Desert Wasteland : A Kickstarter Campaign
A decade in the making and my debut novel is finally here
It’s been a whirlwind 30 days. I’ve gotten to go to 2 different author fairs and be a vendor of my books and I’ve been working since last month to finish my latest novel Desert Wasteland! You know what I did it. I have sent the manuscript out to some readers for sensitivity reading and also for final edits. The book is on it’s way to becoming real finally.
My next big adventure is throwing the book a Kickstarter! That was a project in itself. The crowdfunding campaign has come a long way since last time I did one over a decade ago.
On April 1st the campaign goes live, but if you could do me a favor and subscribe to the updates of the campaign that would be really helpful! Also you can let your friends know about it. The book is about a group of friends and a mother who wants to protect her son from the evil government that’s constantly trying to find them. They are wanted because they have tattoos that give them a specific talent. Conformity is safety and artistic expression is outlawed. So it’s the story of Olivia who has to reluctantly jump into being a hero to save her friends and face her fears. I also love that I’ve aged this main character to her early thirties and was inspired to give my characters diversity. As I am someone with a disability there is quite a few characters that have different conditions such as migraines, autism, hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, POTS and asthma. Disability representation is so important to me, but invisible conditions even more so. I wrote a book I wanted to see on the shelves, so I hope it resonates with you too.
Check out more about the story at the kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/desertwasteland/desert-wasteland-novel
