Nothing remotely resembling anything electronic or mechanical or ... useful=
..

I'd be exceeding miffed if this came within 50% of its funding goals.

At least Rowling could/can spell.
Or mayhaps the Kane's are long time computer programmers.

You don't get to be "coolest' just by slapping "Coolest ever ..." at
the top of your blurb, and (very good) odds are that if you do so then
you almost certainly aren't.

However, it's good to know that they have 'discovered the appeal
formula'. Maybe they could next apply it to working out how to make
successful 'movies'.

It's good also to know that the project is not all about the
gratification of achieving much financial success. But, mostly so,
presumably.

It's interesting that they consider they can cost promotional material
to an adumbrated accuracy of ~ 1 part in 280. (ie $70,250). All other
components on $5000 or $10,000 boundaries (as they indeed should be).

Plot / storyline.
Deja Vu here somewhere.
I think Nika and Cohen may really be Luke and Leah.
Or maybe the surname was Pendragon.
Or Windsor. Or Tudor. Or Calendar.
Gump?
Or ...

Grump

               R

I suspect that 'summery' justice will be dealt. Mayhaps with martial
arts trickery [tm] One can hope.

___________________________________

Hmmm. Good points they make here. Investors who would wrest control if
they dabbled, decline to dally, but this way they raise funds while
not giving away rights that would otherwise be lost to them. Gotta be
good for you!!!:

   "We have discussed our project with several investors, but
unfortunately none of them have been willing to invest in a literary
intellectual property. However, it is probably best that the financial
resources not come from an investor. With an investor, we would lose
control of the creative process as well as the ability to make our own
business decisions."

____________________________________

The Jade Series is a soon to be LARGER THAN LIFE American
fantasy-adventure children=92s novel series that will consist of six
books created for children between the ages of 9 and 14 years old. The
Series will chronicle the adventures of a set of 12-year-old twins
named Nika and Cohen Laquez also know as a =93JADE=94. A Jade is a set of
warrior twins born with psychic powers and mystical martial arts
abilities.

The central story arc concerns the Jade=92s quest to overcome a dark
nefarious War Lord named Xzaidian, who threatens all of mankind in his
quest for Vengeance and Ultimate Power.

The plot of the first book of the series, =93Jade and the Ajantii Eye=94
highlights the first steps the Jade takes from the real world into the
co-existing fantasy realm called Kendare. The Jade=92s new world will
instantly begin to expose them to mystery, magic, mythical creatures,
adventure and mystical martial battles. The book will introduce most
of the main characters as well as many of the locations used
throughout the rest of the series.

Towards the end of July, we will post a book trailer and plot summery
for the first book. GET READY! BECAUSE THE PLOT TO THE FIRST ADDITION
OF THE JADE SERIES IS GOING TO BE TOTALLY AWESOME!!

One reason is because of all the Martial Arts TRICKERY that will be
featured in The Jade Series. Check out some of the AWESOME trick moves
that will be incorporated into fight scenes in the books.


_______________

2. We have discovered the APPEAL FORMULA:

Tell a captivating story and create captivating plots centered around myste=
ry
Craft a unique fantasy world that co-exist with our own and semi
contemporary so that readers can relate to it
Incorporate unique magical elements and mythical creatures into the
world that are not so cliche'
Create amazing new characters with depth and agendas of their own
Create a universal protagonist that the average 9 to 14-year-old kid
can relate to
Create such suspenseful cliffhangers that readers will literally have
anxiety about the protagonist's fate and want to read the entire work
to see how the story fares.
Incorporate as much originality as possible

..3. Turning children into AVID READERS again.

It=92s really not all about the gratification of achieving much
financial success with our project. It is also our goal to create a
children=92s novel series that will recapture the originality that we
believe is missing form children=92s literary fiction today. It is
because of the lack of originality that children have become less
enthused about reading and more enthused about television and video
games and such.

--=20
http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive
View/change your membership options at
http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist
.