Shapers of Worlds
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Science fiction and fantasy by some of the bestselling authors featured on the Aurora Award-winning podcast The Worldshapers
Backers: 366
Average Pledge Per Backer: $43 CAD
Funded: $15,700 CAD of $13,500 CAD
Dates: Feb 28th -> Mar 30th (32 days)
Project By: Edward Willett
Backers: 366
Average Pledge Per Backer: $43 CAD
Funded: $15,700 CAD of $13,500 CAD
Dates: Feb 28th -> Mar 30th (32 days)
Project By: Edward Willett
$15,700 CAD
current pledge level
Last Updated: March 30 @ 14:05 -0400 GMT
116%
of goal
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Latest News
From Podcast to Anthology in One Easy Kickstarter
October 21st - via: thenerddaily.com
Like potters shaping bowls from clay, authors shape their stories using a myriad of malleable elements: their own experiences, their hopes and fears and loves and hates, and their knowledge of history and science and human nature, all richly glazed with imagination and fired in the kiln of literary talent. Shapers of Worlds is a showcase of the results. (Read More)
Stretch goal reached! 
March 29th - via: kickstarter.com
This gets better and better. The Shapers of Worlds Kickstarter campaign just passed $15,000 CDN, which means the first stretch goal has been reached and contributing authors will now get another cent a word: 11 cents CDN/word for new fiction and 6... (Read More)
With 24 hours left, more than halfway to first stretch goal...
March 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Just a quick update today. With about twenty-four hours to go, we're $863 CDN over the original goal of $13,500, which means more than halfway to the $1,500 stretch goal, where I can pay the authors an extra cent a word for both original work and... (Read More)
New stretch-goal backer's reward: be a Julie Czerneda character!
March 28th - via: kickstarter.com
As promised in the last update, a quick note to let you know that there's a new backer's reward to help drive us toward the stretch goals (and more money for the authors). For $200 CDN, Julie Czerneda is offering one backer the opportunity to “Be a... (Read More)
WE'RE FUNDED! WOO-HOO!
March 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi! Great news: we're funded! We have reached the goal and are still climbing, with more than 44 hours to go. Thank you, thank you, thank you for your support. I can't wait to bring this amazing anthology of wonderful science fiction and fantasy... (Read More)
We're at 92% this evening--just a bit over $1,000 CDN/$710 US to go!
March 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Well, here we are: heading into the last couple of days of the campaign, which ends at 12 noon my time (which is Central Standard Time year-round--Saskatchewan doesn't change--or, if you prefer, Mountain Daylight Time). An aside: I could have sworn... (Read More)
Heading into the home stretch...85% funded! Help push us over the top!...oh, and have a unicorn poem
March 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Well, it's been a wild few weeks, but here we go into the home stretch of the Shapers of World anthology Kickstarter. Just this evening, it topped 85% funded: just a tad over $2,000 CDN (about $1,400 US) to go, with 3 1/2 days to go to the noon EDT... (Read More)
Up to 79 percent, another seven-point jump...and meet Thoraiya Dyer!
March 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Another great day, as the campaign climbed another seven percentage points. With a bit more than four days to go, we're at 79% funded, with less than $2,800 CDN ($1,960 US) to go! Keep promoting this! We can get there! And now, it's time to meet... (Read More)
Big boost today--campaign jumps from 65 to 72 percent funded! And...a new backer's reward!
March 24th - via: kickstarter.com
It was a great day for the campaign today. I don't know why, but it jumped around $900, all the way from 65 to 72 percent funded, and closing in on the $9,800 CDN mark. There are now more than 230 backers. That means just $3,700 CDN/ $2,590 U.S. to... (Read More)
Links to all The Worldshapers podcast episodes...oh, and a new reward coming tomorrow!
March 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Are you hunkered down to weather the coronavirus storm, socially distant and needing something to entertain and inform? Then this update is for you: copies from the Archive page of The Worldshapers #podcast, here are links to all of the interviews... (Read More)
Not much movement today, but a whole week to go!
