A roundup of advice on crowdfunding for authors

With the incredible success that Brandon Sanderson is seeing from his Kickstarter, you might be wondering whether his strategy could pay off for you, too.

So we turned to the publishing blogs we regularly consult, in hopes they could help.

These posts came fairly recently (as in, after COVID-19).

• Kris Rusch looks back at the new bookish tools and tech from 2021 

• Kris Rusch: Authors should give some thought to Kickstarter

These posts go a little further back in time, but the advice strikes us as still valid.

• James Haight for The Creative Penn: Is crowdfunding a book right for you?

• James Haight for Jane Friedman: What authors need to know about crowdfunding their book

• Emily Grosvenor for Jane Friedman: How crowdfunding allows you to experiment outside your genre 

• The Alliance of Independent Authors: Crowdfunding for authors

• Susan K. Hamilton for Writer's Digest: Crowdfunding a novel is fantastic and frustrating

• Diane Shipley for Writer's Digest: Understanding crowdfunding as a self-publishing option (part one and part two)

• Lucy A. Snyder for Writer's Digest: Crowdfunding is't just for charities anymore

• Kristine Kathryn Rusch on making informed decisions

• How fans have supported N.K. Jemisin's writing