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still do more to improve). The
rewards and pledge amounts
took two weeks of working
through packages and creating rewards that people would
actually want. We had to have
something unique – people
could buy themselves into the
graphic novel and be written
into the narrative! Pretty certain we’re the first to ever do
so.
GS: What was the one thing do
you think you learnt about your
Kickstarter for the project?
SO: It’s more hard work than
you’ll actually know before
you hit that ‘GO’ button. 18hour days, constantly selling
your project and then actually
delivering what you promised
to in the time frame you said
will be all you know after you
hit your goal.
GS: As your project was a success
what tips would you give a fellow
creator looking to follow in your
footsteps with their own Kickstarter?
SO: Aim high. Forget about
sleep. Keep the dream alive.
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I’d be happy to give specific
pointers to anyone looking
to create one – so, do get in
touch if this is something you
want to do. You can find our
Kickstarter here for reference:
http://bit.ly/ElysiaKS
GS: Do you have any plans for Elysia beyond the comic?
SO: Yes, definitely. It’s not
just about the comics/graphic
novels - I’d like to see Elysia be
a household name as an animated television series, video
game and trilogy of films. A
bit ambitious but that never
hurt anybody, did it?
GS: If you had to use three words
to sum up Elysia what would they
be?
SO: Heartwarming.
wrenching. Alive.
Heart-
GS: Where can people find out
more information about the comic?
SO: Fans can pre-order the
graphic novels on the website:
http://elysia.me and we’re always running competitions
and posting weekly updates
to our Facebook page (http://
facebook.com/elysiacomic)
and Twitter account (http://
Twitter.com/elysiacomic).
GS: Thanks Serena!
In case the above was not clear
enough, I enjoyed the preview
immensely and I cannot wait
to get my mitts on the finished
first chapter. I’ve seen a lot of
angels on TV but very few in
comic form (at least of the
comics I’ve read) and not really anywhere they live side by
side with humans. Elysia feels
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