March 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Not much movement today, but still a full week and a bit to go to get that last third of the funding...hoping for/expecting a surge in the final weekend, but if you can do anything to promote the campaign, please do! Today I released a new episode of... (Read More)
Two-thirds funded! And meet author Gareth L. Powell...
March 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Pretty good day--we've at two-thirds funded, needing just a bit more than $4,600 CDN ($3,220 US) to fund, with eight days to go. Julie Czerneda graciously provided a new backer's reward today, a signed ARC of her upcoming book MIRAGE, which was... (Read More)
Up to 64%...and a professional offers tips on how to relax while maintaining social distance
March 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Weird and unsettling times we find ourselves in, eh? (You know, I never say "eh" in real life, despite having grown up in Canada...but I'm American by birth so maybe it's genetic.) My day was mostly focused on tracking the progress of my daughter,... (Read More)
Less than $5,000 CDN ($3,500 US) to go...meet Derek Künsken...and a bonus Shadowpaw picture
March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
In the words of Stephen Sondheim, "Bit by bit, putting it together..." The campaign climbed another percentage point today, which means there's now less than $5,000 CDN to go...less than $3,500 US. And still ten days to get there. There'll need to be... (Read More)
Edged over 62%...and meet Dr. Charles E. Gannon!
March 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Bit of a slow day, but picked up enough to cross the 62%-funded mark. Please reach out to anyone you think might like this anthology! Still time to get there, but it'd be nice not to have a nailbiting finish. :) Time to introduce another of the... (Read More)
More backers...more followers...and another Shadowpaw picture!
March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Just a quick update today. With 12 days to go, we're just under 62%--there were a few more backers today, and there are usual a few more in the evening, so we'll probably top that soon. On the follower side, there are well over 200, and only 15% of... (Read More)
Up another percentage point, and meet David Brin!
March 16th - via: kickstarter.com
We've crept up another percentage point, to 61% funded, $8,256 Cdn. as of this moment. I'm seeing a lot of people following the project who haven't yet kicked in, so I think there's a good chance of a solid surge at the end, hopefully enough to put... (Read More)
Brief update: a good day, and meet Shadowpaw
March 16th - via: kickstarter.com
A pretty good day today on the Shapers of Worlds Kickstarter front: we're going into the last two weeks of the campaign 60% funded, at $8,156, and 175 backers. Thanks, everyone, and please keep promoting the campaign. It's going to be a great book!... (Read More)
Oops...forgot a link to the Joe Haldeman interview
March 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Sorry about that, I forgot to put in the link for the Joe Haldeman interview on my podcast, The Worldshapers. Here it is: https://theworldshapers.com/2018/11/23/episode-11-joe-haldeman/ BTW, there'll be a new podcast episode later today, featuring... (Read More)
Up another percentage point...and meet Joe Haldeman!
March 15th - via: kickstarter.com
This is kind of yesterday's update, so there might be another later today... Topped 57% funded yesterday. Slow and steady wins the race, the saying has it, and no doubt there'll be a surge at the end of the campaign, but it'd be great to top out... (Read More)
Two weeks in, 56% funded, new backers' rewards...and meet Fonda Lee!
March 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Picked up another percentage point today for the second-week anniversary of the campaign launch, topping 56%. Got a bit of a boost by two new backers' rewards: at the $80 CDN level (plus shipping), backers can now opt for two signed, personalized... (Read More)
Slow day but topped 55% funded...and meet John Scalzi!
March 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Slow day today on the Shapers of Worlds Kickstarter, but did pick up a couple of backers, enough to push us over the 55% mark. Tomorrow will mark the completion of the second full week, and I have a couple of exciting new backers' rewards to post, so... (Read More)
Up another percentage point...and a special treat: an improvised fantasy story
March 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Another day, and another percentage point--the Kickstarter for Shapers of Worlds is now up to 54% funded, $7,346 Can. as of this moment. Tomorrow marks two weeks into the campaign, a little less than halfway, and I've got an exciting new backer... (Read More)
A very good day: 53% funded and closing in on $7,200. Also, meet author John C. Wright!
