Crowdfunding / Cyberfunded Creativity
Crowdfunding is a business model in which a bunch of people contribute small amounts of money to make something happen. The subset Cyberfunded Creativity
uses the crowdfunding model to sponsor fiction, artwork, and other cultural materials through online interactions. Many different variations exist to serve the needs of diverse projects, creators, and supporters.
uses the crowdfunding model to sponsor fiction, artwork, and other cultural materials through online interactions. Many different variations exist to serve the needs of diverse projects, creators, and supporters.
Read About CrowdfundingDefinitions -- Learn more about what crowdfunding is.
Economics -- Investigate money handling options and theories of how crowdfunding works. Functions -- Explore what crowdfunding can do for creators, patrons, and other folks. How To -- Read some articles for creators and patrons explaining how to do things. Recognition -- Browse awards that do or don't admit crowdfunded material, plus news. Resources -- Check out links to crowdfunding communities, hub sites, and other useful things. My Projects -- Discover what I do in crowdfunding, mainly serial poetry from the Poetry Fishbowl. |
 Crowdfunded fiction
includes the series Afterlife Deities World Donor House Magi Collection Pagan Collection and many more! |
Build a WebsiteCyberfunded creativity takes place online, by definition. Most other crowdfunded projects also live online and thus need a web presence. It can be a blog, a website, or whatever works for that particular project and creator. For blogging, I've had the best results with LiveJournal (home of my Poetry Fishbowl). For websites, I highly recommend Weebly for its free hosting and user-friendly drag-and-drop buildware.
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Visit Some CommunitiesCyberfunded creativity benefits from networking. People have created a variety of communities that help to connect creative people and their projects with interested patrons and other viewers. You might enjoy these:
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Come visit
Torn World  A crowdfunded
science-fantasy shared-world with time crystals and big snow-unicorns. Explore it through art, fiction, poetry, star characters, and much more! |
Does some of this sound a little familiar?
I've been writing about cyberfunded creativity for several years now. Substantial portions of the "Crowdfunding" section have been copied or adapted from materials I originally wrote in my LiveJournal, on various communities, or in outside articles. Don't worry, I'm only copying from myself. Material written by other authors is referenced via links.
