I Am The Salamander - A New Kickstarter Project by Michael Jan Friedman
Joining us today is New York Times bestselling author Michael Jan Friedman who has penned over 70 novels and comic books, both original and media tie-in over his impressive career.
I've known Mike for 20 years and I am excited to open my blog to his latest project, an original superhero novel called I Am The Salamander. Mike has launched a kickstarter project to fund production of the book.
Click here to watch Mike's brief presentation about the Kickstarter project and the novel itself.
See Thursday's press release and the novel's stunning cover art below.
LONG ISLAND, NY (October 17, 2013) -- The hero of veteran science fiction writer Michael Jan Friedman’s new young-adult superhero novel, I Am The Salamander, is a cancer survivor.
“I didn’t set out to make Tim Cruz a kid who had cancer,” Friedman said. “But when you read I Am The Salamander, you’ll see why it makes perfect sense for Tim to have beaten that disease, and why he’s in a position to offer hope to real teens trying to beat cancer themselves. And let’s face it, hope is what superheroes do best.”
I Am The Salamander is being funded by a Kickstarter campaign. “The publishing landscape has changed,” said Friedman, who has written 70 novels for major publishers like Simon & Schuster, Harper Collins, and Random House. “It’s harder than ever to get publishers to take a chance on a story, especially a quirky one like I Am The Salamander. And when they do, the book’s shelf life is shorter than that of a jar of half-sour pickles.
“I want I Am The Salamander to be around for a good long time,” he said. “That means I have to get it in the hands of readers on my own, and I have to keep it available to them.”
However, Friedman said, he wouldn’t ask anyone to donate to the I Am The Salamander campaign “just because it’s a worthwhile thing to do. I’m asking because it’s also the best thing I’ve ever written, and because I want to get it out to readers the most direct way possible.”
Friedman is asking his readers for $5,000 to cover the cost of book design and printing. The book’s cover was rendered by up-and-coming Brazilian talent Caio Cacau.
Those who wish to make donations to the I Am The Salamander campaign can do so at Kickstarter.com .
Media contact: ferrincolos@optonline.net
I've known Mike for 20 years and I am excited to open my blog to his latest project, an original superhero novel called I Am The Salamander. Mike has launched a kickstarter project to fund production of the book.
Click here to watch Mike's brief presentation about the Kickstarter project and the novel itself.
See Thursday's press release and the novel's stunning cover art below.
LONG ISLAND, NY (October 17, 2013) -- The hero of veteran science fiction writer Michael Jan Friedman’s new young-adult superhero novel, I Am The Salamander, is a cancer survivor.
“I didn’t set out to make Tim Cruz a kid who had cancer,” Friedman said. “But when you read I Am The Salamander, you’ll see why it makes perfect sense for Tim to have beaten that disease, and why he’s in a position to offer hope to real teens trying to beat cancer themselves. And let’s face it, hope is what superheroes do best.”
I Am The Salamander is being funded by a Kickstarter campaign. “The publishing landscape has changed,” said Friedman, who has written 70 novels for major publishers like Simon & Schuster, Harper Collins, and Random House. “It’s harder than ever to get publishers to take a chance on a story, especially a quirky one like I Am The Salamander. And when they do, the book’s shelf life is shorter than that of a jar of half-sour pickles.
“I want I Am The Salamander to be around for a good long time,” he said. “That means I have to get it in the hands of readers on my own, and I have to keep it available to them.”
However, Friedman said, he wouldn’t ask anyone to donate to the I Am The Salamander campaign “just because it’s a worthwhile thing to do. I’m asking because it’s also the best thing I’ve ever written, and because I want to get it out to readers the most direct way possible.”
Friedman is asking his readers for $5,000 to cover the cost of book design and printing. The book’s cover was rendered by up-and-coming Brazilian talent Caio Cacau.
Those who wish to make donations to the I Am The Salamander campaign can do so at Kickstarter.com .
Media contact: ferrincolos@optonline.net
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