March 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Today was a very good day for the Shapers of World Kickstarter. After breaking 50% just this morning, there was lots more action, and as of this update, we're at 53% funded, $7,171 Can. The biggest drivers for that: someone took the third... (Read More)
Within a hair's breadth of 50 percent funded! And...meet author Christopher Ruocchio
March 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Had a very exciting beginning to the day when I got up to discover a generous backer had kicked in at the $500 level, to receive a short-story critique and one-on-one Skype consultation with me! You can still grab one of those critiques if you want,... (Read More)
We're at 45% funded...and there's a new episode of the podcast that inspired this project
March 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Just a quick update today. We're at 45% funded, and (as of this moment) $6,161 raised, from just over 140 backers. Thanks so much! Please keep sharing with anyone you think is interested. No featured author today (there'll be one tomorrow) but wanted... (Read More)
Small correction...
March 7th - via: kickstarter.com
David Brin is providing a signed paperback of Existence, not a hardcover--my error--so I've lowered the reward level for that to $60. Carry on! (Read More)
Three new limited-availability backers' rewards! And meet author Julie Czerneda...
March 7th - via: kickstarter.com
I know, I know, I sent out an update late last night, and now here's another. But I wanted to get today's out early because I just added three new limited-availability backers' rewards, thanks to the generosity of the authors featured in the Shapers... (Read More)
One week in, 42 percent funded! And...meet another author. Me!
March 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Today marked the completion of the first week of the Shapers of Worlds Kickstarter, and we've crept up another percentage point, to 42-percent funded! Thanks to all the new backers. There'll be some exciting new rewards coming from authors who... (Read More)
Announcing new rewards from today's featured author, Shelley Adina
March 5th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm excited to announce two new rewards, courtesy of today's featured author, Shelley Adina. At the $20 level, backers can now elect to receive an ebook (.mobi or .epub formats) of Shelley's novel The Bride Wore Constant White,Book 1 of the... (Read More)
Just topped 40 percent funded! And meet another author: D.J. Butler
March 4th - via: kickstarter.com
This evening the total pushed past $5,400, so Shapers of Worlds is 40 percent funded! Thanks to the new supporters, and everyone, please keep letting people know about the campaign. If you Tweet, use the hashtag #ShapersOfWorlds. There are some... (Read More)
Meet another author featured in SHAPERS OF WORLDS: L.E. Modesitt, Jr.
March 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Still moving along toward funding--the campaign has topped $5,200, or 38 percent, and there are now around 120 backers. Please continue to point anyone you know who'd love to read this amazing anthology toward the campaign page! Also, I'm excited to... (Read More)
Broke the 100-backer mark! Today's meet-the-author feature: David Weber
March 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Seventy-two hours in, and we're at 36 percent of our goal for the SHAPERS OF WORLDS anthology. Thanks again for your interest and support, and please keep spreading the word! Time to introduce another of the authors writing original fiction for the... (Read More)
More than one-third funded!
March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Time for another update on the SHAPERS OF WORLDS anthology Kickstarter campaign! Just 48 hours into this 31-day campaign, and the anthology is already one-third funded (34 percent, to be exact). That's a great start! Thanks so much for your part an... (Read More)
24 hours in and more than 25 percent funded! Also, more about contributing author Tanya Huff
February 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Well, I must say, I'm gratified by the response thus far to the Shapers of Worlds Kickstarter. At the 24-hour mark, we're already more than 25 percent funded, with 77 backers and $3,700 of the $13,500 goal pledged. I thought I'd use these updates... (Read More)
Only a few hours in, and already more than 10 percent funded!
February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks so much to everyone who has already kicked in--greatly appreciated. Please keep sharing with anyone you think might be interested! At a backer's request, I've added a new reward level, the immodestly titled "I want more Edward Willett books"... (Read More)
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