The Enthusiast: A Novel By Josh Fruhlinger

A project in Baltimore, MD by jfruh
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A novel about trains and comics and capitalism and love and joy, written by the creator of the Comics Curmudgeon.
Backers: 734
Average Pledge Per Backer: $27

Funded: $20,159 of $6,666
Dates: Jul 9th -> Jul 27th (18 days)
Project By: jfruh
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Latest News

Delay of game

July 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone, sorry it's been so long since I rapped at ya. I've been putting off telling you something, because it's kind of embarrassing, but: this book is not going to be done by the November deadline I originally set. I know, it's shocking: A... (Read More)

Reading from The Enthusiast, this Friday in downtown Baltimore!

March 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everybody!  Just a reminder that, if you are in the greater Baltimore area, you have a chance to hear with your own ears evidence that this book is really happening!  I'll be at the legendary Shattered Wig night, at the legendary 14K Cabaret... (Read More)

The Enthusiast: A live reading of a novel in progress! March 29, Baltimore!

February 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Enthusiast enthusiasts! We have reached the stage of the Kickstarter lifecycle -- several months after the campaign, several months before the promised delivery of the finished product -- when you might be starting to wonder whether I've run... (Read More)

Words are being written!

October 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everybody! It's been three months since the end of this Kickstarter and I just wanted to assure everybody who was so gracious as to pledge money and buy the book sight unseen that I have not in fact fled to Tahiti with the money, but am... (Read More)

THANK YOU EVERYBODY!

July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Update 3: New rewards! Hand-drawn comic art!

July 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, everyone, just another thank you for helping me in my novel-writing dream! I'm going to try to come up with some stretch goals for the next two weeks of Kickstarting -- and if you have any ideas, let me know! I also have added a couple of new... (Read More)

Thanks again! Pictures, here we come!

July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Ye cats!  New stretch goal of $11,111 reached at the very beginning of day four.  Looks like I need to go find an illustrator!  This is just a quick teaser update to acknowledge this milestone and say thanks to everyone ... and let you know that I... (Read More)

Thank you all so much!

July 10th - via: kickstarter.com
When I set my goal for this project, I was trying to be realistic and keep my expectations low.  I was fairly confident that I'd get $6,666 over the course of the Kickstarter campaign; I had literally no clue that I'd do it in the first 24 hours.... (Read More)

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