I’d been hearing for close to a year how indie authors were having success with Kickstarter to launch their new books into the world, so I thought I’d try it myself. Just as an experiment, mind; not with any great expectations that I’d have runaway success myself. I was curious about Kickstarter as a tool for creating excitement around a launch, the way you might get if Penguin Random House picked you up and decided to make sure you hit the NYT bestseller list. (Dream on, dreamer.) …