Then Come Kiss Me: Queering Shakespeare's Twelfth Night

A project in Portland, OR by Neil Cochrane
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Act One of the queer historical romance retelling of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, updated and expanded for its print debut!
Backers: 31
Average Daily Pledges: $446
Average Pledge Per Backer: $58

Funding: $1,783 of $1,300
Dates: Jun 30th -> Jul 17th (17 days)
Project By: Neil Cochrane
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Latest News

Stretch reward 1 met!

July 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Well, good morning, everyone!!  We're now over our $1600 stretch reward target, which means every backer will get a custom love sonnet written by me to the subject of their choice! I'm using the word "subject" very deliberately--the subject can be... (Read More)

UM??? She is funded??? + First Stretch Reward

June 30th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm really amazed to be sending this update already, but we're fully funded! I already had a piece of cake today to celebrate launching, I wasn't prepared with further celebratory snacks! (Fear not, snacks shall be acquired.) And since we're funded,... (Read More)

We crossed $1,000! I am VERKLEMPT. Verklempt is me!

June 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Omg y'all. Less than five hours after launch and we're 80% funded????? I definitely did not expect this. I know how excited people get when we talk about Then Come Kiss Me, but I'm not gonna lie, it's awesome seeing it represented like this. Thank... (Read More)

Final reward reveal: companion zine!

June 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
The final reward of the Then Come Kiss Me: Act One Kickstarter is a companion zine that goes behind-the-scenes! The zine will include: An overview of my research on queerness in 14th and 15th century England Expansions to the original text of Twelfth... (Read More)

Reward reveal: swag!

June 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello friends! The paperback of Then Come Kiss Me: Act One may be the main event, but that doesn't mean there aren't other goodies to be had. In addition to a print or digital copy of Act One, backers will be able to choose: - Two 5x7" giclée art... (Read More)

Reward Reveal: the paperback!

June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
This is the main event, y'all! Our goal is to produce a high quality paperback copy of Then Come Kiss Me: Act One, covering scenes one through seven. More details below! The book will be printed by Gorham Printing in Centralia, WA, in full color on... (Read More)

Bonus reward opportunity! See a Shakespeare performance before the end of the campaign

June 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Most of us first encounter Shakespeare's plays by reading them aloud in English class, which is better than reading them silently, but can still make it hard to really get into them! He wrote for the stage, after all. Watching an actor breathe life... (Read More)

How Kickstarter fits in to publishing a book

May 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello friends! We’re a month away from the launch of the campaign for Then Come Kiss Me: Act One in paperback, so I’d like to walk through what the next several weeks are going to look like!  June 1st through 29th: the pre-launch phase! During... (Read More)

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