It's been about 2 weeks since I started the Library Campaign. For those of you who don't know what that is, please check my blog on July 13th, titled 'Special Announcement' for all the info on that.
The campaign has started out slow - slower than I had hoped, but it is going until the end of August, so there's still time to really heat things up.
You can follow along and keep updated on how it's doing yourself by going to my Facebook Author page here: www.facebook.com/saborgman. Don't forget to give it a 'like' while you're there so you can check on the status easily!
My cover image on the page has the current amount that will be donated. I do change the cover image when the amount increases. Also, I altered the cover image slightly the other day, adding in the amount that the library needs, which is $1.9m.
Now, I know the amount they need is high. That's why this campaign is SO important to me. It's why I'm pushing so hard to get word out about this campaign to as many people as possible.
In all honesty, I want us to hit their needed goal. I know it's a difficult goal, but I don't believe it's an impossible one. It will take a lot of effort, but together, we can reach that star - no matter how high up in the sky it appears to be, we can reach it - together.
Some of you may be thinking 'I'm only one person. One person won't make a difference.' Imagine though, if one person thinks that, another one does - perhaps hundreds or thousands of others. Those single drops of rain add up very quickly. The same idea applies to Twitter. A single retweet on Twitter could echo out to thousands of others, ten of thousands... perhaps millions.
I also wanted to let you know that when this campaign is over, when it's all said and done, when it's time to hand that check over to the library, it will be you that is getting recognized for the effort, not me.
It has always been my intention from the moment this campaign began that I would not be taking any of the credit for whatever amount ends up being donated. The credit doesn't belong to me. It belongs to everyone who has helped this campaign with their shares on Facebook, their retweets on Twitter, and of course, the digital book purchases which increase the donation amount.
We have just under a month left in the campaign. We have a lot of work to do in order to reach that goal. But I know it can be done.
As Kaly says at the end of The Exiled: Infinity: "I have faith in you."
So take a moment to follow me on Twitter @ScottBorgman and help spread the word with retweets. Give my Author page on Facebook a 'like' and share my posts. And please, head over to your country's Amazon (different countries have different Amazon sites) and pick up a copy of one or more of my digital novels. Just type 'Scott Borgman' in the search field and click on my Amazon Author page, which can get you to each novel's page easily.
You may enjoy them, you may not - but the donation amount will increase with those purchases regardless. That's what this is all about.
If you don't own a Kindle, there are a lot of apps out there that allow you to read the novels on other devices such as iPhones, iPads, even personal computers/laptops.
Thank you, everyone. I can't tell you how much this campaign means to me, and I honestly appreciate your support. I think this campaign can really show what's truly important. While governments spend money building bombs - we're building libraries.
All My Best,
Scott
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