Currently getting a stream of emails about each one since I follow their Kickstarter account. Maybe worth checking out the projects they’ve backed
Posted Mar 21, 2022, 9:24 PM UTC
RIP my inbox lol
When they say “backing” does that mean the money from our kickstarter is getting given to them, or just that dragonsteel is pushing them up?
It means Dragonsteel the company is funding them, though could be a small amount like $10 each. It would be from their corporate funds, not out of your kickstarter pledge.
Okay, not sure I like it either way but it’s better I guess
What's wrong with them supporting smaller writers? /gen
My issue is it feels more than a bit like a reaction to the criticism thrown at Brandon and how there were all these crappy “writers” holding out their hands and demanding handouts because Brandon succeeded. It’s like winning the lottery and suddenly your extended family crawls out of the woodwork, except in this case it’s hack writers calling Brandon racist, talentless, and demanding money to produce their uninspired crap.
I’m sure it’s not the case with all of these writers, just the situation leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth, like giving into a child’s tantrum when they want you to buy them a toy.
On the one hand, it's a wonderful thing. On the other hand, it feels... Like a forced PR stunt? There has been a lot of criticism about the limited effect this Kickstarter will have on future indy publishing projects. I also think that simply backing all projects is the wrong way to go about this. Generating publicity for other projects is great, but there should be some kind of quality check in place. If all projects on KS start to get funded, I think the lower quality projects will quickly generate bad publicity for KS indy publication.
All of that said, this is Brandon Sanderson, who is absolutely a man of integrity and I'm sure he'll have a good explanation for us in his next video.
I started to check it out but it’s been absolutely blowing up my phone since they started. A new notification each time they backed something. I’ve gotten probably 50 notifications in the last hour. I wonder if they are literally just backing everything tagged self publishing on ks