Copypaste: On ATW#5's Different Release (Patreon)
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Some Patrons have voiced dissatisfaction about ATW#5 not being posted page-by-page like the other issues, and costing a full $5.00 on Itch, so in the interest of transparency, here's what I posted about it on Discord:
I understand people have this concern, it was raised a little bit before, so I may as well address it. There were a few reasons I had.
1. Because this chapter featured a lot of new surprises and violent scenes, I wanted to build hype and prevent spoilers so everyone could react to it at once.
2. It was a lot more motivating, at least for me, and at least this time, to keep things behind spoilers until the end, and not drip-feed it. That was a big improvement over last year when I worked myself to death on a hard daily pace. Secondarily, Damien and Angela are not making money from my Patreon directly, so posting most of their work to my feed seemed a little inappropriate. If lots of Patrons object that I did it this way, then I'll consider going back to the old format for ATW#6 - and if you do object, please say so. This Discord is for open communication, not just fandom.
3. RE: No Patron discount. $5.00 per issue is the only price point I've found where I can pay the collaborators, and get a decent bit of money for myself, and not lose a big chunk on fees, and readers are still motivated to buy it (people did not like paying $8.00 for FoxMeGently! First-year sales for it were by far the lowest of my issue comics). If Patrons got the usual 15% off of a $5.00 issue, that would be $4.25, which Stripe fees would make $3.21, then $2.21 after paying collaborator residuals. More than half the money would disappear, and I do still have that large dental bill to pay for.
So in short, I felt better and more secure in changing the pace for this issue. Maybe you liked it, maybe you didn't. I understand if people are sore about not getting what they expected, and you're within your rights to bow out. It's your money. But if you did enjoy the issue, thanks, and if you do want me to go back to the other format, please say so. I'll do my level best to satisfy you, since this project doesn't happen without all your support. Thanks for reading.