Vermont Business Magazine This morning, Monday, July 22nd, 2019, well known Vermont journalist and profile writer, Joyce Marcel, of Brattleboro launched a Kickstarter campaign aimed at raising $45,000 - the funds necessary to complete a book chronicling the full behind-the-scenes story of Christine Hallquist's historic run for the Vermont governorship. After being included in all campaign team calls and events from the beginning of the campaign in March of 2018, Marcel has hundreds of hours of transcripts and materials needed to tell the true story of why Christine Hallquist's history-making campaign was a success despite the loss on election day. With the support of Christine and campaign manager, Cameron Russell, Joyce Marcel's forthcoming book, The Christine Chronicles, promises to be a story of interest to many across Vermont and the nation.
“I met Joyce Marcel in 2017 when she wrote a cover story about me in Vermont Business Magazine. I was so impressed with her in-depth questioning and her ability to see through nuance. When she asked whether I would consider allowing her to cover my campaign full-time, the only answer was "yes!" I don't know the exact details of what will be in Joyce's book, but I assure you that it will be interesting, entertaining, authentic, and that you will not be able to put it down. The story of my 2018 campaign for governor of Vermont is a very interesting one, and I'm honored and humbled that Joyce wants to dedicate herself to sharing the story with readers across Vermont and beyond,” said Christine Hallquist.
The Kickstarter campaign will run from July 22nd, 2019 until 7:00 PM on August 14th, 2019 – the one year anniversary of Christine's history-making primary win. There are a number of levels of support with rewards ranging from one signed copy (by both Christine and author Joyce Marcel) to an exclusive dinner with Joyce and Christine.
“I first spoke to Joyce in March of 2018 and it quickly became clear that we needed to do our best to include her on all campaign communication, conference calls, events, and insider knowledge possible,” said campaign manager, Cameron Russell. “After being a part of every morning conference call and relocating from Brattleboro to Burlington to ensure she was available to cover as much of the final stages of the campaign as possible, Joyce is the single most qualified person to tell the story of Christine Hallquist's gubernatorial campaign. I'm honored to call Joyce a friend and I know that her mischievous humor, her amusement with inner workings of Christine's campaign, and her own life experience and insight will make for one heck of a good telling of the Christine Chronicles. I'm really looking forward to reading this book,” said Cameron.
The link for the Kickstarter campaign, which will be live until August 14th, 2019 at 7:00 PM, can be found here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/1224048672/the-christine-chronicles