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Edges & Other Hard Things: a YA Christian Fiction Novel

Name: Edges & Other Hard Things: a YA Christian Fiction Novel
Brand: Lauren Thell
Rating: 4.1 (17 reviews)

A teen artist with a sensory disorder collides with a high-strung boy photographer hiding a secret in this sweet, clean YA romance.

Created by Lauren Thell · Launched Jun 30, 2026 · Closes Jul 23, 2026

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

Raised

$713

Goal $500

Backers

17

4 data points

Funded

143%

Goal hit ✓

Time Left

22 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Fiction category average. This project has hit 143% of its goal, while the average live Fiction project on Kickstarter sits at 186% (23% below the category).

Early Momentum: 52 / 100 — medium potential. Project is in its first 29 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

Jun 30, 2026Jul 1, 2026

Backer growth

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Funding curve story

late surge

Hit goal in 10 hours.

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

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EARLY MOMENTUM

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52/ 100

Medium 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 launch29h

Funded so far143%

% per hour4.87%

Backers17

Staff pickNo

FORECAST

BETA

~$5K

Predicted to fund 913% 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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Edges & Other Hard Things: a YA Christian Fiction Novel

A teen artist with a sensory disorder collides with a high-strung boy photographer hiding a secret in this sweet, clean YA romance.

Created by Lauren Thell · Launched Jun 30, 2026 · Closes Jul 23, 2026

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

BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Fiction category average. This project has hit 143% of its goal, while the average live Fiction project on Kickstarter sits at 186% (23% below the category).

Early Momentum: 52 / 100 — medium potential. Project is in its first 29 hours, so the score reflects funding-velocity-per-hour rather than 24h trend.

Compare against 144 other live Fiction projects →