"Oof, this got long, sorry about that."
Long is great (er... O_o) and I appreciate any advice people are willing to give.
Hmm, another mention of social media presence / promotion. Perhaps this is the sticking point for Heaven's Grave (and I know any Kickstarter will rely on this too).
I have contacted a few of the otome blogs/sites - Otomesweetheart has very kindly agreed to do a review of Heaven's Grave when they have a moment https://otomesweetheart.tumblr.com
I've had less luck with the others I messaged so far (it's very early days yet ), but it's not like they owe me anything so I'm not complaining. I'm less sure about twitter since I don't have any sort of presence there.
And thank you for your support with regards to a potential Kickstarter and your suggestions of rewards - I'm not sure about art books considering I don't produce the art myself and the games are already finished, but I could certainly offer more backstory/world information if it will draw interest.
Actually a move to Choicescript was one of my long term considerations if I couldn't make the visual novel venture cover its costs. Makes sense after all - in situations like this, you either have to increase sales or reduce costs. ^_^
Thanks again