Gamut Magazine: Neo-noir, speculative, literary fiction.
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Gamut will be a website with a wide range of voices—genre-bending, hybrid stories that utilize the best of genre and literary fiction.
Backers: 802
Average Pledge Per Backer: $69
Funded: $55,303 of $52,000
Dates: Feb 1st -> Mar 1st (30 days)
Project By: Richard Thomas
Backers: 802
Average Pledge Per Backer: $69
Funded: $55,303 of $52,000
Dates: Feb 1st -> Mar 1st (30 days)
Project By: Richard Thomas
$55,303
current pledge level
Last Updated: March 1 @ 23:01 -0500 GMT
106%
of goal
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Latest News
Last Chance to Upgrade 
February 29th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
WE DID IT! $52,000!
February 29th - via: kickstarter.com
We have made our goal! Thank you all for being a part of this. I can't thank you enough. Peace, Richard (Read More)
61 Hours Left! Yesterday Was a BIG DAY!
February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Yesterday we raised over $3,000 which was our third best day of the entire campaign. (The eleven ebooks for eleven dollars package.) We're into the home stretch here at Gamut, only 61 hours left to raise the final $5,600. How can we do this? Well, we... (Read More)
$40,000 and Big Add-On Just Included!
February 26th - via: kickstarter.com
We're over $40,000! Wow. Thank you all for spreading the word, pledging, and upgrading, it's been so exciting to watch us get closer and closer to our goal. Only five days left to get to $52,000. I know we can do it. Here's one way that may... (Read More)
Add-Ons
February 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey guys, Sorry so many updates in one day, but as we head down to the wire, I've been getting a lot of questions. Obviously we all want to make this happen, that's why we're here, right? SO, add-ons. Kickstarter does not make it easy. If you want to... (Read More)
Clarification on $200 and Website / eBook Bundle.
February 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Quick clarification on the current offer to include the eBook upgrade for FREE with any rewards over $200. That also goes for any BUNDLED PACKAGES that are over $200. ANYBODY who is pledging more than $200 will automatically be upgraded to the... (Read More)
Six Days Left—Lots of Prizes Today!
February 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Six Days Left. Currently just under $37,000! Lots of prizes today! Subscribe or upgrade $30 (or more) between now and midnight CST to get a chance to win: one of five copies of The Nameless Dark by Ted E. Grau (ebook); several John F. D. Taff... (Read More)
BIG NEWS! We’re adding in eBooks NOW!
February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
BIG NEWS! Due to popular demand, we’re adding in eBooks NOW! If you still only want the website subscription, add or keep that at $30 a year. If you’d like just the eBooks, add or change to that reward for $42 a year. If you’d like BOTH, then... (Read More)
What's missing? Let me know.
February 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
Day 22: New Rewards!
February 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
$36,727 with eight days left!I took a few days off from the updates to give you a break, but so many cool new rewards have been added that I wanted to let you know. In fact, the Dark Moon Digest package sold before I could even get this note out!... (Read More)
Day Eighteen: ALMOST $30,000! Prize Day!
February 18th - via: kickstarter.com
GAMUT PRIZE DAY! Pledge $30 or upgrade $30 for a chance to win. We're giving away five copies of Suspended in Dusk, edited by Simon Dewar; five copies of Happy Hour: And Other Philadelphia Cruelties by Tony Knighton; and ONE Starbucks Gift Basket!... (Read More)
Day Seventeen: Almost $30,000 and Cool New Reward!
February 17th - via: kickstarter.com
We're almost at $30,000! And we've added a really cool new reward: SUBSCRIPTION + CUSTOM PHOTO SESSION $300 Need a book cover, poster or specific photo to go with one of your projects? Joseph Rubinstein has 15 years of photography experience working... (Read More)
Day Sixteen: New Reward—Handmade Coasters!
February 16th - via: kickstarter.com
DAY SIXTEEN!NEW Gamut REWARD! Handmade "G" coasters by Fiction Editor, Dino Parenti! These are gorgeous. May have to get them myself. Set of four, 5" square, almost 3/8" thick, of exotic hardwoods. Yesterday was also a big day at the Kickstarter,... (Read More)
Day Thirteen Update; Almost $26,000 (50%)!
