When Patrons Do The Impossible · 4:17am Jul 8th, 2021
Once upon a time, I set up my Patreon account, and started attaching links to it with each chapter I posted. I think I started that practice during The Gate, as well as the early access.
Naturally, the tier lists went through a lot of revision. But, except for (relatively) short periods where I wasn't open for commissions, the highest tier has always been available... and priced so high I thought nobody would ever get it. I mean, since when is a mere 5-10k words of my works each month- or even less, depending on how often/quickly I'm writing- worth a whopping $50/month? I honestly expected that the first person to get that one would be asking for the primary perk of the tier: A commission.
Not Amethyst. She- or, at least, I assume they're a she- went straight from not being a patron at all to that highest tier. And, what's more, I haven't heard a peep from her on the topic of any commissions!
It's been a few months since then, which makes this well overdue, but I just wasn't sure how to word it. I'm still not, really- I really can't put into words the message that buying into the $50 tier to get rewards available in the $10 tier (for the most part, at least) sends, nor how thankful I am to receive such a message. It's...
It's like when I'm rolling down the road in my truck, and I see someone stick their arm out the passenger side window as they pass and pump their arm up and down... in the classic request to toot the air horn. I've had people do that exactly twice so far- and both times, it made my day- even if I didn't actually touch the horn either time (first was in a traffic jam, I didn't want to scare anyone; I'm not entirely sure why I didn't on the second, though it might be because I'm still getting used to the concept of using the city horn, so the air horns are still out of sight out of mind...)
So... Thank you. Thank you for your support. Thank you for being patient with me as I struggled with this new job and its requirements on my time. And of course, Amethyst, thank you for the occasional editing help as well.
Woah! That's awesome!
Do the impossible, see the invisible, row row fight the power!