The Side of Good / The Side of Evil: A FlipBook Anthology

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The Side of Good...The Side of Evil - A Flipbook Anthology. Which side is your allegiance to? Chose before someone choses for you...
Backers: 184
Average Pledge Per Backer: $31

Funded: $5,731 of $4,500
Dates: Jul 7th -> Aug 13th (37 days)
Project By: eSpec Books
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Latest News

STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED!

August 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Okay...time to go to bed, but on my way I noticed... We unlocked another goal! Everyone now gets Janine Spendlove's bonus story He Was A Marvelous Man. Also, we are now $117 away from unlocking two more interior illustrations! $5,700 - We will add... (Read More)

STRETCH GOALS UNLOCKED!

August 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Woot! Thrilled to say that we've unlocked two stretch goals since lunch time, and are only $80 away from unlocking a third! ACHIEVED - $5,100 - We will add two Jason Whitley illustrations to the book.   ACHIEVED - $5,300 - All backers at the $5 or... (Read More)

UPDATE AND EDITOR SPOTLIGHT - DANIELLE ACKLEY-MCPHAIL

August 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello! Well, we've achieved two stretch goals and are well on our way to the third. Just another $161 and we will have at least two illustrations in the book (one for each Side). And after there are are loads of more free bonuses to have, including... (Read More)

ARE YOU EXCITED YET?

August 11th - via: kickstarter.com
 We have just unlocked another stretch goal adding to the book stories by Walt Ciechanowski​ and Peter David​!!!!! Next up... Art work by Jason Whitley! Hit the goal and we add two, one for each side of the book, and the art will be done... (Read More)

CONGRATULATIONS!

August 10th - via: kickstarter.com
You all get a DRM-Free digital copy of Robert Greenberger's story A Matter of Faith! And with 60 hours left, I am excited to see what other stretch goals we can unlock. Just in case it's been a while since you have perused them I'm reposting them... (Read More)

AND WE ARE FUNDED!

August 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you to backer C.O. for bringing us to the finish line! Congratulations, everyone. Not only are you getting a fantastic book and loads of bonuses already, but one of you who has pledged $20 or more will win a prize pack of superhero loot,... (Read More)

WAY TO MAKE A MONDAY MORNING THAT MUCH HARDER ; )

August 10th - via: kickstarter.com
 We are now...just...$18 away from funding, with 70 hours to go.  We can do a lot of damage in 70 hours...to facilitate that I have rebalanced the stretch goal rewards because, as you may have noticed by now, I LOVE to give things away so I wanted... (Read More)

GET READY FOR IT...

August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
We have unlocked the final pre-funding reward goal! So....here is what EVERY backer will receive, even those who have not pledged yet: Keith R.A. DeCandido’s Dragon Precinct short story "Gan Brightblade vs. Mitos the Mighty” (This is currently... (Read More)

PRIZE UPDATE

August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Getting ready to leave Shore Leave. Had a great con, including our first eSpec Books Presents...panel featuring The Side of Good / The Side of Evil. I hope to have photographs and video of that for you shortly. In the meantime, our update: We are... (Read More)

PRIZE PACK UPDATE

August 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Coming in to the wire, folks!  Four days left and we are going strong.  With just another $361 we will unlock the final pre-funding reward goal: $4000 Pre-Funding Bonus - A free digital download of  - Danielle Ackley-McPhail’s microfiction... (Read More)

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT - BRYAN J.L. GLASS

August 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi All! I'm at Shore Leave this weekend, but I received another author interview, this one with Bryan J.L. Glass and I wanted to share that with you right away. He tells us about his story in the collection and it sounds really exciting! I can't wait... (Read More)

EDITOR SPOTLIGHT - GREG SCHAUER

August 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Today's spotlight is brought to you by the letter B! Greg Schauer is known by his very loyal clientele as the owner of Between Books, a independent bookstore in Claymont, Delaware specializing in genre fiction, comics and gaming. He's been in the... (Read More)

AND THE CROWD GOES WILD!

