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Monthly Side Stories - Early or Not?
🕑 Added 2017-10-21 04:33:45 +0000 UTCtl;dr - Publish monthly side stories immediately or not?
Hey everyone, some context: this month when I offered a side story I wrote Mrsha as 'Immediately Relevant'. It only occurred to me as I prepared to write the story that I might not have made myself clear.
This chapter's another Public one. It has to be, or else the immediately relevant part can't work. I need to publish it pretty much right after I publish the next chapter or else everything gets screwed up.
I'm very sorry for the mixup, but it got me thinking. This monthly side story idea is good, and it helped me grow my Patreon channel fast. With that said, it's rather hellish to write an additional chapter each month that might be 20,000+ words, but I don't mind since it's for you.
What I do mind is keeping track of the chronology. Since I have ot bear in mind everyone's reading the side stories a month later, I have to slow down using the information these stories reveal.
So I guess my question is this: would you $5+ Patreons mind changing the story so it's immediately released? Ideally, I'd publish each side story (if I can) right as I publish a normal chapter, so you get to read it 2-3 days ahead of everyone else. But it won't be even close to a month's separation from public readers.
No matter what, you will always be ONLY one chapter ahead. That's because it get's too difficult to manage any other way and might end up with Patreons 10+ chapters ahead of public readers, which I don't want.
This one's up to you. I'd like to change it so everything's published in order, but I understand that this is what you pay for. So if outcry is high enough--or if I find myself losing Patrons since paying to just vote for the monthly side story isn't good enough--I might change my mind.
Let me know, and thanks for reading this long post! You all are great and look forwards to this chapter. It's...it's gonna blow your minds.
Comments
Wow not a single person has voted no yet
Wow this is completely one sided
Jacques Simpson
Im paying for a delightful read, not some prestige of reading before others. However... your welcome to post more chapters for everyone at any time your like 😁
Nick Ramsey
I vote for whatever helps the author make the best story. Sounds like that's the first option.
Shaggy
Im the same as Tom. It just got to the point where id read a chapter and be wanting to skip it to find the next chapter od Erin. Then by the end I was wanting more. I now have like 10 favourite characters. So im paying 5 bucks because you deserve it.
I pay my $5 because I like the story, not because of the various rewards.
Tonberry
As those above have said, I'm donating more because I like the story, rather than because I wish for any privileges. And at time of typing 92% of voters seem to agree with me
Same as everyone else, imo it's ok to tell an artist what you want if you pay him but not how he's gonna do it. I'm more than content to vote for future PoV. You please post them like you feel it fits best.
Wow that's a pretty one-sided vote.
Elenda86
i love reading your story, and thats why i give you money .... so that maybe you write more ... and faster .... and more ... point is making everyone else wait one month would be torture ;)
Phreak_91
I am quite amused at the results of this vote. Just giving us patrons the choice on what the bonus chapter is going to be is enough for me.
Hao Tian
As Mi states above, I'm contributing because I love your work and need instant gratification. I would like to support the options that limits your creativity / productivity least, and I think that would be the first choice.
Side stories are great, but side stories that are relevant are even better.
Nicholas Guyett
I like reading ahead, but only because I want to read the stories as soon as they are available. What's most important is that the stories are written and you are financially supported.
pirateaba
Is that worth more or less than US cents? Are you saying you're more important than other readers? Thanks so much for supporting the story! You're great! I should say that more often to people.
Mi
From my point of view I'm only giving you money because I deeply love what you do and feel glad to contribute in my small way (ans honnestly I'd pay without second thoughts to buy your work if it was edited so it's normal). I'm not asking for anything in return, go be awesome and relieved of all form of stress. Keep on rocking ! Just the two cents of à belgian reader.
