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How This Author Funded $78k Using Kickstarter – Interview with Mary Mecham

by mandilynnwrites | Dec 9, 2025 | Self-Publishing

What’s the secret behind funding over $78,000 for books on Kickstarter? I recently sat down to interview indie author, Mary Mecham, on her experience launching her first Kickstarter, which was wildly successful. We’ll be discussing how her existing platform impacted...

Is Publishing Your Book on Kickstarter Worth It?

by mandilynnwrites | Nov 18, 2025 | Self-Publishing

I raised over $4,000 for my book using Kickstarter, but after countless hours invested into creating, marketing, and fulfilling the Kickstarter, was it worth it? In today’s video, I will be revealing the sometimes brutal truth of hosting a Kickstarter....

How Much Money Did My Book’s Kickstarter Make? Self-Publishing Costs

by mandilynnwrites | Sep 30, 2025 | Self-Publishing

Earlier this year, I did a 21 day campaign on Kickstarter for my upcoming novel, Sparks in Iceland. This was my first time ever running a Kickstarter, and the book itself wasn’t the ideal fit for Kickstarter. The best-performing books on Kickstarter tend to be...

Author Vlog: Fulfilling Kickstarter Orders & BookVault Unboxing

by mandilynnwrites | Sep 23, 2025 | Author VLOGS

If you’re seeing this video, it means that all my Kickstarters have finally been shipped out and fulfilled! Which means it’s finally time to share the author day in the life vlog where I do all the prep work to fulfill the Kickstarter and ship out...

Self-Doubt & Struggles During My Book’s Kickstarter (the first 24 hours)

by mandilynnwrites | Jul 18, 2025 | Author VLOGS

My Kickstarter for Sparks in Iceland, my friends-to-lovers sweet romance, has been live for over a week now! But let’s rewind things a bit to last week, when I first launched the Kickstarter because I vlogged the first 24 hours, sharing all my thoughts and...
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