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The Red Thread

An adult literary fiction novel about grief, faith, healing, sexuality, and the invisible thread that leads us back to ourselves.

Created by J.M Shackelford · Launched Jul 3, 2026 · Closes Aug 21, 2026
Source: public Kickstarter page · all funding figures & images via KickstarterView on Kickstarter →
Raised
$630
Goal $5K
Backers
9
29 data points
Funded
13%
Of goal
Time Left
39 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Fiction category average. This project has hit 13% of its goal, while the average live Fiction project on Kickstarter sits at 312% (96% below the category).

Lens Score: 37 / 100 — low potential. 24-hour funding growth of +63000.0% suggests sustained momentum.

Compare against 164 other live Fiction projects →

Funding trend

29 snapshots since launch · refreshed every 8 hours

Jul 3, 2026Jul 13, 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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LENS SCORE
37/ 100
Low potential

Based on funding velocity, backer momentum, target completion, and Kickstarter staff-pick status.

Target completion13%
Backers9
Days running9d
Staff pickNo
FORECAST
BETA
~$2K
Predicted 36% of goal — at risk
○ 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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