A Successful Kickstarter Campaign - Or Was It?

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I had a friend ask me about my thoughts on my Successful Kickstarter Campaign. He is planning on launching a campaign this summer and wanted to "pick my brain" so to speak. This is a huge can of worms and I don't know why I haven't blogged about it before. Whether or not you pledged to my Kickstarter campaign, this post is not about you. These are just my observations and over-reactions. If you contributed, whatever the amount, I'm so grateful. If you did not contribute, for whatever reason, I'm not hurt.

From the outside looking in, this project looked like a success. I was able to raise $585 over my goal of $3,500. I was able to make a CD that I'm pleased with. From the inside, however, the project felt like a failure. This has nothing to do with money. I'd like to share with you some of the things I wrestled with over the 30-day campaign as well as the successes and, finally, some advice.

In All Fairness, What I DO Like About Facebook

My last post may have left you thinking that I do not like Facebook. While that is not entirely false, it is not entirely true either. I have serious concerns about the implications of sharing the shiny parts of our lives on an ongoing basis. However, I do not think that FB is all bad. Here is what I do like about Facebook:

Why I Haven't Been Blogging (As If You Care)

Dear Reader (that is singular on purpose):

This was supposed to be my 100th post. Apparently, Blogger counts drafts so this is only number 99. I think Facebook has killed my desire to blog. It's so easy to "micro-blog" in a stream-of-consciousness way that actually sitting down to write out more than 140 characters seems so daunting. I am going to make a commitment to blog every day for the rest of this month. We'll see how it goes. I need the discipline of writing to remember that I am a writer. Hold me to this. Comment on this post if I post no more. Hey, comment anyway. I like hearing from you.