
Daniel M. Bensen
Daniel M. Bensen
creating speculative biology, alternate history, fantasy
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Dire Shmoo


$1
/ monthDigest your prey with sulfuric needles, and my thanks.
Includes Discord benefits
- 1 new short story or essay per month (exclusive)
- 1 newsletter per month (early)
- 1 new chapter of the alternate history/scifi novel, The World's Other Side per month (exclusive)
- Participation in votes to help set my course (exclusive)
- Access to my private Discord server (exclusive)
- Your name appears on the "Patrons" page my website (exclusive)
- Early access to whatever short stories, essays,videos, and artwork I produce (average about one new thing per week)
- Behind-the-scenes writing, world-building, and research materials
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Powersuit


$10
/ monthVaporize your enemies with a megawatt particle beam, and my thanks.
Includes Discord benefits
- Everything included in Tier 1 and...
- Live Q&A on Zoom (once per month, scheduled, sometimes with guests, limit to 12 people per session. If more people want to come, we'll have more Q&A sessions)(exclusive)
- A signed book sticker, mailed to you with a doodle and a thank-you note, whenever a new book comes out (about once per year)
- Your name appears in the "Acknowledgments" section of each new novel
- A bit part or a creature of your design in a novel or short story (1 per patron).
Leviathan
Limited (9 of 10 remaining)


$20
/ monthDevour entire habitats with your mighty proboscuis, and my thanks.
Includes Discord benefits
- Everything in Tiers 1 and 2 and...
- Commission a short story, essay, or picture (digital).
- Invitation to a private hangout on Zoom (once per month; we'll find a time that works).
- Any new books published, signed and mailed to you with a thank-you note (average 1 per year).
- A bit part or a creature of your design in a novel or short story (1 per patron).
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Dire Shmoo


$1
/ monthDigest your prey with sulfuric needles, and my thanks.
Includes Discord benefits
- 1 new short story or essay per month (exclusive)
- 1 newsletter per month (early)
- 1 new chapter of the alternate history/scifi novel, The World's Other Side per month (exclusive)
- Participation in votes to help set my course (exclusive)
- Access to my private Discord server (exclusive)
- Your name appears on the "Patrons" page my website (exclusive)
- Early access to whatever short stories, essays,videos, and artwork I produce (average about one new thing per week)
- Behind-the-scenes writing, world-building, and research materials
YOU MIGHT LIKE
Powersuit


$10
/ monthVaporize your enemies with a megawatt particle beam, and my thanks.
Includes Discord benefits
- Everything included in Tier 1 and...
- Live Q&A on Zoom (once per month, scheduled, sometimes with guests, limit to 12 people per session. If more people want to come, we'll have more Q&A sessions)(exclusive)
- A signed book sticker, mailed to you with a doodle and a thank-you note, whenever a new book comes out (about once per year)
- Your name appears in the "Acknowledgments" section of each new novel
- A bit part or a creature of your design in a novel or short story (1 per patron).
Leviathan
Limited (9 of 10 remaining)


$20
/ monthDevour entire habitats with your mighty proboscuis, and my thanks.
Includes Discord benefits
- Everything in Tiers 1 and 2 and...
- Commission a short story, essay, or picture (digital).
- Invitation to a private hangout on Zoom (once per month; we'll find a time that works).
- Any new books published, signed and mailed to you with a thank-you note (average 1 per year).
- A bit part or a creature of your design in a novel or short story (1 per patron).
About Daniel M. Bensen
Goals
$18.20 of $1,000 per month
If I make this much, it will allow me to write the sequel to Interchange. It will be called Terminus.
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