Rare Earth

A project in Sebastopol, CA by Reid Ridgway
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A modern tale of buried treasure, centered around the Chinese stranglehold on the global supply of rare earth. Action thriller!
Backers: 150
Average Pledge Per Backer: $87

Funded: $13,012 of $12,000
Dates: Nov 19th -> Dec 26th (37 days)
Project By: Reid Ridgway
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Latest News

Merry Christmas!

December 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
I need to send out a survey to get everyone's contact info but unfortunately I have to wait until the campaign is officially funded tomorrow. For those who are giving my novel as a gift to others, I must apologize that I can't send the pre-release... (Read More)

A light footnote in history...

December 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Leaving behind a fully disclosed treasure of 12 thousand dollars! A secret society of warm kind hearted friends, whose very lives are intertwined in support for a first time author.... A man and his family swept up in the fray and reunited from half... (Read More)

A light footnote in history...

December 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Leaving behind a fully disclosed treasure of 12 thousand dollars! A secret society of warm kind hearted friends, whose very lives are intertwined in support for a first time author.... A man and his family swept up in the fray and reunited from half... (Read More)

The final 5 days!

December 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone, I am home, surrounded by my kids, and in time to be here for my littlest one's 2nd birthday. I'm deeply grateful, moved to tears. I know the campaign will go over the line and all this will become real, but it's still not quite there.... (Read More)

Going to be home for Xmas!

December 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello all, Look what you've done so far! It is so close to being real. I'm flying home to be reunited with my family after 5 and a half months of toil! I know that we are going to make it now.  This is today Dec 15th! I'm so grateful! Keep telling... (Read More)

A quick update. New's flash!

December 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone, Thank you for the terrific support. Today you will find another new excerpt from the book on the Kickstarter page, and you will see the that the campaign is steadily moving towards it's funding goal. If we make it, that turns my dream... (Read More)

New excerpt: Chapter 21, The Bird Arrives

December 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all, Quick update, I posted a new little excerpt which introduces a late blooming, but central character. Captain Tim Glover. We're featured in the staff picks now, and the campaign has now reached $7,352 dollars, with 69 Backers! Today my friend... (Read More)

NOW A STAFF PICK

December 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Horray! Someone on the Kickstarter Staff loves my project and it is now being featured as a staff pick in their promotional efforts. Please keep sharing and get me to that all important funding goal! Tell you friends to order and to share this... (Read More)

Hi Everyone!

December 7th - via: kickstarter.com
If you haven't seen it yet, there is now a video trailer on the kickstarter page, and there is some other new content as well. You can now download the first chapter of the novel: Leap of Faith, and there is also an excerpt from Chapter 12: An... (Read More)

Thanks Everyone! New Content Here and More Coming!

December 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello to everyone. It's coming along. Keeping the faith! I built a new trailer for the book and you can see the old boring video is gone now and a new (short) punchy one is in place. I hope to go out to the rest of the world on social media and get... (Read More)

Thanksgiving!

November 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Well were at 30% folks, and I'm feeling thankful for all the great support so far. I hope this note finds each of my backers in the presence of love and good food. It's my favorite US holiday, and though it's confined to the US, it's always important... (Read More)

Distribution of eBook

November 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Apparently, I have to wait until the campaign is successfully funded to distribute the eBook. That is when Kickstarter will share the information on my donors. If it is not successful, I will not receive the contact information for donors. But I will... (Read More)

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