The State Of The Author · 4:07am Dec 28th, 2014
To those of you who follow me, you already know some of this; I am, however, forced to make a post specifically for those that follow my recently updated "In Which Masterweaver Just Makes Stuff Up" fic. Apologies for the spam. Major changes to this version: Fixed some faulty math, and acknowledged efforts since last post.
At some point in the nearish future, I will be effectively evicted from my home. This isn't due to debt or anything, the family is just getting too big. Unfortunately I don't have any stable income; my only money comes from Patreon, a virtual tip-jar for artists. Long story short, for every chapter I publish a month I get about fifty dollars from WILLING DONORS. Of which I have only three.
Now, I am trying to find other sources of income. I'm not going to deny that. But the deadline for my moveout is growing steadily closer and that, in turn, makes my stress levels rise and my writing productivity suffer. Furthermore, due to my financial situation I have had to put all my EPIC stories on indefinite standby in order to write shorter chapters I can publish every month. At the moment, I am making enough to pay for my own groceries; I need to make at least quadruple that to pay for an apartment and internet access, which means either tripling my output--and producing low-quality stress induced stories as a result--or tripling my income, preferably by gaining more donors. Or a mix of the two options.
That is where you all come in. Three donors together are paying enough for me to eat, but the more donors I get, the less pressure is put on me to find what I need and the more I can focus on writing. Understand, I am NOT going to simply stop writing because I'm not getting enough money; you'll get your stories without needing to pay. However, if I can't support myself, there's going to be a cutoff sometime next year, where I simply won't be able to access FiMfiction because I can't pay for the internet, food, and shelter all at once.
I'm sorry to have to drop this all on you during such a festive time of the year, but I do sincerely need some help here. Since my previous State Of The Author post, I have gotten a minor increase from one of my patreon supporters--Thank you very much!--and a tipfor looking into paid writing submissions. I hope that some of this will help me out in the long run, but, again, I may not have the luxury of thinking long term...
I would help if I had a stable income.
I cannot help in anyway that would actually help you long term. I'm sorry... there must be a way for you to get a job? I'm sorry...
Ugh, that new FiMFiction interface... Sorry, I accidentally clicked "Eye" button. Unclicking.
I don't have any money to donate.
Hrmm... lemme see here...
looks at bank funds
(Potentially) goodbye holiday bonus...
I only really followed/read other stories of yours because of "Masters of the Enemy" and MLPTimeLoops. On that note, what would you consider pricing new chapters of "Masters" at? If I can help a awesome author in the short/medium term while getting new chapters...
Other than that, I can't help longer term. Getting you a job is all I can think of... sorry.
I wish I could give more, but what I'm giving now is from a non-existent income already.