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The Neon Hemlock Novella Series | Volume Seven

Novellas and a short story collection from “the apex of queer speculative fiction publishing” —Publishers Weekly

Created by dave ring · Launched Jul 23, 2026 · Closes Aug 24, 2026

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

Raised

$7K

Goal $15K

Backers

62

2 data points

Funded

49%

Of goal

Time Left

31 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Fiction category average. This project has hit 49% of its goal, while the average live Fiction project on Kickstarter sits at 289% (83% below the category).

Early Momentum: 93 / 100 — elite potential, flagged as a Kickstarter Staff Pick (a strong early-signal). Project is in its first 11 hours, so the score reflects funding-velocity-per-hour rather than 24h trend.

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Funding trend

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Jul 23, 2026Jul 24, 2026

Backer growth

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Funding curve story

front loaded

Did not reach goal during the campaign window.

Front-loaded curve — most pledges came in the early days, typical of strong pre-launch lists.

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Elite 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 launch11h

Funded so far49%

% per hour4.33%

Backers62

Staff pickYes

FORECAST

BETA

~$161K

Predicted to fund 1113% 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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