The Climbing Competition

A project in Hamilton, NZ by Lewis Morgan
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The Climbing Competition - A children's book for 4-8 year olds.
Backers: 26
Average Pledge Per Backer: $24 NZD

Funded: $611 NZD of $300 NZD
Dates: Feb 1st -> Feb 11th (10 days)
Project By: Lewis Morgan
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Last Updated: February 11 @ 13:45 -0500 GMT

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Latest News

In it's natural environment

February 10th - via: kickstarter.com
22 hours to go! At this point in the campaign I've moved on to testing the book in it's natural environment. The Climbing Competition, seen here in it's natural environment.  This is the final test for our book, to see if it will survive on the... (Read More)

It's all your fault...

February 9th - via: kickstarter.com
44 hours to go and I've just had a visit from my friend and kickstarter mentor, Darcy Perry. Darcy drops by to pick up his 3rd book :-)  It was Darcy who convinced me to run a kickstarter for The Climbing Competition, and his help has been... (Read More)

And the Oscar goes to...

February 8th - via: kickstarter.com
71 Hours to go and my Kickstarter winds up! I've got to say this has been an exciting first step into the field of self publishing and running this kickstarter campaign has taught me a lot of things. In fact the first thing it taught me is that you... (Read More)

Moo-sic to their ears

February 7th - via: kickstarter.com
In the interests of bringing everyone a great book, I've tested this story with all age groups, and many species. This week I moved onto Bovine testing. Sook & Lil' Robber looking attentive.  After reading The Climbing Competition to Sook and... (Read More)

Riding with the Stars!

February 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Well, riding with one star at least. In return for starring in the Kickstarter video I took my grandaughter Bailee out biking to Lake Karapiro.   It was good to get out in the fresh air & take a break from promoting the book. But with only 6... (Read More)

A funny thing happened on the way to the roof....

February 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Well, it's day 3 and the project is 150% funded. I'm blown away by how many people have supported this and how far the word has spread - I just got my first backer from New York!! But to be honest, it hasn't all been plain sailing. In fact this... (Read More)

In the woods...

February 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Well what a first day! I've been flat out on Facebook promoting the book and it feels like I haven't left the computer for 12 hours. Sometimes you end up with tunnel vision and can't see the woods for the trees... Zebong, lost somewhere in his jungle... (Read More)

Off to a cracking start!

February 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks so much to everyone who's pledged!  I'm completely blown away that the project is 75% funded already.  As they say in climbing circles "Onward & Upwards" Cheers Zebong :-)  (Read More)

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