One week in! Big success, and a new add-on
5 months ago
– Tue, Mar 17, 2026 at 08:45:35 AM
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
First Two Stretch Goals Announced!
5 months ago
– Sat, Mar 14, 2026 at 08:09:40 AM
The SLEEP WITH THE FISHES campaign is going very well in the first few days. We triple funded in the first 48 hours, but let's give you guys some more incentive!
I love offering stretch goals to celebrate how the whole team helps us move to each milestone. I hope you'll share SLEEP WITH THE FISHES with other friends and fans, and maybe consider adding a coffee mug or a manuscript critique.
***1st STRETCH GOAL ANNOUNCED—$20,000: Exclusive Zoom Call for Backers
If our campaign reaches $20K, I will host an hour-long ask-me-anything Zoom call exclusive to backers! We can talk about Dan Shamble, Dune, Star Wars, the weather... Help us push to this next milestone, only a couple of thousand dollars away! Tentatively, I'd love to host this next Thursday night, but we'll see how this rolls.
***2nd STRETCH GOAL ANNOUNCED—$22,500: Unidentified Funny Objects 3
If we hit this second stretch goal, I'll be over the moon...so much so, I'll give all backers an ebook of this original humorous anthology, UNIDENTIFIED FUNNY OBJECTS, edited by Alex Shvartzman. I have a story in this collection, but you'll laugh at all the stories. Everybody gets free book...if we can get Dan Shamble to this next milestone.
Alex was generous enough to offer me the book as a giveaway for my supporters, and I've just supported his current campaign for a new humorous anthology THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE PLANETS. He is over half funded, with 12 days left to go. If you're looking for more fun stories, please consider supporting, at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ufopublishing/the-best-of-all-possible-planets
Kickstarter backers are special and have formed a remarkable community to support creators everywhere. I would have retired and buried the Dan Shamble series if not for the overwhelming Kickstarter support.
I am about halfway through the first edit of the SLEEP WITH THE FISHES manuscript and I keep polishing it. To keep my head in this universe, I myself am listening to all the audiobooks in the series. Right now, I'm in UNNATURAL ACTS. I narrate all these audiobooks myself so I can get the voice just right, and I'm looking forward to hitting the studio to record FISHES. I hope you'll consider adding the audiobook versions. You can get the new novel, a starter pack of three audiobooks, or the entire set.
Shamble on!
KJA
