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During the lockdown period of 2020, and whilst juggling work and a project known as flatpak (notably, the distribution of this), I didn't start baking banana bread. I didn't really even take up much exercise. Like the rest of the world, I was feeling imprisoned; trapped and scared at home. On a whim, I started making a small book nook. These were objects that I had seen online and seemed fascinated by -  a small snapshot room from a doll's house if you like. The one I'd been given was a library and I loved making it. As I sat there,...

I've run five successful Kickstarters so far, and have learnt so much from other bloggers and books that I felt it was important to pay it back and share what has worked and not worked for me. This page is a work in progress, and will be added to whenever someone asks me for advice! Prelaunch as soon as you can I managed100 day prelaunch. This cannot be understated — prelaunch as soon as you can to build your list. I launched with 160 followers, which contributed significantly to successfully funding in 34 minutes. A prelaunch campaign for a Gotham...

This Month's Bar - Fool's Errand Well, why wouldn't we brand this month's bar with our favourite puzzle-and-physical-exercise-challenge game, Fool's Errand‽ This bar is a delicious Banoffee Milk, crammed with the usual array of puzzles and small-town crime! Subscribers will have already feasted on it, and this flavour has proven to be very popular, so do get it while it's in a room-temperature condition! Will you find it a-peeling? What we are playing (from other people) This month's game is from USB Escape, our Canadian friend, Keith! This is a computer-based puzzle game, and there is a LOT of content...

"You mustn't mess me about. I know I may look like a rhinoceros, but I've got quite a thin skin really." Benny, Circle of Friends Hands up who enjoys rejection? Oh, that would be none of us then. It's a funny thing, isn't it? If we don't seek rejection, we end up with our status unchanged. Nothing happening. Rejection is an element of taking a risk, of taking the plunge, of taking a step overboard and seeing what's out there. Can I actually ride a bike after 20 years? Can I lose that weight? Should I go for that job? Could...