Who are you?
Hi, I'm Monica! I'm an itinerant writer. I've been making a full-time salary on Patreon since 2016. I use this salary for groceries, rent, transportation, and healthcare. I'll continue to do so for as long as I can, so that, instead of depending on exploitative corporations for my basic needs, I depend on a community of individuals who value creative freedom.

What have you done with this support?
I've written two science fiction novels, The Girl in the Road and The Actual Star. (If you click on those links, you can see the prizes they won, and all the incredibly nice things that critics and fellow authors said about them.) My short stories have been published in Tor.com, The Baffler, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Shimmer, Kaaterskill Basin Journal, Outlook Springs, Gargoyle, Fantasy Magazine, and Electric Velocipede. I'm also a playwright. As of now, my most-produced play is What Every Girl Should Know, and my latest play OHIO! is set to debut in Melbourne in 2023. I also hosted a futurist series for ViceUK and gave the first science fiction TED Talk.

If you'd like to know more, here is my nifty website where you can explore to your heart's content.

What's the deal with your tiers?
Usually, creators offer bigger rewards at higher tiers. However, in a society with gross wealth inequality, it feels increasingly uncomfortable to me to maintain that model. Rather, I believe that all of us work hard and everyone gives what they can. So: I want every Patreon patron to get everything. In addition, I want most of my work available to those who can't contribute at all--people too young to have a credit card, people who don't have a lot of money, and people who don't have access to U.S. banking. My patrons want that, too, and are graciously willing to subsidize it.

What if I just want to make a one-time donation, instead?
That'd be awesome! I happily accept donations on CashApp, Venmo, or PayPal. Please support artists directly wherever you can instead of giving to institutions or nonprofits, where very little of the money actually goes to artists. Thank you.