August 4th - via: kickstarter.com
 $3000 Pre-Funding Bonus  UNLOCKED!Everyone now gets a free digital download of  - John L. French’s short story “Hero”  - Mike McPhail’s short story “Beyond Imagine”  - Danielle Ackley-McPhail’s short story “Purgatory”  -... (Read More)

MEET THE AUTHORS - SHORE LEAVE EDITION

August 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Well...some of them, anyway! Are you going to Shore Leave this weekend? It's a fan-run media/literary convention in Hunt Valley, Maryland. This year's guests include John Barrowman, Tony Curran, David Nykl, and...us!... (Read More)

PRIZE UPDATE AND AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT - GAIL Z. Martin

August 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Wow, what a busy week! Thank you so much for taking this ride with us! We are so grateful--and we have friends who are grateful on our behalf. They really want to see this project happen....SO... you get more bonus stories. In addition to her short... (Read More)

100 BACKER BONUS UNLOCKED!

August 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
So, technically it is tomorrow, so I don't feel so bad about yet another update, especially when it is to tell you we've unlocked even more loot! Congrats to you all! With our 100th backer officially signed on, Drew Bittner's The Girl in the... (Read More)

FACEBOOK FAN PAGE

August 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, Anyone who is interested in connecting, we started a fan page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Side-of-Good-The-Side-of-Evil/1173983325961752 Best, Danielle  (Read More)

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT - JOHN L. FRENCH

August 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Saturday, everyone! Just realized I never posted the most recent author spotlight for you guys. So sorry about that. This one is with John L. French who not only has great experience with pulp/noir style superhero fiction, but his alter ego is... (Read More)

FURTHER CLARIFICATION

July 31st - via: kickstarter.com
I've had a few questions about how to get a physical book if your pledge reward only comes with a digital copy. I thought I would post my response to the group as a whole for anyone else who was also wondering. For those who want to convert their... (Read More)

APOLOGIES AND CORRECTIONS

July 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi All, I owe everyone an apology. My health issues throughout this year apparently affected my ability to think things through and I set up this campaign as I did my previous campaigns, with the majority of the Pledge reward levels including digital... (Read More)

LET'S CELEBRATE!

July 30th - via: kickstarter.com
 We have just unlocked the first Pre-Funding Bonus Bundle! Everyone now gets DRM-Free digital downloads of: 1. Keith R.A. DeCandido’s Dragon Precinct short story "Gan Brightblade vs. Mitos the Mighty” (This is currently only available through... (Read More)

ESPEC BOOKS AUGUST FLASH FICTION CONTEST

July 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Less than two weeks to go on The Side of Good / The Side of Evil campaign. In honor of that I will share this rather timely meme, which has now become the foundation of eSpec Books’ August flash fiction contest. Follow the instructions in the image... (Read More)

ANNOUNCING PRE-FUNDING BONUS REWARDS!

July 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Okay, all...here's where we get serious! We really want to see this happen, and we also want you all to know how much we appreciate your support. With just two weeks to go we are instituting our pre-funding bonus reward program.  Once we hit the... (Read More)

FLASH FICTION CONTEST

July 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, For those who aren't familiar, eSpec Books runs a monthly flash fiction contest on its blog. This month's is superhero related, in honor of this campaign. The deadline is approaching in two days, so if you are a writer, or know a writer who... (Read More)

CONFLUENCE BOUND

July 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, Just a couple of general announcements here. For those in the Pittsburgh area, this weekend is Confluence, http://parsec-sff.org/confluence/, a fan-run literary science fiction convention. The relevance here is that I will be attending... (Read More)

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT - ROBERT GREENBERGER

July 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all, Sorry to say I've been down for the count since Saturday so there hasn't been much going on here. I am on the mend and doing my best to stay on top of things, though. Right now what I have for you is another spotlight.  Robert Greenberger... (Read More)

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT - KEITH R.A. DECANDIDO

July 17th - via: kickstarter.com
 Happy Friday, everyone. It has been a heck of a week for me, but I see my way out of the valley. Glad to have a weekend to get my feet back under me, healthwise. Campaign-wise we are in a good place. At just under a third of the way there we are... (Read More)

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT - JANINE K. SPENDLOVE

July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
 Today's spotlight is with a real-life superhero, Janine K. Spendlove, officer in the US Marine Corps and one of the founders of Geek Girls Run which runs for various charitable causes. Hope you enjoy:... (Read More)

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT - JAMES M. WARD

July 10th - via: kickstarter.com
 Good Morning, and Happy Friday!  Today we have for you an interview with anchor author James M. Ward. James M. Ward married his high school sweetheart and she’s put up with him for 44 years. He has three unusually charming sons, Breck, James,... (Read More)

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT - WALT CIECHANOWSKI

July 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, Welcome to Day 3! We are just under 20% of our goal and going strong. Thank you for that. We like to let our supporters have a little glimpse of the people who make up our projects. Here is an interview with Walt Ciechanowski, who is one of... (Read More)

A GREAT FIRST DAY

July 8th - via: kickstarter.com
I just wanted to thank you all for being our forerunners on this project. Most of you are repeat backers and we really appreciate your faith and support. This project is near and dear to our hearts, and wicked cool to boot. I wanted to share with you... (Read More)

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