24-hour pledge-matching challenge

Last year during our Kickstarter campaign, friend of Fireside @bekkiwrites generously matched pledges for an hour, and combined we raised nearly $1,000. She’s back again this year, but with a cool 24-hour twist on the idea:

I want to see them make it.  I want to see a market, and an audience, that supports paying writers a livable wage.  So I’m offering to match donations made in the next 24 hours. I did this last year, with a $500 cap.  Together, we raised $922.

This year, I’m raising the cap to $625.  If we hit it, that’s $1250, or 10,000 words.  10,000 words funds 10 pieces of flash fiction, or 2-3 short stories.  10,000 words is almost enough to pay the writers for an entire issue of Fireside.

The match challenge is only running till Saturday the 15th at 2pm Eastern. We’re promoting the matching on Twitter with the hashtag #10000words. If you’ve been thinking about jumping in on Year 3, this is a great chance to have your impact doubled.

Thanks as always!