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From Auteur to Author, Part 3: Crowdfunding for Filmmakers Comes Full Circle

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

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 Michael Wiese Productions this past March. The … Continue reading →

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Five Too Few: Dynamo 5 and the Legacy in Need of a Renaissance

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

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 affinity to many of the … Continue reading →

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CrowdRaiser: How a Video Game Taught Me All I Know About Belief

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

One of my all-time favorite video games as a kid was ActRaiser for Super Nintendo, though I wasn’t fully aware of it until a couple weeks ago. The story revolves around The Master, who, having been defeated by The Evil … Continue reading →

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From Auteur to Author, Part 2: Crowdfunding for Filmmakers Arrives on Amazon

Posted on June 27, 2012 by

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 first galley proof, my book Crowdfunding … Continue reading →

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Tao Te Trig: The Flow, the Muse and the Working Writer’s World

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

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 my 200-page guide focused on helping indie … Continue reading →

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The Tao of Crowdfunding: A Practical Guide to Crowdfunder Etiquette

Posted on July 26, 2011 by

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 financing our creative projects. … Continue reading →

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The Tao of Crowdfunding: Three Ps for a Successful Indie Film Campaign

Posted on June 27, 2011 by

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 crowdfunding sponsored by New York Women In Film and Television … Continue reading →

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