I am writing a book titled The Time Travel Survival Guide. I have posted this as a project at a site called Kickstarter, where people can back the project financially from a dollar on up. Pledging $19 or more gets a copy of the book when it comes out, so it’s kind of like a preorder of sorts, too.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chucklasker/time-travel-survival-guide

The way Kickstarter works is, people pledge a dollar amount, and it only gets charged if the project reaches its funding goal in time. So, if I don’t get $3,000 in pledges by November 23rd, the project dies and nobody gets charged.

As someone who reads my blog, I could use your help. There are two ways you can help:

1. You could back my project with a pledge. I have some cool stuff I’m sending my backers, and you’ll be part of something I think is pretty cool. Even if you pledge only a dollar, it will help my project get on the front page of the site for popularity.
2. You could pass along the link and tell people you know me and think this will be a great book (I hope you do!). Here’s some sample text if that helps:

“An author friend of mine, Chuck Lasker, is writing a new book called The Time Travel Survival Guide. It’s a humorous, nonscientific look at surviving if you’re suddenly thrust back in time. He’s looking for backers for as low as a dollar to help him get it finished. You can see his description and even a cool video of him explaining his book at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chucklasker/time-travel-survival-guide. Pledging even a dollar would help him move up in popularity at the site and you’ll be a part of something pretty cool.”

That’s my pitch. I appreciate any help you can send my way!

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