Today is Wren Starling's One Card Draw! I will be doing readings through tonight, to give all time zones a chance. :)
Tipping is greatly appreciated, and there are perks, free Wings readings every $25 (donors only till we pass $75, then everyone) and, for fans of ysabetwordsmith, I'm guaranteed to sponsor one of the Monster House poems from her special Poetry ( Read more... )

"The Thick Dark Fog" is a film about a Lakota student's experiences at a government boarding school.  It takes a look at a very nasty chapter of American history.  It's currently in crowdfunding on Kickstarter to cover post-production and other expenses.

I'm pleased to present this interview with Steven Lambert aka jadedeath .  One of the co-creators of Aether Dancer, he also serves as the producer and director.  Aether Dancer  is a steampunk television show, currently in crowdfunding at IndieGoGo to raise money for filming the pilot episode.  That campaign is currently at $515 of $50,000 with 27 days left ( Read more... )

ysabetwordsmith  has encouraged me to post some thoughts about an online game I patronize, and to share aspects of the crowdfunding model that's been the company's primary source of income since October, 2004.  It is a very tongue-in-cheek fantasy game, The Kingdom of Loathing, and it plays entirely in your web-browser of choice without the need to download any ( Read more... )

Sketch Fest is now open! http://ellenmilliongraphics.com/sketchfest/Read more... )

I've been keeping an eye on this crowdfunded project.  "Frog in a Suit" has reached its Kickstarter goal with some days to spare.  The idea here was to fund the making of two pilot episodes of the cartoon and use those to pitch a complete series. 

This post has a "day on the set" video and a description of some perks for donating to the crowdfunded movie Titania.  Among the high-end perks is getting listed as a producer ( Read more... )

My partner Doug, who is a serious animation fan, tipped me to an article over on Cartoon Brew.
Joe Murray Wants to Create Crowd-Funded Shorts
Joe Murray, creator of Rocko’s Modern Life and Camp Lazlo, has created a Kickstarter campaign to raise $16,800 to complete 2 three-minute episodes of his new online cartoon series Frog in a Suit. The pilot ( Read more... )

Today my partner Doug, who is a serious animation fan, sent me this link to an article about crowdfunding in the animation field.  I would love to see this take off, and maybe some of folks in the animation field will connect with the larger crowdfunding movement.  I think we'll do better if we can network across the fields -- there's a tradition ( Read more... )

CartoonBrew has an update on the animated movie Sita Sings the Blues, which has strong connections to cyberfunded creativity.