The Tao of Crowdfunding: Three Ps for a Successful Indie Film Campaign
UPDATED: 2/18/13 –– Same three Ps. Even more recent examples! Long before I worked at Indiegogo, I was given the opportunity to step in for the company’s co-founder Slava Rubin for a presentation on...
View ArticleThe Tao of Crowdfunding: A Practical Guide to Crowdfunder Etiquette
So you now know some of the keys of a successful campaign from reading the first post in my Tao of Crowdfunding series, but that’s only part of the ongoing battle to find alternative sources for...
View ArticleFrom Auteur to Author: The Tao of Crowdfunding Goes to Print
It’s official––I’ve just signed and mailed away a contract to pen The Tao of Crowdfunding for Filmmakers for Michael Wiese Productions! Based on my blog series of the same title, this book will be...
View ArticleTao Te Trig: The Flow, the Muse and the Working Writer’s World
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 marks the day I started writing my very first book, The Tao of Crowdfunding for Filmmakers, for Michael Wiese Productions. Thirty days later, I’m about a hundred pages into...
View ArticleRiding the Writer’s Road: Three Lessons Learned in Three Months of Writing
Today marks the beginning of my fourth month writing The Tao of Crowdfunding for Filmmakers, and on May 1st I should have a complete manuscript ready to turn in to the editors at Michael Wiese...
View ArticleFrom Auteur to Author, Part 2: Crowdfunding for Filmmakers Arrives on Amazon
After six months of writing like a rock star, including one complete rewrite and two full revisions, plus another two rounds of copyediting with an editor, and most recently an in-depth review of its...
View ArticleFive Too Few: Dynamo 5 and the Legacy in Need of a Renaissance
For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved superhero comics. And yes, I’m talking mostly about the mainstreamers –– Batman and Robin, Green Arrow, Superman, and Wonder Woman. I also have a pretty strong...
View ArticleFrom Auteur to Author, Part 3: Crowdfunding for Filmmakers Comes Full Circle
The circle is now complete –– I’m officially an author! On Saturday, April 6th, I had my first-ever book signing for Crowdfunding for Filmmakers: The Way to a Successful Film Campaign, published by...
View ArticleGoals Versus Commitment in Crowdfunding for Indie Film
The other day, my girlfriend Marinell told me about an interview she read in The New York Times with Hugh Martin on “The Importance of Commitments.” I took a gander at this interview… Read More →
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