The first challenge has been met!

[dianeduane]

...and in less than thirty-six hours from the time it was proposed.

Wow!!

Let me briefly make plain what this means. The various Big Meow challenge grant donors (with all of whom I'll be in touch before the weekend is out) and the noble Ted Ts'o, who committed himself to match their donations up to the $1000 mark, have made a significant dent in the overall cost of writing The Big Meow -- so that fewer subscribers will be needed to finance each chapter, and those who do subscribe won't have to pay as much. The exact numbers are still somewhat up in the air, but these early donors have made a big difference...and I thank them all profoundly.

Those of you who feel like continuing this process, feel free: but for the moment, let's all stop and take a breath: the initial challenge has been met in spades and at speed. We have, however, already been offered another challenge, which we'll announce on Monday.

Meanwhile -- congratulations, you guys! What a feat!

Tags: The Big Meow, challenge grant, book, self-publish

Comments

[keristor.livejournal.com]

I think that's another "WooHoo!" Have a good weekend...