![]() ![]() IndieGoGo in specific-as well as in relation to the project. Which isn't to say that people shouldn't openly discuss the project, critique the use of literary crowdfunding in general-and the use of Kickstarter vs. ![]() A community that was once a warm, welcoming place has become a place where people wait to pounce and tear at flesh the moment someone steps out of line (in their perspective). This is definitely the nail in the coffin, but I've noticed increasing vitriol in the Young Adult community for years now. So author Stacey Jay started a Kickstarter to fund the sequel, with some of the money slated for actual publishing costs, and some of the money slated for living expenses while the book was being written.Ī short time later, Jay cancelled the Kickstarter, citing anger from the "writer/blogger/reader community", finishing off the blog post with an addendum that reads (in part):Īnd just for the record, this isn't the sole reason I'm retreating. Woof.ĭue to the low sales numbers on Princess of Thorns, a traditionally-published sequel is out of the question. Less than a week into the new year, and we've already had a literary blow-up. ![]()
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