Heart of Sacrifice: Transforming into herself

A project in West des Moines, IA by Cindy Koepp
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If Erin doesn’t master her temper and fears, her transformation to a faerie could change her into the very thing she hates.
Backers: 9
Average Daily Pledges: $7
Average Pledge Per Backer: $22

Funding: $194 of $999
Dates: Oct 15th -> Nov 16th (32 days)
Project By: Cindy Koepp
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CB4K

November 11th - via: kickstarter.com
When I was preparing for the Stellari Kickstarter campaign, I was talking to Pops Van Zant on one of his broadcast. He suggested that crowdfunding should include an opportunity for folks to support a nonprofit or charity of some sort. One of the ones... (Read More)

Nicholas Anthony Tockert, II

November 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Early on in Heart of Sacrifice, Erin is pushed into learning how to use a rapier so she can teach her cousin. Rather than learning from a teacher, she learns from a rapier manual. Although she was reluctant at first, the skill ends up being mighty... (Read More)

Trinkets4u

November 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Lisa Glaser started her jewelry crafting in high school and has continued improving her skills since then through research and classes at William Holland School of Lapidary Arts and through the Des Moines Art Center. I met her through tai chi and... (Read More)

Brian Rodman

November 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Brian Rodman is a writer and comic artist. As I was getting ready to launch this project, I was having a terrible time trying to create a banner for the Kickstarter. In my previous Kickstarters, I had full wraparound covers to use. Not so this... (Read More)

Cover Artist Rowell Cruz

October 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Rowell Cruz is a comic artist out of the Philippines. We met (virtually anyway) when the project to turn Animal Eye into a comic book miniseries got started. Bear Publications put out a general call for an artist. Rowell was one of the 5 who... (Read More)

This one went to Market

October 29th - via: kickstarter.com
If you're a retailer or if you just like to have several copies of a book to pass around, this tier is for you. The books are just a bit more than the cost of printing them (or what I think the cost of printing them will be based on my last book... (Read More)

Have a Heart

October 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Lisa Glaser of Trinkets4u made 2 garnet heart necklaces for this tier to emulate the one that Erin is searching for. You can find it first! Please help get the word out by sharing the link: http://bit.ly/HoSKickstarter  (Read More)

En garde!

October 27th - via: kickstarter.com
In Heart of Sacrifice, Erin learns how to use a rapier from a manual her cousin finds. From the start, she shows particular skill and puts it to good use before the end. This tier features a paperback and ebook of Heart of Sacrifice, a polypropylene... (Read More)

Gargoyles

October 24th - via: kickstarter.com
In Heart of Sacrifice, the faeries are split into two groups based on where they acquire the energy they mold into effects. The fey are the kind sort. They draw the energy from the world around them. Sidhe are much more treacherous. They draw the... (Read More)

Sprite!

October 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
In Heart of Sacrifice, one of the people who advises Erin is a sprite named Sarah.  If you select the Sprite tier, you'll get a copy of the paperback, the ebook, and a sprite.  In the story, Sarah is a sparkly blue, but you can order your sprite in... (Read More)

CB4K

October 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey there! The next stop on the overview of the assorted tiers is the Good Deed tier. At that level, you get a paperback and an ebook just like the Collected Leaves level, but you also buy a copy of the paperback to send to Comic Books for Kids. ... (Read More)

Booked!

October 16th - via: kickstarter.com
The first couple tiers are all about the book. Molded Energy refers to the skills the faeries use. It's not magic, as any of them will emphatically insist (although if the sidhe think it'd help them scare or manipulate people, they're not beyond a... (Read More)

Annnd we're off!

October 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello!  This is the first day of the campaign and we already have 2 backers. I'd be obliged if you could lend a hand. Share the word that http://bit.ly/HoSKickstarter is live and looking to trade stuff for money. Stay tuned for info on the assorted... (Read More)

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