This thing has been a long time coming. I remember when it was just a handful of writers tossing ideas around about whether we should seriously do this. There were numerous attempts to get this thing off the ground, but the problem was that this was a massive project that would take a lot of time and effort, and it didn't take much to bog this thing down. Someone had a busy life at a certain point in time and they could no longer keep up with submissions. Not enough is happening to spread the word, and there aren't enough quality submissions coming in to fill the anthology. The project changed and developed, editors passed on to new editors, deadlines were shifted back, and shifted back again. I must admit, at times I was frustrated and I lost heart on the project a couple of times. Sometimes it felt like too much.

But now it's come together (and I can't thank Ekublai enough for all the time and effort he's invested into this thing). It's looking pretty slick, and the years of trying to make this thing happen are starting to pay off.

Basically, what this is, is a collection of stories and poems from the members of the writing forum that have been written, submitted, rewritten, edited, refined, edited again, and compiled into a book that will be a real, physical, tangible thing you can buy, right here on the newgrounds store.

What you're supporting when you pledge to this kickstarter project is that this thing will get printed. It's not about us getting paid. It's just a bunch of people doing what we love and making something out of it to say "hey, look at this thing that we made." It's a something that couldn't exist without the community.

Newgrounds Writing Anthology Kickstarter

Right at this very moment, we need $370 to reach our goal. Anything extra will go into making the book more accessible to more people, so that it'll reach beyond Newgrounds, the specifics of which are detailed on the kickstarter page.

Any amount you donate, I am extremely grateful, as are the rest of the writers in the anthology. I've been writing for four and a half years now, and I started out sharing my writing on this site, and it's really helped me a lot. I'm really humbled that this kickstarter has gone so well already, the support I've seen from this site over the years has been so encouraging, and I hope in the years to come, the anthology will become something the writers of this site will shoot for. It's been a great experience, and I really can't say enough how amazed and excited I am to see this thing become a reality.

Thank you.