The Starlight Symphony: Book 1
Daniel Cromar | Literature
Stretch Goal Message
Any further funds received will be used to go toward the cover design and into marketing the book.
Match Donors
Each donation made will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to their matching amount.
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Boosted X Ōtepoti
Is matching up to $500
Overview
This project aims to gather funding to self-publish what will be my debut fantasy novel. The novel remains currently as a complete manuscript that is ready to be passed through a professional edit and then enter the self-publishing process.
Due to size and potential expenses, the novel will likely be divided into two separate volumes, but will still be one contained story, simply serialized one after the other.
This has the potential to be the first book I ever publish and my very first step into becoming a professionally published author!
With even a little help from you the contributors, that will quickly become a possibility, as self-publishing is no cheap task!
Many thanks.
Donors
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J Beardsmore
Good luck Daniel, I’m looking forward to read it!
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Heather Day
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
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Alby Giles
Project Updates
Thank You
This morning I found myself sleeping in after an exhausting evening at the University last night. With groggy eyes and not anticipating a lot in the day ahead, I gazed at my phone to see a big fat 100% slapped onto the front of my campaign for my novel.
I'm currently in a state of awe and shock, which will no doubt turn into a wave of emotions that may wash over me later today!
But in the meantime, I wish to extend my deepest and most sincere gratitude to everyone who donated towards helping my writing dreams become fully realized. I've been working away at this novel (and its inevitable sequels!) for quite some time now even before I began studying creative writing at the University.
The version of me that is seven-odd years younger and punching out that first draft coudln't have imagined the fruits of his labour that are now starting to bloom.
This was the final massive hurdle into becoming a published author and you have all been a part of making that happen. For that, my thanks go to the moon and back. It hasn't been easy juggling this campaign in addition to my studies ramping up. It was a massive learning experience on how to do crowdfunding, (and how to do it a bit better next time!) as well as promoting myself.
So, to friends, family, fellow theatre kids, fellow students who are also writing epic stories, and to the honorable anonymous who have contributed to the genesis of what I hope to be a fantastical saga for the ages, thank you again for being here at the finish line.
It means more to me than you realize. The only thing I hope to do now, is to put a signed copy in your hands.
Ka kite and start scanning the bookshelves!
Daniel C.
Project Owner

Daniel Cromar
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