enough. This is all very exciting. The book is ticking along nicely, you guys are all being so nice, everything is going swimmingly. In fact, it's going so swimmingly that not only will we be able to print the books, we'll also be able to up the quality quite significantly. These books are going to be pretty. Are you excited? We sure are.
The great news is there are still eighteen days left on the campaign and we're on track to raise well beyond our initial goal. We're looking at quotes for some of the beautiful adjustments we would like to make to the book with any extra money we raise and we'll be letting you know very soon what our new exciting goals will be.
Again, thank you so much to everyone who has contributed so far. Let's make this book the best it can be!
Bookmark Reveal
We promised a reveal of our bookmark designs when we reached £400 so here it is!
Sorry, we didn't promise it wouldn't be sneaky. Sienna has designed a bookmark for each chapter theme and she chose birds as her inspiration for those designs. For example, the first bookmark you can see above is Sienna's interpretation of anxiety. Remember, it's only £1 to get our Pixie Perk, which gets you two bookmarks of your choice!
Also, for those interested in seeing more of Sienna's beautiful work, here's a link to her website:
http://siennaardismarie.comYou should check her out!
First Things First
We are Twenty6 Publishing, an independent publishing group of postgraduate students from UCL. This is our debut release and we're really excited to share this beautiful project. We've been preparing it for months and now that it's almost finished we're getting ready to print, but printing is the most expensive part of the process so we've turned to Indiegogo for a crowdfunding solution.
What's It All About?
Our book is the culmination of long discussions about fears we deal with every day. We asked around and discovered that people recognised these themes and so we came up with five monsters:
- Mortality
- Anxiety
- Insomnia
- Change
- Deception
Each chapter of the book will offer a collection of ideas in a different format corresponding with the theme at hand. Mortality will be presented through mythology, Anxiety through poetry, Insomnia through lullabies, Change through cartoons, Deception through cinematic stills. Many of the stories, poems, and songs are traditional and taken from cultures all over the world. We hope that this will show you not only that these fears can be overcome, but also that we can make something beautiful out of them.
The Impact
This book has a lot of value to add to discussions about everyday fears. Sometimes it's easy to feel that you are the only one struggling, but the truth is, many of us face the same fears on a daily basis. This book is here to remind us that many of these problems are universal.
What We Need
We have a very small starting budget that covers everything except the cost of printing. We need your help to make this project a reality. We're not looking to make any profit from this book, so everything you pay will go towards production. The more money we make, the higher quality the book can be. We're excited to create the most beautiful book we can and give you something you can truly cherish.
We're setting our initial goal at £700. This is the minimum we need to print 150 copies of the book. Any money we raise over our goal will go to printing more copies and improving quality where we can, as well as covering the costs of producing the Perks.
If we don't reach our goal of £700 we'll still print as many copies as we can afford and every backer will still receive any perks they signed up for.
The aesthetic aspect of our book is our top priority. One of our team members has a background in design and together we are producing a book you'll love to display on your shelf almost as much as you'll love reading it.
Another really exciting contributor is Sienna Mac Anna, a professional print artist, who has given us permission to use some of her artwork for the Perks and will also be providing illustrations for some of the chapters.
What You Get
We have a great list of perks and rewards for our contributors. We've spent a long time crafting monster-themed names and amusing descriptions for each level, so you should check them out!
We have a set of five beautiful bookmarks each designed to match one of the chapters in the book. We'll release some teaser images of those bookmarks when we reach £400 so the sooner you contribute the sooner you'll get to see these wonderful pieces.
We also have two postcard-sized illustrations in the perks. These designs are still super secret and under wraps but we might be convinced to post a teaser if we hit £800!
Finally, we've added a handmade dust jacket for the Balrog level contributor. There will only be ten dust jackets made ever. So if you're interested in one you'd better contribute as quickly as possible!
Risks & Challenges
The risks of a project like this include:
- Not reaching enough money even for a minimum print run of 50 copies
- A slight loss in quality if our goal of £700 isn't achieved
- Delays to printing
How we plan to deal with these risks:
- We will invest our own money in the project, if necessary, to print the minimum 50 copies
- To keep our desired level of quality we will invest our own money if necessary; we would prefer to deliver a beautiful book we can be proud of, even if it means we don't eat anything but beans for a month.
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We will provide up-to-date information around printing times and show a schedule on this page; printing delays are unlikely, but not inconceivable
Other Ways You Can Help
We've set some basic rewards for people who just want to give us a boost, but if you really can't afford to contribute, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and share this page with your friends! Spread the Monster love!
We also have a great Instagram account collecting peoples' fears and monsters, so please send your own pictures and stories and help spread the campaign.