I came across M. H. Woodscourt’s book Song of the Lost on Kickstarter because, as I was scanning the site, I noticed the portal on the book cover. This caught my eye because, as readers of the PEBA Diaries will know, in that series, I play with a baseball shaman and multiple dimensions. As one does, I suppose. Hence, portals.
Anyway, I put it down as a project to watch because not only is it an attractive book with an interesting pitch, it’s also doing quite well as it enters its last two days. Over 110 backers. Funded well past its goal. I also targeted it because after clicking around a bit, I like the feeling of the author. I do not know M. H. Woodscourt, but she presents herself well and has an Amazon record that reads to me like a true professional who has been in this game for the long-term.
Her books get reviewed well on Amazon.
Her book’s performance on Kickstarter indicates her fanbase is solid, though I’d purely guess she’d like it to be bigger—which, to my very quick scan of Kickstarter projects, it appears it is, indeed, growing.
I know I’m going out on a limb here, because, again, I don’t know anything about this author beyond what I learned in five minutes of poking around. Which is the point of this whole little piece. From this distance, M. H. Woodscourt seems to me to be the exact kind of writer that Indie publishing is made for. Solid stories, bought by readers who want them, without the middleman of the publisher getting in the way. She’s writing what appears to be an interesting mix of fantasy and science fiction, and has an entire worldbuilding thing going on that bleeds over into her full pantheon of worlds.
If I’m right about all this, good for her.
And even if I’m wrong about any of it, good for her anyway.
Anyway, if you’re so inclined, check out her Kickstarter. It’s quite nice. You can also find her work here.