Pay What You Can Commissions · 8:05pm Nov 17th, 2023
(Edit 11/19) - I'd like to thank everyone who donated, I'm working through my DMs now but with everyone's help it looks like I'll be able to get this resolved. Thank you again everyone and I'll be getting those commissions together as soon as possible.
Hey everyone.
I hate when I have to make this kind of post, especially since it seems like it's an almost monthly concern. But in short: I need money to pay past-due bills. This could be good for you, because it means I'll write basically anything, for any reasonable offer! I like having electricity and water. I'll put the longer story below, but in short, PM me and let me know if you're interested. I'll take any reasonable commission offer and try to turn it around quickly.
So the longer story - I went out this morning to get the mail and found a 3-day water cutoff notice. When I called the water company, I found out that a bill for over a thousand dollars from my childhood home had been folded into my account. Unfortunately, I am responsible for it - I took over the water bill there when I first got a job to help my mother, it's in my name, I agreed to it, etc. Then the house got foreclosed on. The account didn't get closed until last month. The reasons for the foreclosure are many, but in short it comes down to medical emergencies, late mortgage payments, and the actual mortgage being in my deceased grandfathers name and Wells Fargo refusing to even speak to my mother or anyone else about it despite him being dead and buried.
Between this, holiday stress, and another surprisingly high bill for electricity, I'm in a really tough spot and could use any help I can get. I'm trying to get help from some agencies but they're unlikely to come through in time to do much. I'm hoping I can work out a payment plan with the water company to at least pay it down over time, but I'm not 100% confident that I won't get cut off anyway despite agreeing to it.
So yeah, it's another bad year for me. Between this and my own health issues (I've developed some wild arthritis in my legs that's almost left me needing a wheelchair) I'm struggling. I'll write SFW, NSFW, long stories, short stories, even genres other than pony if you ask. I'll give almost anything a shot. I do have massive social anxiety but I'll still try my best to reply to anyone who messages me.
I'm not looking for a fic but if you've a paypal I can toss a couple bucks your way. I'll signal boost the post too.
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I'd appreciate anything people can do to help. The worst part about being on a fixed income is that any unexpected bill can be an absolute killer.
My paypal is jasonncwalther@gmail.com - I am not too proud not to take donations, and signal boosts or even some positive vibes are appreciated too.
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Of course! I relate to living on a fixed income but so far I've been lucky to dodge any major troubles. I'm sorry I can't send more but here's hoping the signal boosts help and you can get out of this mess. *hugs*
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Thank you so much, I appreciate it.
I wish I could donate, but I will def spread the word.
Gotta use that follower count for some good.
That sucks, I just upped my membership amount on Patreon for you. Terrible corporations continue to be terrible.
Not looking for anything crazy, I just really want to see Terminal Fault picked back up, as I loved the world and characters you were building there.
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I sent a couple of bucks, I hope it helps
Is proofreading / editing an option? I’m in need of either or both, and I’d be willing to pay for the help.
In the mean time, I’ll throw some money your way after work, it won’t be much until I get my paycheck but I hope I can ease your burden just a bit more.
I'd like to thank everyone who's donated, I really appreciate everything and it means more to me than you can imagine.
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I'll be honest - I'm not a great editor. I'd be happy to help out where I can, do prereading, some proofing, and correct any errors I see. Were you thinking of just mostly error checking and another set of eyes on it, or something more substantial and going into both mechanical editing (like grammar correction) and suggestions about plot and character?
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More plot / extra pair of eyes. I can write fine mechanically but I’m trying to branch out from my usual shtick of horror / drama and I need opinions.
There’s no rush as I’m still in the writing phase as we speak, but I’d be willing to pay if you choose to accept or just donate if you’d prefer.
I'm broke right now, but at least I can post about this on my Discord to try and help. Best of luck.
Love quite a few of your stories.
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I'd be happy to help. It'll help me feel less useless in general, lol. I recently admitted to myself my health is not improving and I'm in the process of navigating red tape on the way to full disability so anything that keeps me from feeling like a leech is good.
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Sure, we can discuss things in a dm later! Thank you!
Sent a little bit of money your way. I hope it can help! <3
Can I DM you about cost and ideas?
I signal boosted your post and sent a few bits your way. Hope you’re doing well and that everything works out!
I chipped in some bits via PayPal. Hope it helps
If I may... I would suggest editing the blog to add prominent links to PayPal and/or ko-fi(if you have it) at the bottom so that people can immediately see them as options.
Take care and good luck
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