Announcement: State Of The Me (Patreon)

Hey everybody! It's me! Silvertongue! Le auter, as they say, the head honcho, the big mama in charge of all the drama. It's been a hell of a year! Not only did we hit the two-year anniversary of me being a writer full time, we also got the first book of RfR officially up and running over on Kindle, to pretty significant aplomb even with some less-than-stellar advertising on my part. We got all the way to number eight (that's motherfucking front page) on asian mythology rankings, and it's been going truly very well!

On that front, I have good news and bad news, both to be explained and established here! Bad news first though- it's just less annoying that way.

As much as the editing and processing of the book has done wonders in some ways, in others, it has bled this patreon severely. I'm at almost half the numbers I had six months ago, and while that's being made up for with the kindle launch, that payoff is still a ways away, and I've got more books to edit. There are some changes I'd like to make to formatting, rewards, maybe even pricing, but honestly, a bigger chunk of it is just that I want to increase output again. I know a mix of the two is the ideal, but one is much more familiar and in line with what I want anyways. Having come back from my recent holiday vacations with family to THUNDEROUS recognition of my mental health issues and traumas, as well as a lot of new memories (many truly wonderful) and an awareness of what I need, I want to try to enact some shifts in how I approach my work, myself, and my day-to-day scheduling. How that'll look exactly, I don't know, but I want to start making sure I at least have the consistency of a standardized weekly posting schedule, even if I don't make it back to 7+ chapters in said week.

On the side of good news! Official editor, potentially an official agent, first book is out and I'm planning to do at least two more this year, maaaaybe three if we really hit it off, and VISCERAE is coming back soon! That's a whoooole lotta good, baby. We have officially taken our first step into drastically evolving the way that I market and share my work, which does mean more stubbing of RfR, but also means more google drive links and kindle releases both! I'm a little less anxious now that poverty is only in the room and not directly crawling down my shirt, since the patreon's decline, and it gives me the mental space I need to actually do things. That and figuring out more of what I need and the environments that I don't feel horrifically bad in, which, frankly, are higher in number and accessibility than I'd like.

We've got a lot of really powerful change and motivation coming into the new year. Bright eyes and bubbling, greased-up brainpans full of thoughts we has, aye.

So! Future stories remain on the backburner for now! Editing new Kindle versions of RfR takes center stage, with continued and improved (i.e. more consistent at the very least) posting on here and royal road (and maybe other sites???). I re-examine my relationship with VISCERAE and why I write her as I do, and what she needs, even as I continue the tightrope balance of figuring out what RfR needs and making sure it goes well. There's so much to do, but... I really truly enjoy doing it, and the steps taken have been monumental to me.

Thank you all for being here. Thank you all for your time and commitment and engagement and care. All of you reading this matter to me, and I'm honored and joyful to be able to do what I love and create.

Thank you.

See y'all again soon! Love ya babes, and have a good one!