The Imlen Bastard
A project in Rockville, MD by Sarah Avery000days
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A fantasy novella for adults about a wild seven-year-old who makes her way in a perilous royal court. (Art by Kate Baylay)
Backers: 103
Average Pledge Per Backer: $65
Funded: $6,695 of $4,500
Dates: Oct 20th -> Nov 19th (31 days)
Project By: Sarah Avery
Backers: 103
Average Pledge Per Backer: $65
Funded: $6,695 of $4,500
Dates: Oct 20th -> Nov 19th (31 days)
Project By: Sarah Avery
$6,695
current pledge level
Last Updated: November 19 @ 12:30 -0500 GMT
148%
of goal
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Latest News
That Hat I Said I'd Eat 
November 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Anyone who was really enamored of my commitment to eat my hat if we reached $15,000 is really in luck. Because now I'm telling you, if we reach $9,000, I will eat my hat. The project description is updated. I'm ready start knitting that black... (Read More)
11 Hours to Go, $356 to the Interior Illustration Goal
November 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Almost there! Welcome and thanks to the folks who've rushed to pledge and get us to the next milestone. Thanks, also, to everyone who's still with the project. The suspense is driving me crazy. Fortunately, for times when I need to go to my happy... (Read More)
Got Ahead of Myself: It's Day 28 Now, So Interior Illustrations Are Still in Reach
November 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everybody, In my Kickstarting frenzy, I got two days ahead of myself, and only realized it yesterday. So, we have until noon on Thursday to reach the first interior illustration stretch goal. (I had Cheryl Crow singing in my head about drinking... (Read More)
Day 28 Update: We Have Audio! Can We Reach Interior Illustration?
November 15th - via: kickstarter.com
We just hit the target for adding audiobook narration by the glorious C.S.E. Cooney. (Check out this interview with her in which she talks about developing voices for characters, prose styles she especially enjoys narrating, and how she got into that... (Read More)
Day 22 Update: We Did It! You Did It! Woo Hoo!
November 10th - via: kickstarter.com
We hit goal! There will definitely be a book! Right now, we're $387 short of the audiobook stretch goal. Thanks to everybody who just got on board, and all the people who increased their pledges. It's been the best kind of shocking to watch the line... (Read More)
Day 21 Update: 80% with 9 Days to Go!
November 9th - via: kickstarter.com
The last few days have been amazing. I was at the World Fantasy Convention, fretting that the Kickstarter campaign to stagnate while I was off hunting literary agents. Instead, some of you increased your pledges (Thank you!), and word somehow reached... (Read More)
Day 15 Update: New Sequence for Stretch Goals, Fast Ones First
November 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
We're halfway through our campaign, and almost halfway to our basic goal. My particular gratitude goes out to Lara Beneshan, one of my earliest backers, who upped her pledge to carry the project across the $2,000 mark. Thanks to some helpful feedback... (Read More)
Day 10 Update: Preliminary Sketch, and New FAQ Stuff
October 31st - via: kickstarter.com
The sketch for the cover art is ready for you all to see! Kate Baylay's Cover Art Sketch for The Imlen Bastard If you've read the excerpt, you'll recognize exactly which scene this is. It's a rare authorial pleasure to have cover art that both... (Read More)
Day 9 Update: The Excerpt's Up, the FAQ's Started!
October 28th - via: kickstarter.com
I put a nice big chunk of the manuscript, starting from the beginning, on my blog over here. I tried putting it in the project FAQ, but Kickstarter's FAQ webform doesn't allow enough formatting to make it easy on the eyes. If you're writing dialogue... (Read More)
Day 7 Update: An Editing Letter Any Writer Would Love to Receive
October 27th - via: kickstarter.com
I just got Betsy Mitchell's developmental and line edit of the manuscript. Her editing letter starts like this: "'The Imlen Bastard' was a delight! Thanks so much for giving me the opportunity to work on it. It’s very clean; I sprinkled some notes... (Read More)
Day 5 Update: We're at 35% for the Starting Goal
October 25th - via: kickstarter.com
And we've picked up some new companions in the past couple of days -- welcome aboard, everybody! We're making good progress for the starting goal. That's worth celebrating. A book will probably happen! If we're going to reach any of the stretch... (Read More)
Day 3 Update: Go Forth and Edit!
October 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
When my awesome editor checked in with me last night to say she was between deadlines and could start on my project early, I looked at my Kickstarter numbers and took a leap of faith. It's not that long a leap -- you guys have rushed in with so much... (Read More)
Awesome First Day, Everybody! (Now Please Tell Your Friends!)
October 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to everybody who's contributed so far! You got the campaign off to a great start. On Day 1 of our 30 days, you've helped reach 18% of the goal. Day 2's slower, and I could use some help getting the word out. Please tell the fantasy readers,... (Read More)
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