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Funding Successful, now the real work begins. 

3/21/2013

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A couple of nights ago I watched the countdown of my second successful Kickstarter campaign. My wife and I had opened a bottle of wine, and when the seconds hit "0" and "Successful" showed in green, we had a little toast. That was really the extent of the celebration, and truth be told, I was very grateful and happy, but also just dog tired. As I said in my previous post, running a campaign is a wild ride, and the end of the fund raising portion is the beginning of the work to fulfill the 1,000+ backer rewards. So, although elated, I went to bed with my wheels turning, plates spinning, and thoughts on what the coming weeks would hold.

It's eerily quiet after a Kickstarter campaign ends. During the project, for every single 1,025 backers, I got an email when they pledged, decreased, increased or canceled their pledge, commented, or messaged me. My iPhone was in a constant state of activity, and I was even experiencing "phantom buzzing" when there were actually no alerts happening. Then, all at once, it stops. Sure people message and comment still, but it's nothing compared to what it's been. It's a relief in many ways, but also like the day after Christmas.

All that being said, I'm now beginning to realize that, unlike the hours I put in during the campaign in which I was unsure whether or not there would be a financial return, I can now work on the deck knowing that I have a certain number of hours prepaid. This is quite freeing, and I'm excited about finishing the face cards, working with Bicycle and seeing this thing materialize into something I can lose at poker with.
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    Hi there. I'm Nat Iwata, an artist and author living the dream in the Portland, OR area. I'm a father of 3, author/illustrator of 1, probably worked on 30ish video games over the last 6 years. I get paid to draw,  though I did start out selling copiers...

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