Oooo, shades of the ’80s. It’s the final countdown! The Scheherazade’s Facade Kickstarter campaign is nearing the end of its dramatic journey. We’ve all had some good times along the way–who can forget the climatic battle against the jetpack gorillas, cyborg Nazis, and–yeah, sorry, I forgot you weren’t there for that. Forget I said anything. National security.
But seriously, it’s been an awesome time here, watching everyone spread the cheer and get involved. Now, we only have five days left before this sucker closes at 3 AM EST, April 16th. If you’ve been thinking about pledging, now’s the time. Last-minute revelations are all well and fine, but if you’re like me, you’ll forget and feel really embarrassed later. I was almost late to my own wedding. True story. Don’t let this be you. Pledge $10 for the ebook, $25 for the trade paperback, $30 for the combo, or $50 and up for the special bonus packs. Buy them as belated Easter gifts, early Christmas presents, anniversary gifts! If you’re an American who got a tax refund, help stimulate the economy by pre-ordering this book! If you’re not an American, just consider this one way to help the global economy, as you’re helping to support the careers of authors from six different countries! Get a headstart on what I fully expect to be the most talked-about, most acclaimed, most award-winningest anthology of the year. (I’m allowed to exaggerate, right?)
Tell your friends, tell your enemies, tell your neighbors. Unless it might invite too many awkward questions. (“Hey Bill, I know the last time we spoke was after your dog ate our roses and defecated on the front porch, but this dude on the Internet told me to tell you to buy a book…)
And remember: the closer we come to hitting that secondary gal of $10,000, the less I’ll have to scream and shout when it comes time to doing a second volume.