Josh Lanyon
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Thank you sincerely for supporting the arts with your cold hard cash. It is because of readers like you, authors like me can continue to make a living writing stories that hopefully entertain and even--occasionally--sustain.
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Thank you so much for your support. These small but steady donations give me a little breathing room so that I can take a little more time to make each story just that much better.
- Access to all novels serialized on Patreon (a minimum of 1 - 2 chapters will appear each month).
- Your name in the back of my indie-produced ebooks during your period of patronage. (Unless, of course, you'd prefer to remain anonymous.)
- The edited, formatted version of our first Patreon endeavor Séance on a Summer's Night on your 6th Month Anniversary.)
Starting November 2019 our serialized story is HIDE AND SEEK, an exclusive and standalone amateur sleuth novel.
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Maybe it doesn't seem like giving up a latte or a hamburger once a month could help change someone's life, but your monthly contribution fills in the gaps when I don't have a new story out or I need a few weeks more to make a story the best it can be. Thank you so much for your generosity.
- Previous tier rewards
- First look at Works in Progress.
- Bonus materials such as story snippets, character interviews, artwork, scenes written from alternate POVs, prologues, epilogues, character notes, etc.
- NEW REWARD FOR 2020 - Members in good standing since 2019 will automatically receive the digital edition of each Secrets and Scandals cozy mystery published during your subscription period.
- Finalized (edited and formatted) book files for all Patreon-produced serialized novels in the digital format of your choice: mobi, epub or pdf (on your 6th Month Anniversary).
About
Once upon a time--which is how so many stories begin--I thought the only authors using Patreon were those who could not make a living from their writing. *cough*
But times change. Publishing has changed. I've changed. In 2012 I experienced total creative burnout. It took me nearly a year of sabbatical to recover my energy and focus, my joy in the work. What I never did recover was my former speed at producing stories. I didn't want to accept that, so I kept scheduling myself as though I could simply shove through ideas and words by will power alone.
I can't.
The end result is that each year I fall farther and farther behind schedule while I try to rush through the stock pile of promised projects. I have to deliver a certain amount of work every couple of months simply to survive--and that's doable--but it means I can't take the time I need to really concentrate on making every book as rich and layered and satisfying as I'd like. As my readers would like.
Financial necessity means I don't have the luxury to craft my stories the way I once did.
Writing has never been an easy way to make a living. There's no guaranteed income--and there is no retirement plan. Adding to the problem is the fact that changes within the publishing industry mean every project takes longer to earn out than it once did.
Patronage is an idea as old as art itself. When you support the artists you love with a few dollars each month, you make art and music and, yes, stories possible. Not only possible, better, because when the burden of financial anxiety (occasionally outright panic) is removed, joy and innovation return to the creative process.
A year and a half in, I'm still figuring it all about. At one point I tried structuring this as a high-end subscription service, but the truth is Patreon is not intended to be a quid quo pro. It's designed to allow creatives some breathing space *between* projects due to the generosity and patronage of fans. It's about the extras. Extra fun and exclusive stuff for you. Extra income for me.
To that end, I've tried to come up with a series of what I hope will be exclusive and enticing rewards for patrons at every level. I hope you'll consider joining me on this creative adventure.
Thank you so much for checking out my Patreon page!
Josh
Goals
$4,136 of $5,000 per month
Usually what writers hope for from Patreon is to be able to earn enough to write full-time. I already write full-time. The problem is I also spend a huge amount of the time I should be writing doing a TON of other business related things. Everything from formatting (and re-formatting) and updating and uploading books to organizing marketing and promotion. I have to manage my translations and organize the production of audio books. The non-creative stuff NEVER ends. But because my output has become so sporadic, I can't commit to hiring a full-time employee.
If I can hit my Patreon monthly goal, I plan to hire a full-time virtual assistant (or several part-timers) as well as a marketing company to handle all the stuff that keeps me away from writing.
More time spent writing means more fiction for you. Let's make this happen!
If I can hit my Patreon monthly goal, I plan to hire a full-time virtual assistant (or several part-timers) as well as a marketing company to handle all the stuff that keeps me away from writing.
More time spent writing means more fiction for you. Let's make this happen!
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