The Naked Gun meets the Addams Family! Dan Shamble and his friends solve hilarious cases in the Unnatural Quarter. Soon to be a TV show
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As the first stretch goal, I promised I would host an exclusive Zoom call for Kickstarter backers only. Our call will be tomorrow night, Tuesday March 31 at 6 PM Mountain Time (8 PM Eastern, 5 PM Pacific). Here is the link to use
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5566839194?pwd=eDY5c0ZNeWxqZDdSR3ZKZVlmMkNCUT09
I hope you can join me—we'll talk about whatever you like, and I'll give you more background on the Dan Shamble TV show.
NEW ADD-ON
The Dan Shamble/Kolchak the Night Stalker graphic novel sold out again even after I found ten more copies. I do, however, have the individual "flippy" comic issue of the story, "Unnaturally Normal." This is the same story in the graphic novel, but without the additional material. It was published with four variant covers. You can get one for $15 (dealer's choice as to which cover), or I have only TWO FULL SETS of all four covers available for $60. If you're interested, it should appear on your add-on menu if you go back and revise your pledge.
Hope to see you tomorrow night!
KJA
This zombie detective is jumping for joy. Thanks to you guys, the SLEEP WITH THE FISHES campaign reached its first stretch goal of $20K, and that means all backers, at any level, will be invited to join a Zoom hangout with me. Ask me anything, tell bad zombie jokes, hear all about the Dan Shamble TV series...or the Dune Part 3 movie, or the second season of the Dune: Prophecy HBO show. Whatever you want to talk about.
I am hosting the Zoom a week from Tuesday, March 31, at 6 PM Mountain Time (8 PM Eastern, 5 PM Pacific). I hope you can join us—it'll be fun. Mark your calendars. I will send the link closer to the date.
And we are well on our way to the second stretch goal at $22,500. If we hit that point in the 18 days left in the campaign, then all backers at any level will receive a free ebook of the humorous SF anthology UNIDENTIFIED FUNNY OBJECTS, edited by Alex Shvartsman—I have a story in this book. You'll laugh your asteroid off.
Alex generously gave me this reward, so I want to do him a solid. He has his own Kickstarter campaign running for a humorous SF novel, THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE PLANETS. He's 80% funded, but only four days left to run. Please check it out at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ufopublishing/the-best-of-all-possible-planets
Here's a unique add-on you might consider. All backers will be receiving the ebook of SLEEP WITH THE FISHES, regardless of whatever else you chose as your rewards. Thanks to a new app just released by Bookfunnel, I can now digitally sign and personalize your ebook. It's at $10, and I will personally write something and autograph your ebook.
Meanwhile, I am almost finished with my first cleanup edit of SLEEP WITH THE FISHES, and today I will finish the third draft of my other novel in progress, DINOSAUR HOMESTEAD—like Little House on the Prairie with dinosaurs, and Amish...and Stranger Things. That's for Weird Tales Presents and Blackstone Publishing. I will be sending it off to my Beta readers today.
And, oh boy, in the next update I will announce our third stretch goal—and you ALL will be pumped for that one. Stay tuned, and in the meantime please tell your friends and followers about the SLEEP WITH THE FISHES campaign, so I can hand out more rewards. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thekja/sleep-with-the-fishes-a-new-dan-shamble-zombie-pi-novel?ref=880k34
Shamble on!
KJA
A Kickstarter campaign is a marathon, and we've got three weeks left, but we will keep offering fun things for all backers.
Right now we're only about $700 away from our first stretch goal, an exclusive Zoom call with me, open to all Kickstarter supporters. Please tell your friends about SLEEP WITH THE FISHES, and we'll get past that milestone in no time. Even something simple, like "I love Kevin J. Anderson's Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. stories, and his new novel is on Kickstarter right now. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thekja/sleep-with-the-fishes-a-new-dan-shamble-zombie-pi-novel?ref=880k34
One of the initial add-ons was the crossover graphic novel featuring Dan Shamble and Kolchak the Night Stalker. That sold out in the first two days—but I did manage to secure ten more copies from the publisher, so it's back on! If you missed it initially, now's your chance to get one of those last copies.
SLEEP WITH THE FISHES is all written and I am ¾ of the way through my first cleanup pass. I have been posting little teasers for my Patreon followers at patreon.com/kevinjanderson (just in case you can't wait).
Thanks so much for bringing Dan Shamble back from the publishing grave. This series is thriving only because of your support!
Shamble on
KJA
One week ago we launched the SLEEP WITH THE FISHES campaign, and we're now over 3.5X funded, with three weeks left to go.
I just included a new add-on, since some of you have requested it. I've done this in past campaigns, and backers seem to like it—a personalized video message for you.
Whatever your occasion, birthday, graduation, soaring off into space, or if you just want some words of encouragement you can listen to over and over again—I will record a personal message to you. Just tell me what the occasion is, and I will tailor it. It's at the $49 level.
We have already sold out of the Dan Shamble combat card game and the Shamble/Kolchak crossover graphic novel. I still have a few of the special signed/numbered WORKING STIFF hardcovers and a couple of the Mystery Boxes left.
Maybe the biggest thing is to have a Dan Shamble character named after you. Only three of those slots remain.
Remember, our first stretch goal is less than $2K away—an exclusive video call with all backers. Help us spread the word if you can.
And Happy St. Patrick's Day!
KJA