Random Thoughts From a Wandering Mind

So I am half way through my Kickstarter project and the donations have slowed to a trickle. It's kind of hard to see your projections not look good with so little time left. But I do know that a lot of projects pick up the last two weeks so I hope that is true of mine. Tommy The Courageous Bird Kickstarter Project Page

I love telling this story. It's the story of how my idea for a children's picture book was saved by a co-worker who decided to go trash digging. Let me explain: A few years ago I came up with a story about a bird that was afraid of heights and thought I might be able to turn it into a children's picture book. I thought it was a good story but you never know how people will react. So I decided to give it to a few friends to read, including some friends at work. After I received some positive feedback, thoughts started to creep in my head that maybe my friends were just being nice. I mean, what else would they say? It's rare to have someone tell you the complete honest truth. So after a co-worker of mine read the story one night I threw the copy of the manuscript in the trash can. At that point I wasn't sure if I wanted to pursue trying to get it published. Now let's flash forward a couple days. I am back at work and I hear one of my co-workers named June (...