The Special Friend
A project in Budapest, Hungary by Grant Shipway000days
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To raise funds to help finish the novel, The Special Friend. I'm stuck in Budapest and I won't leave until this book is finished.
Backers: 9
Average Pledge Per Backer: $173 CAD
Funded: $1,555 CAD of $12,000 CAD
Dates: May 1st -> Jun 2nd (32 days)
Project By: Grant Shipway
Backers: 9
Average Pledge Per Backer: $173 CAD
Funded: $1,555 CAD of $12,000 CAD
Dates: May 1st -> Jun 2nd (32 days)
Project By: Grant Shipway
$1,555 CAD
current pledge level
Last Updated: June 2 @ 07:30 -0400 GMT
12%
of goal
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Latest News
A book is a book. 
May 29th - via: kickstarter.com
One of the things I enjoy discussing with my students is the obsession there is for turning literary novels into Hollywood films. When I was a boy one of my favourite films was One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest. I must have watched it a dozen times... (Read More)
The Last Week!
May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Friends, Wanted to let you know this is the final seven days to support my Kickstarter campaign. It looks like it is going to be a long shot, but I haven’t given up. The way Kickstarter works, is that if the campaign is not 100% funded, none... (Read More)
Forrest Gump tonight?
May 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Still working hard. Today I spend too much time searching for Canadians who might be willing to help. I ended up writing to Rick Moranis, and a few of the guys from Kids In The Hall. Who knows? It's 15:40 now and I should put in some time trying to... (Read More)
Getting closer.
May 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Friends, Wanted to update everyone on the project. It has been a very quiet but hard-working afternoon here at the computer. I have diligently gone through the entire list of productions companies I posted last week (see last weeks update.) ... (Read More)
Why not try hard?
May 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Friends, Just to let you know what I've been working on this weekend. I found this list on wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Film_production_companies_of_the_United_States and I decided to go down the list, clicking, on each... (Read More)
A Little of This and a Little of That...
May 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Friends, Quick update on this beautiful Saturday night here in Budapest to let you know how I have been spending my time yesterday and today in front of the computer. Yesterday the idea was to get a list of the top 100 Canadian companies, go... (Read More)
Asking for the money...
May 13th - via: kickstarter.com
(just posted this on Facebook, wanted to also put it here for posterity.) Please support my campaign, With Money! Hello Friends, I should have been more clear from the beginning, I’m running this Kickstarter campaign to raise money. The Ks team... (Read More)
More work to do...
May 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Friends, Just a quick update today to let you know I will be spending nearly the whole of tomorrow in front of the computer, and Saturday evening as well. If there is anything you would like to write to me about, or offer some help, this... (Read More)
Maybe this will help...
May 7th - via: kickstarter.com
I thought I would change the cover page of my project, I felt the cover of the novel was too black, and people would easily scroll past such a dark cover. I was thinking of using cover number two, but it is also quite dark. So, I thought, why not try... (Read More)
The Early Highs and Lows
May 5th - via: kickstarter.com
If you are reading this and thinking of starting your own Kickstarter campaign, let me tell you, it can be an emotional experience. First I spent months observing Ks. for trends and hallmarks of what became successful. It seemed a great video and... (Read More)
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