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The 5 Things I Learned From Finally Completing My First-Ever Kickstarter Campaign

From "doing too much" to finding fulfillment in fulfilling orders, these are my biggest takeaways from Kickstarting my fantasy series' Collector's Edition

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Nikki Auberkett
Oct 16, 2025
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This is only a THIRD of the total pledges I received, packed, and shipped!

Confession time: I used to hate the concept of Kickstarter.

It boiled down to the fact that unless the goal is completely funded, you get nothing. How unfair is it to be so close, to be maybe $20 away from a career-changing sum, only for all of it to vanish because the timer ran ou…

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