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Book 11 complete and upcoming break (Patreon)

Published:
2024-03-18 22:05:01
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Poll

Book 11 complete and upcoming break

  • Pause billing and deal with the problems 493
  • One chapter per week 3960
  • 2024-03-18
  • 4453 votes
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Content

TL;DR:

  • Book 11 is complete for silver rank and above patrons
  • Chapters will continue until the end of the month
  • There is a poll to gauge community opinion on how the break should happen


Chapter 882 marks the end of book 11. Chapters will continue to come out as normal until the end of the month.

I built up a chapter buffer over the December break and they proved extremely useful as I have had a very busy year. I will be taking April off, although I will be working through most of it to rebuild my chapter buffer. Then I'm taking my brother and his family to Disneyworld.

How I handle the Patreon through April is still an open question. I have two options, the first of which is to pause the billing as I have done in the past. This should be the simple option, but that has demonstrably not been the case. As many of you know, and have had to deal with, this causes many, many, many billing issues that I spend a month after each break dealing with. Losing chapter access, getting double charged and countless other problems have plagued patrons during and after breaks.

The second option is to do something I did with my first break, years ago now. I leave the Patreon up, release one chapter per week and people can opt out of the month if they don't want to pay for the reduced release rate over April. This was an approach I moved away from because I was on the old schedule back then so I burned out hard and needed breaks to stop myself from going insane. That is no longer the case with the new schedule and my mental health is much better.

I will be open right now that I am very much leaning towards option two, for now and in the future. Not only does it reduce the technical problems but it also makes any future breaks more flexible if I follow this pattern again. If I pause billing, it locks me into calendar months. If I have more flexibility, I can take a week to visit my mum, or a couple of weeks for a holiday.

That being said, if the community is seriously against this approach, I will will rethink it. As such, here is a poll to see what you all think.

Comments

JoeBanks

I subbed not long ago after reading all your books. Having never read a web novel previously, I would like to see this format maintained weekly. I know it's not ideal, but you are putting out a lot of content. 1 chapter a week is perfectly fine at the price point you are offering given the amount of content it's already based on.

Anonymous

Have a nice break <3

Anonymous

Do what's best for Shirt. Love the content, and looking forward to more

Anonymous

One chapter per week sounds best if you're willing to work still/have enough buffer, otherwise just take the full break you've earned

Katherine Matthews

Thanks for asking for our feedback. It is appreciated. Option 2 works for me.

Ben Ruland

Dude, I pay what $10 a month and in return you give me some of the best literature I've ever read? I spend more on a chipotle burrito, if you want to take a month off and not publish anything, im not gonna unsub over it. I might cry a little and start rereading from book 1 though lol.

ABTelford

Thanks for being so open about the problems facing you and asking for input from your fans - both are admirable. I have a wild idea - what if you asked your fans/members to submit short fan-fic during your breaks? Have limits on length and content. Ex: can only be 1 page long, cannot use main plot characters, cannot try to affect the main plot, no sex, etc. You could incorporate what is written or not as you choose. Canonize it or declare it awful bunk but it would be fun to read other people’s takes on the story. I’d choose something to intersect with Craig Vermillion and the “good guy” vampires. Of coarse, I think he deserved his own book, but that’s just me. 😉

Morgan Rowley

Thank you for the days of entertainment. I am looking forward to the next audiobook. If Jason ever wants to get Shade a gift I think I found the perfect book it takes magic (Jason wants him to read) but is about the butler (Shade's preference). The Wizard's Butler by Nathan Lowell.

Anonsecret

New option: keep billing, output whatever you want whenever you want. Your track record is good and om sure your community trust you :) i just want books you like writing and that you enjoy your work.