Hey, always glad to support a fellow author! Like Cara mentioned, be sure to check out the Goodreads page. It's probably the best guide to getting started with Inkshares, and should give you a great sense of how you go about establishing community connections and the like.
Unfortunately, being a salesmen comes with the territory of crowd-funding. I'm not much of a fan either, but you have to swallow that pill if you're going to hope to even just hit "Quill".
Anyways, if you ever have any questions or want to swap ideas or need a beta-reader, email me .
(Also, please consider checking out my book, The Children of the Forest, which is currently fighting tooth and nail for a spot amongst the top 3 of the S&L contest!)