Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him Posted March 1, 2022 Posted March 1, 2022 Just now, Frustration said: It's already 8.9 mil. 1
Orlion Blight he/him Posted March 1, 2022 Posted March 1, 2022 Making my way through the videos now, and right now I am pretty happy about this
Robin Sedai she/her Posted March 1, 2022 Posted March 1, 2022 So I think I've got the general gist of it, but just to confirm, the video was the announcement for Brandon's new books and the Kickstarter?
Orlion Blight he/him Posted March 1, 2022 Posted March 1, 2022 Just now, Robin Sedai said: So I think I've got the general gist of it, but just to confirm, the video was the announcement for Brandon's new books and the Kickstarter? 4 books (3 Cosmere) that will be published through Dragonsteel and funded through Kickstarter. Also, a subscription box for one year 1
Nesh he/him Posted March 2, 2022 Posted March 2, 2022 (edited) Brandon announces a kickstarter. The fans: Edited March 2, 2022 by Nesh image issues 4
Inkspren_K she/her Posted March 2, 2022 Posted March 2, 2022 Apparently this video is#1 trending on YouTube too! I would not expect a video of an author talking about his books to be #1 trending, which says a lot about his popularity. 1
Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him Posted March 2, 2022 Posted March 2, 2022 1 minute ago, Inkspren_K said: Apparently this video is#1 trending on YouTube too! I would not expect a video of an author talking about his books to be #1 trending, which says a lot about his popularity. RUSTS! that is awesome
GreyPilgrim he/him Posted March 2, 2022 Posted March 2, 2022 Just came here to post that it's #1 as well! Go Brandon!
Nesh he/him Posted March 2, 2022 Posted March 2, 2022 Apparently, it's already the #10 Kickstarter of all time by funding.
Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him Posted March 2, 2022 Posted March 2, 2022 2 minutes ago, Nesh said: Apparently, it's already the #10 Kickstarter of all time by funding. whoa! they broke the WoK kickstarter record!!
+Hoiditthroughthegrapevine he/him Posted March 2, 2022 Posted March 2, 2022 One more look at the titlepage for the book with what appears to be a Square Soft type black wizard with a blaster on the cover: Spoiler And based on the cover: This is probably the non cosmere one, and the text looks most like: The Feral Wizard's Handbook (guessing here) "for surviving" Scenic England. My guess is this is the YA title, and will be similar to the Alcatraz books. 4
Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him Posted March 2, 2022 Posted March 2, 2022 2 minutes ago, Hoiditthroughthegrapevine said: One more look at the titlepage for the book with what appears to be a Square Soft type black wizard with a blaster on the cover: Hide contents And based on the cover: This is probably the non cosmere one, and the text looks most like: The Feral Wizard's Handbook (guessing here) "for surviving" Scenic England. My guess is this is the YA title, and will be similar to the Alcatraz books. Spoiler I agree!
Karger he/him Posted March 2, 2022 Posted March 2, 2022 Looks at odd video announcement. Two minutes later. What did I purchase? I just saw Brandon was having a kickstarter so I clicked. 2
Nesh he/him Posted March 2, 2022 Posted March 2, 2022 Does anyone else find watching the number go up oddly calming? I know, I'm probably just strange. 3
Robin Sedai she/her Posted March 2, 2022 Posted March 2, 2022 How much will there be when it ends? Taking all bets.
Spren of Kindness she/her Posted March 2, 2022 Posted March 2, 2022 Just now, Robin Sedai said: How much will there be when it ends? Taking all bets. I'd guess at least 16 mil. Gosh, I want to get these so bad, but I cannot justify roughly 50 dollars per hardcover with my current teenage income... Maybe I'll wait and see what the books are about, and then decide.
Nesh he/him Posted March 2, 2022 Posted March 2, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Spren of Kindness said: I'd guess at least 16 mil. At this rate it might hit that before the day's out. Edited March 2, 2022 by Nesh
Robin Sedai she/her Posted March 2, 2022 Posted March 2, 2022 14 minutes ago, Nesh said: Does anyone else find watching the number go up oddly calming? I know, I'm probably just strange. You're not the only one.
Adonalsium16 Posted March 2, 2022 Posted March 2, 2022 At the current rate of growth, (which undoubtedly will probably drop, but this is a fun speculation) the Kickstarter will reach approximately 873,866,000 dollars, which is mindblowing. So I'd cache in my bets at about 30-50 million.
Robin Sedai she/her Posted March 2, 2022 Posted March 2, 2022 I'm betting 25 million or so. (how quickly we become inured to absolutely huge numbers...)
TheOneKEA Posted March 2, 2022 Posted March 2, 2022 I am utterly shocked. This feels like a major watershed moment for the publishing industry. Does Dragonsteel have ambitions to become an independent publishing house? Are we going to start seeing Dragonsteel sign other authors writing in the fantasy and sci-if genres and start publishing their works? Even after all of their expenses are subtracted and taxes are paid, this is a STAGGERING amount of money for an author to get for four books that aren’t even done yet! Brandon, the mad lad….!
StarrFall Posted March 2, 2022 Posted March 2, 2022 Glorious day. I see the Fry meme has been tended to already so I'll just mosey on over to yon Kickstartery and get to it. 1
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