I’ve talked about doing it, and now it’s done: the Grandissimo Kickstarter campaign has launched and hopefully, over the next 29 days, I can raise $2,500 and publish the book in time for VIMFP.
You can read more about the project (and hopefully back it) here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1588383140/publish-grandissimo-the-first-emperor-of-las-vegas
Basically, I need the money to help me with some of the editing, indexing, and marketing expenses to get the book launched. As of today, I’m just about done the layout (waiting for rights permissions for 4 photos), and it’s almost ready to go to the indexer.
I’m gratified that I’ve already attracted a few backers—before I could finish this post, I have gotten 10% of the way to my goal. Thanks to everyone who has helped me out!