Financial Restructuring, and AO3 Alerts

So as most of you are aware, I am reliant on patreon for my personal income. What you may not be aware of is that it forms half my monthly income... the other half comes from my caring parents, who donate five hundred a month so I can pay rent.

And my father has been laid off his job.

Fortunately, he does have a few months worth of severance pay, so it's not an issue yet, but that clock is ticking and somehow I suspect certain people will want to cut out certain expenses. So I need to up my Patreon game, which would require a few things:

• More Patrons! That, I can't really do anything about except ask everybody who drops by to join the list and offer rewards like I have been.
• Individual patrons who pay more! That... is basically entirely out of my hands.
• More posts! Here, I have some control, and I do intend to post chapters both here and on my AO3 account regularly (as I have spelled out on my recently adjusted user page).
• Alternative sources of revenue! Well... I've got a Ko-fi. I don't drink coffee, but I do eat cookies! Don't tell them that though, they might get mad.

In light of the adjustments I'm making, and my own recent experiences, I'm also going to make things less cookie-cutter. Every sunday, there will be an AO3 update on this blog, where I will explain what stories have been updated and which have been charged to my patreon in the past week. This week, it's... basically, there's no update that I didn't already cover and hasn't already been paid for by my lovely patrons.

Remember, I am entirely reliant on the goodwill of my fans to keep myself afloat!

Comments

[ScyBlade]

I would suggest commissions. Not as regular as Patreon, but every bit helps.

[Hobbestc]

Are you disabled? I'm just curious why you don't get a regular job. Not an attack, just a question.

[James Fire]

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He has previously said that he is unable to, for whatever reason. I believe it's just that nobody will hire him, but I may be misremembering that point.

[A.P.O.N.I.]

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I second this, and have ideas already.

[Hobbestc]

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Thanx