#kickstarter projects

@georgiacooked and I are working on an audio drama together, a queer/trans gothic horror road trip, inspired by Dracula and the Magnus Archives, told over found footage and collected evidence as our main characters deal with the true aftermath of what happened to the Crew of Light in Transylvania over a hundred years ago.

It's a story that will span over three series, roughly 7 episodes per series - at 30-35 mins long per episode.

We want to ask you guys, the wonderful people of Tumblr, what sort of rewards you would be looking for to help fund our audio drama as we want to make sure our cast and crew are paid fairly. Current Reward Ideas include (in order of expense): A pin / merch related to the story Postcards of certain scenes Shooting Scripts (Transcripts will be made available) Named after a character A small cameo Associate Producer Credit

I had the privilege to be part of the Folk & Fable tarot project, now live on Kickstarter! It's a full deck of cards featuring cryptids and legends from around the world. ~I drew Cait Sith, the Scottish cat that steals souls.~

Today we went to the warehouse and picked up 1,000 books. Wow! I can’t accurately describe how amazing it felt to see those boxes and to open the first one and see 16 gorgeous books. I have been obsessing and working on this story for six years and to be able to hold the book in my hands was sublime. Yesterday Kickstarter featured our campaign under “Projects We Love” and made my day. I’m feeling super happy and grateful. Thank you to those of you who chipped in. I promise the book reads as good as it looks! You won’t be disappointed. 

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"It's okay to have some help," says Femsplain founder Amber Discko. That's why she created Aloe, an online community focused on self-care. She's launched a Kickstarter project to turn Aloe into an app that will send "gentle self-care reminders from yourself." Below, Amber recommends some soul-soothing books, videos, and Twitter bots, and shares her own self-care strategies.

What does "self-care" mean to you?

Self-care is taking steps to maintain physical, mental, and emotional health. For me, self-care is disconnecting from the internet and doing activities that don't stress me out — things that are soul-fulfilling or relaxing, like cooking soup or taking a bath in the morning.

What is the Aloe community? How does the app build on it?

The Aloe community exists on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr. We share daily self-care reminders with our followers, things like remembering to have a sip of water or to have a snack around lunchtime. The Aloe app will do the same thing by sending these gentle reminders to your phone, making it easier for you to stay on top of your self-care tasks.

What is Internet Self-Care Day, and how can people get involved?

International Self-Care Day was on July 24, but we're proposing a separate holiday on August 21 that takes the spirit of self-care online. Join us in celebrating Internet Self-Care Day by sharing your self-care routines and tips using the hashtag #ISCD17.

You can also tune into Aloe's Internet Self-Care Day live stream on August 21 at 8 pm EDT for a lesson from a self-care specialist, a group meditation session, and more.

So I love this. A lot. However, I can’t personally back this project, but everything about it is adorable, inclusive, and utterly what we need more of in media. Real stories. By real people in the LGBTQ community. 

Back this project if you can! Or if you’re like me, at least share it!