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An American Illusion

Name: An American Illusion
Brand: Stephen Bias
Rating: 4.0 (11 reviews)

The thrilling romantic third novel by Stephen Bias

Created by Stephen Bias · Launched Aug 20, 2026 · Closes Sep 22, 2026

Source: public Kickstarter page · all funding figures & images via KickstarterView on Kickstarter →

Raised

$1K

Goal $1K

Backers

11

4 data points

Funded

109%

Goal hit ✓

Time Left

31 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Fiction category average. This project has hit 109% of its goal, while the average live Fiction project on Kickstarter sits at 258% (58% below the category).

Early Momentum: 35 / 100 — low potential. Project is in its first 34 hours, so the score reflects funding-velocity-per-hour rather than 24h trend.

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Funding trend

4 snapshots since launch · refreshed every 8 hours

Aug 20, 2026Aug 21, 2026

Backer growth

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Funding curve story

late surge

Hit goal in 20 hours.

Late-surge pattern — momentum built up in the campaign's second half.

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EARLY MOMENTUM

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35/ 100

Low potential

Project is too new for 24h trend data. Score is based on funding velocity per hour, backer signups per hour, and staff-pick early signal.

Hours since launch34h

Funded so far109%

% per hour3.18%

Backers11

Staff pickNo

FORECAST

BETA

~$8K

Predicted to fund 843% of goal

○ Low confidence (early)

How is this calculated? ›

BackerLens uses an empirical Kickstarter funding curve: ~30% of final pledged comes in days 1-3, ~70% by 85% of duration, then a final-week push to 100%. We divide current pledged by where the curve says we should be at this point in the campaign.

Project is in its first day or two — forecast is highly speculative and will tighten as more data comes in.

This is an experimental model. Don’t bet sourcing decisions on a single number — the funding curve cross-section is just a heuristic.

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BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Fiction category average. This project has hit 109% of its goal, while the average live Fiction project on Kickstarter sits at 258% (58% below the category).

Early Momentum: 35 / 100 — low potential. Project is in its first 34 hours, so the score reflects funding-velocity-per-hour rather than 24h trend.

Compare against 154 other live Fiction projects →