Deanvspanties
patreon
Going forward
🕑 Added 2020-03-22 04:22:01 +0000 UTCAlright guys, here's a status update:
The break has been good. Very enlightening. I realized that I started this patreon with an unrealistic image in my head that I could somehow take this and make a proper living off of it someday. I failed to take in account that I work a real life job and that this will never replace the income of that job. I don't know how to make art and stories consistently enough for me to make it a viable source of income. Instead I worked on this tirelessly and put it above real life and above taking care of myself and real life needs. I prioritized this over my real job and the other things I want to do and work on and that wasn't the right thing to do. I ended up very burnt out and resenting fandom work.
Going forward, if I am to continue with patreon, it will have to be a much lighter version where the regular content will be early access only and all of my old patreon exclusive art/fics on patreon will be posted to the public eventually. There will no longer be multiple tier rewards (just different levels of support) , and I will do things when I can and when I'm inspired. No more calendars! lol I know that's letting a lot of you down who have paid for patreon exclusives and other things, but I'm not begging any of you to stay. This is for my mental health which I've recently rediscovered that I actually care about. If you choose to stay, that will be awesome. I appreciate the support, but there's no hard feelings if you have to leave. I appreciate every ounce of support you've all given me so far!
As of April, this Patreon is going to be for those who wish to support me a little more in my regular day to day fandom activities. So thank you in advance for your continued support if you choose to do that!
I will be restructuring patreon within the upcoming days so I will turn on payments before the end of this month. Please use this time to end your subscribtions if that's what you choose to do, but if you're still in for the long haul, you have my endless gratitude. I love you guys and thanks again.
*Edit: I've deleted the 1$ tier, but everyone pledged a dollar should be able to stay at $1 and are still considered my patron and will have the same benefits as people joining the $5 and $10 dollar tier (you're grandfathered in now lol). Nobody should get more benefits than the other and your pledges are at your own discretion, if you want to pledge more or less for whatever reason, but $5 is the baseline going forward. Newcomers will only have the option to join the $5 or $10 tier.
**And please stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Wash your hands and social distance. My love goes out to you and your families if you're struggling during this time!
Comments
Deanvspanties
Thank you so much dethna! It was tempting to drop the whole patreon thing but I know there are those out there that want to be here and its very nice that you feel so strongly about that. I love you, and thank you for being there for me you don't know how much it helps! <3
Deanvspanties
Aww you coulda stayed lower if you wanted! Thank you so much for being here for me. I appreciate it love!
Dethna
glad that you're taking care of yourself, and super proud of you for giving it your best and trying to make it work! I'm very happy to stay and get that sweet, sweet early access :D
Leila2023
Went to $5 anyway bc mental health improvements should always be supported. Also I'm here bc I love your work on archive but am impatient and early access rocks :).
