tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996753044552511588.post1791762260525934452..comments2023-09-23T05:06:53.430-08:00Comments on 49 Writers: Andromeda/Your Turn: US Artists new social media fundraising website -- would you take part?Andromeda Romano-Laxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16988887975016816552noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996753044552511588.post-36392962308984583602013-04-27T07:42:35.784-08:002013-04-27T07:42:35.784-08:00And I don't have an issue with destinations li...And I don't have an issue with destinations like Kickstarter, or raising supports through long range informal communication. It's not so much another thought. I realize that back in the 1800s no less than a couple of essayists raised the cash indispensible to produce their books by having individuals advertise the books BEFORE they were circulated online fundraising websiteshttp://www.wofunding.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996753044552511588.post-8321369303523776622011-11-09T13:38:24.190-09:002011-11-09T13:38:24.190-09:00I will not be using the service even though I have...I will not be using the service even though I have projects that might benefit from public fund-raising. This is because my art and writing have not received the blessing of the officially sanctioned gatekeepers. It seems very twisted that to qualify for public funding sites like this you have to have already received funding through organizations such as the Rasmuson Foundation. It’s like Billie Holiday sang, “Them that's got shall get. Them that's not shall lose.” The USA Projects site just seems like Kickstarter for the rich and famous.<br /><br />And I don’t have a problem with sites like Kickstarter, or raising funds through social networking. It’s not really a new concept. I know that back in the 1800s at least a few writers raised the money necessary to publish their books by having people sell the books BEFORE they were published. Prospective buyers saw sample chapters or book mock-ups and bought subscriptions based on that. The money raised through subscriptions funded publishing.Ray Bonnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460854741609901809noreply@blogger.com