Stating the Obvious (Patreon)

Obviously, I've neglected scene requests this year. I really enjoy doing these, and I don't want you to think that I regret offering them—I don't—but what we want to do and what we can manage don't always overlap.

As you recall, I started a new job in January and though it's not awful, I find my spoon drawer emptier at the end of the day than I'm accustomed to it being. Do we all measure our energy reserves in spoons now, or is that just me? (Spoon Theory) Regardless, I'm writing less than I'd like to these days, and making progress on Executioner's Gambit is still my highest writing priority, so I've had to sacrifice much of one to keep the other.

This won't always be the case. I may be changing jobs again next month, and I still plan to retire in 30 months, but for the moment, this is what I've got.

Also, as much as I love the support, my Patreon account has never been about funding my writing career. I hope that everyone understands that. If Patreon vanished today, I'd still manage my bills. I wouldn't go hungry.

Some of you have already shifted your support down from my $5/mo tier to my $1/mo tier, and I totally understand! I believe that my $1/mo tier still has good value in that you can read content here that you can't find anywhere else, but what perks are the higher tiers offering? At the moment, not a lot. I've done some give-aways for the top tier, and I write an occasional scene request for the top two, but I'm clearly not delivering the perks that I've promised.

tl;dr: If you want to reduce your pledge, by all means do. I will not take it personally.