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Gabriel wrote:If you poke around KS for some time you'll get the idea very quickly.
I should have done more of that before I posted, because I've been reading the guidelines since then, and you're exactly right. It's the larger contributors, (if any), whom I was referring to, but I suppose a "special thanks" section in the book with a listing of names might work.
Thanks - it certainly appears to have possibilities.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Through Kickstarter, I contributed to a movie that some local homeschool grads and teens made last year. It's a full-length movie that will be released next summer. My 17yo was an extra in it. I could keep track of how the contribution rate was going so I knew when they had met their goal and I got e-mails saying that my pledge was going to be taken out of my bank account.
Facebook is an excellent place to advertise what you are wanting to do and that people can contribute to it through Kickstarter. You would be amazed at how many pages there are on Facebook (a page is different from an individual account) for different diseases, diets, etc., etc. There are enough people on the board that are on Facebook that you would have an amazing following pretty much right away. When you have followers, posts to the page are updated on their profiles in real time, and other people can see them and click through. That's just a little bit of what Facebook can do for you as far as advertising is concerned. I know you don't want to join Facebook, but it's something you might think about.
Marliss Bombardier
Dum spiro, spero -- While I breathe, I hope
Psoriasis - the dark ages
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis - Dec 2001
Collagenous Colitis - Sept 2010
Granuloma Annulare - June 2011
Definitely Facebook is an excellent idea, for all relevant pages (celiac, etc.). The same is true of celiac and related forums/blogs. And I'm sure it could be arranged to put some sort of announcement on the Entero site as well. If you decide to do the Kickstarter, all links could be directed there.
I like your motto, Marliss. But when I was really in the dumps, I used to quote something quite different, from Tomasi di Lampedusa: "Finche c'e morte c'e speranza" (while there's death there's hope)...
Gabriel
Yep, the more I read on Kickstarter, the more it becomes obvious that Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking participation is almost an essential part of it, so that's not gonna work for me. If I'm going to do all that, (as one who has never followed the herd), I would probably be much happier setting up my own site to merchandise the book. I probably won't sell many books, (since no one will know about it), but I'll be happier, and why do something, if it makes me unhappy.
I reckon I'll worry about that after I get the book finished.
Thanks,
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Well, in the book, they're mostly discussed together, since histamine is the result of mast cell degranulation, but they're approached from several different viewpoints, so they're discussed in more than one section, and in more than one chapter. Some discussions are brief, and some are much more detailed.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
