Hey! I have a Patreon! (You want to sign up for it.)

Unless you already have, of course. Anyway, thanks to the vagaries of the system — and the fact that I’m right up against the edge of a pledge level — I gotta flog the site a bit to encourage four more people to each pledge a buck a month to get stupendous short stories, marvelous microfiction, and great gaming …word meaning ‘campaign material’ that starts with the letter ‘g.’  This has nothing to do with Patreon’s abortive attempt to fiddle with the pledge levels.  I think. It’s just that some months not all the pledges go through.

So. Patreon! [dramatic chord] (Click on the button to pledge)

Extra Microfiction at Patreon: ‘The Adventure of the Tekeli-li Graveyard.’

The Adventure of the Tekeli-li Graveyard‘ was written partially because of a little Fiction Friday challenge over at Phantom Sway — but mostly because I gotta push the Patreon again this month to get the total above $150 a month, again. So I figure that it’s worth it as, hey, an investment or something. So, hey, tell your friends. It’s a great time to get in on the ground floor!

 

 

@Patreon reverses billing changes (which should have been opt-in).

Many artists on my Twitter feed are feeling cautiously relieved right now: Patreon has decided to not roll out planned changes to their billing system, after all. For those who don’t remember, Patreon had decided to — somewhat out of the blue — change it so that creators were no longer paying processing fees for transactions. Instead, those transactions would be charged to backers directly, and in a way that de-incentivized $1 monthly pledges. Cue anger, frustration, canceled pledges, confusion, and delay*. So now Patreon is canceling the planned switch and will now do something else to solve the issues that they apparently were hoping to fix with this switch. Continue reading @Patreon reverses billing changes (which should have been opt-in).

Patreon Microfiction: “From “The Deadly Saffron Sign.””

From “The Deadly Saffron Sign”‘ happened when I asked myself, what would have it been like if John D. MacDonald had written some Mythos stories? I suspect that Travis McGee* would have handled things OK. He always did.

 

*Surely you are familiar with Travis McGee.

My slightly awkward Patreon solicitation.

It’s slightly awkward because — for reasons absolutely unrelated to the public relations disaster that Patreon put itself in* — the vagaries of the system have put me back down to only one dollar (and thirty eight cent**) pledge away from providing my patrons with a 3K short story every month. So if you’re interested in getting some dang good fiction and gaming material, check out my Patreon! From my point of view, there’s never been a better time, really.

 

 

Continue reading My slightly awkward Patreon solicitation.

Looking for a gift for yourself, this holiday season? Try my Patreon!

For just one buck a month you can guarantee yourself — and a bunch of other people! — a new short story of at least three thousand words every month!  Plus weekly microfiction, book recommendations, and new RPG material, but that stuff is covered already while the 3K word short story thing is dependent on $150/month and things are technically at $149*. So it’s never been a better time to give to others by giving something to yourself!

 

*I’m sure that the pledges will fix themselves pretty soon.