It may be the big new trend in other businesses, but for writers, crowdfunding is a tough job, Bethany Joy Carlson writes: "Over 70 percent of author crowdfunding campaigns fail, and many authors who have tried crowdfunding have nothing to show for it." Carlson then offers a series of tips for successful crowdfunding, and more advice in an accompanying Q&A. Also, how two people from the Poynter Institute planned and managed a successful campaign.
May 31, 2016