InkShares founder explains crowdfund-to-Hollywood pipeline
Adam Gomolin points to The God in the Shed topping 100,000 units as proof the preorder model can find writers traditional houses pass on
This one's worth a read if you've been rejected everywhere and are wondering whether the gatekeepers missed something. InkShares is betting that reader behavior — preorders, follows, time spent reading — can spot what acquisitions editors can't, and a few of their writers now have Hollywood deals to show for it. No guarantee this model works for you, but it's one more door that didn't exist a decade ago.
Why it matters to you: It's a live example of a crowdfund-first publisher using reader demand, not editor gut-feel, to decide what gets made and pitched to Hollywood.
This story ran in the Coral Wire edition of Sat, Oct 3 2026, when the Coral Index stood at 62/100 (Tailwinds building).
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