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Please DO NOT LEAK anything from this patreon. the wider audience does not have access to the latest chapter, future spoilers, or anything hinted here. I'm trusting you guys to not post spoilers or discuss unpublished chapters anywhere. not only does this spoil the experience for other readers, but it hurts the project in general.

fanfiction is encouraged, but please don't get into arguments about ships, especially not here. everyone's allowed to ship whatever they want, it's not hurting anyone. I want this patreon to be fun, not stressful. of course disagreements are bound to happen, but frankly I don't want to be a moderator for them - I'm just the artist

please please no AI, including character AI, image generation, etc.

thank you!! 💖💖💖

Comments

ria

im so glad ur saying this omg

Quinn

You still want people to let you know if they find patreon or paid for art posted publicly though, right?

Gracie

I've seen so many webcomic/indie artists speaking out against people leaking pay walled work recently :/ I'm sorry you had to go through that it should be way less common than it is

Qamar

I'm sorry that is happening 😞 it's so frustrating that people can't just be patient and wait for the stuff to come out before posting about it online.

Luci!

im so sorry that you’ve even had to say anything about this but i hope people are better in the future! also congrats on the little golden book illustration for sabrina carpenter!! that’s so so cool and you’re so talented you deserve it!!

yapaholics_anonymous

Wow, Bev, you finally hit that creator milestone where fans start getting weird and parasocial about your characters! congratulations/condolences!!!🎉🎉🎉

Andżelika Zdunowska

Honestly? I get where you're coming from, because I know I’ve let myself get worked up more than once over ships or fandom matters it’s just because I love the comic and the characters so much. As for the ship of course, everyone has the right to ship whoever they want but in my opinion, Justine x Carina shouldn't be a long-term thing, given the behavior Justine has shown so far. Regarding fans just nodding along and agreeing with everything: I was partly against that, mainly because I write my own stories, fanfics, and AUs, and I plan to become a director in LA. I just believe everyone should have their own opinion, since blindly agreeing with everything isn't healthy. But as a creator, I hope you understand what I mean. Also, I want to apologize for the spoilers; I posted a story yesterday inviting people to check out my Carisi Au, so if that came across the wrong way, I’m sorry I really hope you understand where I’m coming from❤️

Andżelika Zdunowska

I’ve also spoken up in defense of you and the art created by you and Liz, since a few Heartstrings fans have already used AI on your artwork. Naturally, I value your work and will always protect it from things like AI especially given that AI is now taking jobs away from artists and even creating movies, like the Alvin and the Chipmunks example.

Bev Johnson

thank you! I just don't want you to assume that a ship is canon or long-term just based off a few pages; I post only a few pages at a time, so even patrons aren't seeing where every plot line will go, and I'd rather everyone see how things progress. even still, some people like toxic yuri and might like ships that are not healthy, which is fine. of course it's fine to disagree on plots, but Liz is writing and I really respect her decisions. I don't need everyone to blindly agree with me or Liz, but please trust us to write our own characters.

Andżelika Zdunowska

Of course, I understand what this is all about and know what you mean. I trust you on this I’m fascinated by the comic anyway and always love seeing how the story unfolds. I hope my comments didn't discourage you; I’m certainly looking forward to the next chapters and wish you the best of luck working on a comic sometimes means staying up all night, unfortunately. You’ve already released so many great chapters good luck again! ❤️

Gracie Lee

Damn, I feel guilty sometimes for using already released art as a covers for my private/made for my girlfriend(s) playlists .. I noticed this happening to a lot of artists in various mediums, I contribute to artists I like because I want to support them, because I know how tough it is having to pick and choose between something you love and being able to afford it keep your lights on Will definitely be keeping an eye out for images I recognize on Patreon on other platforms that aren’t posted by your official pages.

Bev Johnson

No worries about private things like that, I just don't want them to be spread publicly! <3

Dani Marvel

thanks so much for saying that latter half especially 😭 I got too scared to mention any noncanon pairing after my first experience LOL

Andżelika Zdunowska

I know I might have sounded harsh back then, but I have a lot of respect for character archetypes; besides, if you ship Carina and Kiri, you can always write an AU on AO3. I’m currently writing about Carisi and have plans for Carina x Avery, though I’ll always support IsiRo as the canon pairing.

Bundrug

We appreciate you Bev!! It sucks that people genuinely do these things, people shouldn’t leak paywalled content ever it’s so annoying when they do I hope ppl get less weird