Update from Jami and Sara on Lessons Learned From Her First Kickstarter

<p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Episode 139 / Jami updates us this week, sharing about the difficult time her family has been through as well as how grateful she is to be an indie author, which allowed her to spend extended time with her sister before she passed away. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Sara’s Kickstarter is over and it exceeded all her expectations! Sara shares what she learned from running her first Kickstarter, including:</span></p> <ul> <li style='font-weight: 400;' aria-level='1'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>She needed more graphics than she realized</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;' aria-level='1'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>It’s a good idea to run the pre-launch page for weeks or even months</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;' aria-level='1'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>A low funding goal can help your launch</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;' aria-level='1'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Sara had to help her list understand what Kickstarter was, how it worked, and why she was doing it</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;' aria-level='1'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>She created stretch goals on the fly and will put more planning into it next time</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;' aria-level='1'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Sara took the</span> <a href='https://writermba.teachable.com/courses/the-kickstarter-accelerator?affcode=385310_wtcyqf4d'> <span style='font-weight: 400;'>Kickstarter Accelerator course</span></a> <span style='font-weight: 400;'>and recommends it (#affiliate link)  </span></li> </ul> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Links: </span></p> <p><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXHdAYJI97I'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Becca Syme’s YouTube Quitcast</span></a> <span style='font-weight: 400;'>episode </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Sara on</span> <a href='https://sachablack.co.uk/2022/10/12/159-how-to-write-a-cozy-mystery-with-sara-rosett/'> <span style='font-weight: 400;'>The Rebel Author