In July 2023, I used the Kickstarter crowdfunding platform to raise over $17,000 in pre-orders to finance the printing of my book, Maggie the Military Rat. It was a huge undertaking, and I did a ton of research beforehand to prepare. In this blog post series, I’d like to share what I learned along the way. In Part 3, I am discussing how to build your Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign.

In July 2023, I used the Kickstarter crowdfunding platform to finance the printing of my book. It was a huge undertaking, and I did a ton of research beforehand to prepare. In this blog post series, I’d like to share what I learned along the way. In Part 2, I am discussing how to promote your crowdfunding campaign.

In July 2023, I used the Kickstarter crowdfunding platform to finance the printing of my book. It was a huge undertaking, and I did a ton of research beforehand to prepare. In this blog post series, I’d like to share what I learned along the way. In Part 1, I am discussing the initial considerations you should take before you even embark on a crowdfunding campaign.

Make a visual countdown. No matter your child(ren)’s age(s), having a countdown to help them see how many days remain until they are reunited with their loved one is so helpful!

I have been thinking a lot about change lately. As a military family, we have had to endure a seemingly endless amount of changes over the past decade or so.

I can still remember the first time I heard about Felicia. Our friends, a fellow Air Force family stationed in Madrid, mentioned hanging out with an older couple, Felicia and Jose Antonio. “You would love them,” they said. At the time, I was a bit skeptical.

There are moments when I can almost will myself to forget our new normal. Like when I’m lying in bed in the morning and my eyes haven’t yet adjusted to the morning light (or the light of my phone, if I’m honest). Or when I am taking our dog for his last walk of the day, and the neighborhood seems simply asleep, not desolate.