February 13th - via: kickstarter.com
We're almost at 50%, currently with $25,675 raised in thirteen days!Today we will give away another lifetime membership at the $26,000 mark. We also have a lot of great rewards still left (although 13 have already sold out) including postcards,... (Read More)
Day Twelve: THANK YOU!
February 12th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
Day Eleven: Medallion Donates Books!
February 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Day Eleven: Over $21,000! And, Medallion Donates Books! Medallion Press has generously donated TWENTY sets of books, including Burnt Tongues (transgressive anthology), which I edited with Chuck Palahniuk and Dennis Widmyer; Knuckleduster (military... (Read More)
Day Ten Update: $20,000 and Prizes!
February 10th - via: kickstarter.com
We are over $20,000! WOW.In other news—we gave away prizes yesterday! WINNERS from last night: Lifetime membership at the $20,000 mark—EFP (in Spain!), #258. Craig Clevenger hardcover—Darryl Foster, #299! Paperback—Clark, #309. TODAY... (Read More)
Day Nine Update: Prizes!
February 9th - via: kickstarter.com
We are over $18,000! PRIZES! Today only: Signed copies of The Contortionist's Handbook by Craig Clevenger. Subscribe or upgrade to win one of two copies (one paperback, one hardcover). If you haven't read this fantastic neo-noir, transgressive novel,... (Read More)
Day Seven Update: Lots of new Rewards!
February 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow, we're almost at $15,000!DID YOU KNOW: We have global support! With backers in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Ireland, France, Russia, Denmark, Japan and Spain! Lots to talk about today, don't even know where to start.... (Read More)
Day Six Update: New Video Package
February 6th - via: kickstarter.com
We are at $12,933! Looking good.We added one new reward, a video package, consisting of five thirty minute talks from myself, Mercedes M. Yardley, Heather Foster, Dino Parenti, and Casey Frechette. With subscription, for $80. We wanted to share our... (Read More)
Don't see what you want? Let me know.
February 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Just a quick update to say if you don't see a combination reward listed, just drop me a note and I'll make it just for you. Whether it's something that 20 people want, or just you, I'm happy to do it—as long as we have the quantity available! It... (Read More)
Day Five: Lots of News!
February 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning! Lots of stuff to talk about today. 1. We're over $10,000 and 200 backers! If we keep up this pace we'll fund in twenty days! To celebrate we gave away FREE LIFETIME MEMBERSHIPS to the 200th backer and a random selection. Congratulations... (Read More)
Day Four Update: New Rewards, Surprises at $10,000!
February 4th - via: kickstarter.com
So we gave out a free LIFETIME membership to a lucky winner, #151 backer, MIA, yesterday. And we'll do the same thing today at the $10,000 mark. PLUS, some other surprises as well. Maybe for our 200th backer, we're almost there right now! Because we... (Read More)
4 Current Kickstarter Projects with Unique Strategies
February 4th - via: stonemaiergames.com
In this series, I highlight some of the interesting choices current crowdfunders have made regarding their project’s reward levels, stretch goals, and overall campaign design (Read More)
Lifetime Membership
February 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
We just hit $9,000 so that means (as promised) a free lifetime membership to Gamut for one of our backers. It goes to MIRIA of Kent, WA. She is backer #155 (out of #181). More surprises to come! Is there one reward you aren't seeing, or that's gone,... (Read More)
Day Three Update: More New Rewards
February 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Day three, and we're over the $8,000 dollar mark! So far, so good! Thank you for spreading the word and contributing. We have added a few new rewards! There are several editing options for the POETS now at the $30, $100 and $200 levels. There are... (Read More)
Day Two Update: New Rewards, Short Story by Damien Angelica Walters
February 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
We had a great Day One, raising almost $6,000! Thank you for all of your support. Based on some comments and questions we've added two new rewards—a Short Story Editing package (with subscription) for $100, and a Custom Skull Throw reward by... (Read More)
Kickstarter Endorsement!
February 1st - via: kickstarter.com
We've been selected as a PROJECT WE LOVE by Kickstarter! Thank you for jumping on board so early, and spreading the word. Social media is BUZZING today. Very exciting. Peace,Richard (Read More)
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