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[Author's Note] About the Side Stories and Additional Content for Patreon Tiers
🕑 Added 2024-10-18 19:00:02 +0000 UTCHello! I'm very hesitant to release this post because I believe it's my responsibility to offer you fair options that I hope will leave you satisfied with the content I create.
Still, I would appreciate it if you could read it to the end and vote for the option you like the most.
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What is this post about?
The reason I am writing this post is because L's Side Story will be my second NSFW interactive story, which will be released at the end of November.
Since the first story was always meant to be available to everyone to showcase what I can offer, this will not be the case for L's and future side stories, as access to them was always planned to be for the highest tier.
I'd like to mention that I have already touched on this subject in my announcement post [in the "What about the next Side Story?" section] to avoid the impression that I just "want more" out of nowhere.
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Does this mean there will be a Tier 5 for the side stories? [Short answer: No]
First, to better explain my monthly workload, here's a sheet showing how Patreon content is currently distributed:
I think this distribution is quite fair, and as you may notice, the side stories are not included in Tier 4 for the reasons touched in the mentioned post.
For the side stories, I considered creating a final planned Tier 5 that would include:
[Interactive] Side Story access.
[Interactive] RO's POV [from the side stories].
Everything that is included in the lower tiers.
This would be a perfect solution, except for one thing: with my current workload, I will simply be unable to produce content for Tier 5 on a monthly basis as I do for the other tiers.
This means:
The supporters will have to lower and upgrade your tier depending on when the content becomes available.
It would be unfair to give supporters who maintain their subscription to that tier absolutely nothing between the side stories and the RO's POV related to them.
Of course, I can suggest another short story with more NSFW content, but I feel that releasing 3 short stories monthly would lead to burnout.
So, as much as I want to create Tier 5 to provide additional content while maintaining the current offerings, I can't realistically achieve that.
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How will the content be distributed then?
Given everything stated above, I have come up with two solutions. None of them are perfect, which makes me very hesitant. However, for now, I don't see any other option I can offer to keep things more or less fair.
Option 1:
The first solution is simple: keep all tiers as they are, with the only difference for Tier 4 being that when a side story is ready for release, it will replace that month's short story for the tier.
Pros:
This won't change anything for you and won't require me to charge more than what you're currently paying.
Cons:
I won't be able to include ROs' POVs for the side stories, as those need to be interactive due to the number of variations for the MC.
Since I don't think a single short story is equal to an interactive one, it doesn't seem fair to me, as the interactive one requires significantly more effort.
Note: If this option is chosen, only one short story will be released next month [for Isaac/Iris, as mentioned in the previous poll], followed by L's Side Story.
Option 2:
The second solution: Add the side stories and ROs' POVs related to them to Tier 4, while increasing the Tier 4 price from 7$ to 10$.
Pros:
There will be more NSFW content and interactive POVs. Additionally, short stories will be released regardless of whether a side story is released that month.
Cons:
You will be charged more, and I understand that this is not something anyone would be happy about.
Still, I believe that offering an expanded list of content [especially since it will include NSFW and interactive material] justifies the price increase, at least in my opinion.
This should feel fair to the supporters who want me to release more content, but it may not be fair to those who are satisfied with the current offering of just two short stories.
I'm creating this poll to gather your thoughts because it's important to me to make content that feels worthwhile of your time and support, so I'd be happy to hear your thoughts if you'd like to share them.
At the same time, I want to emphasize that I will also consider my feelings about this as a creator.
I genuinely love my story, which is why I need to be careful not to burn out. Being unfair to myself about the work I do can affect me just as much as overworking myself, so I can't promise that the result of this poll will be the final decision [now or in the future].
I promise that if anything changes, I will be open about it and let you know here and on the blog.
Moving on to the voting: which of the options do you prefer?
Comments
Jenna
The interactive POVs will mostly be released after the side stories instead of one short story, so I'm not too worried about it adding much more work for me (considering that non-interactive story formats stress me out a lot more because they don't fully allow me to make the story relate to the reader the way interactive ones do). Still, if I ever feel it's becoming too much, I'll be open about it. Thank you so much for your concern and support! ♥
Jenna
Thank you so much for enjoying my story and your constant support 💗 Knowing that you and others who support me are happy with the content I create and find it worthwhile is truly gratifying and encouraging.
Jenna
Thank you for taking the time to write this to me! ♥ I'm so happy to know that the content I create in return for your support feels worthwhile!
Jenna
Knowing this means so much to me in a way I can't even express. Thank you for enjoying my work and supporting what I do ❤️ I'll continue to work hard to create content that I hope will be worth your support 🥰
PUYOPUYO
honestly wouldn’t mind u just increasing tier 4 to 10 bucks and keeping the content the same but that wasn’t an option so im just saying it lol. you already put in so much effort and attention to detail with what you release now i feel the bump in price is deserved. i do fear burnout with more interactive povs as well but thats just my selfish bit 💀 at the end of the day, i’ll be here cheering u on :-)
A sandwich
Same as the others here, very happy to support you more. Love the world you've built, the story you're telling, and the way you write!
Stephanie Beth
Easiest poll answer I've ever given. 🙌 This is extra content you are creating here. Not only that, it is *always* top-tier content. I spend a chunk of money every month on Patreons because I enjoy the content of my favorite authors. It's worth every penny. I love your characters. If an upgrade is an option, it's worth it and then some! 🩷🫶🏼
Lihoviny
or the secret third option where we can give you MORE money!!! Haha jk…. Unless 🤭. But on a more serious note, the $3 increase is nothing compared to the quality content you’re releasing! Will always support you all the way as you’re one of my most favorite creators 🥰
Jenna
Only if I can give something worthwhile in return 😭 Thank you for your support ♥
Devi Nox
Take my monies /o/
