July 10, 2024
by Jonathan Tweet
Comments Off on 10 Years Ago: Grandmother Fish on Kickstarter
Ten years ago, Karen and I ran a successful Kickstarter campaign for Grandmother Fish. We asked for $12k, we were counting on hitting $20k, and we reached $36k, with over a thousand backers. The money from the pledges allowed me … Continue reading
June 6, 2024
by Jonathan Tweet
Comments Off on 10 Years Ago: Karen Lewis
Ten years ago, I teamed up with Karen Lewis to create Grandmother Fish. I was looking for an artist, and Karen turned out to be much more than that. She’s an experienced children’s science illustrator, and she’s a mom, so … Continue reading
May 21, 2024
by Jonathan Tweet
Comments Off on 10 Years Ago: The light in parents’ eyes
Ten years ago, I decided to make Grandmother Fish a physical book and to raise money for it on Kickstarter. In the fall of 2013, I figured I would self-fund a digital version of the book, and that way I … Continue reading
September 11, 2023
by Jonathan Tweet
Comments Off on 10 Years Ago: Grandmother Fish’s Eureka Moment
Ten years ago, after I got back from Burning Man 2013, I had a eureka moment and realized how I could make my kids’ book really work. This was just after I was squeezed out of my last corporate job, … Continue reading