Uh, hi. Who're you?

Hey, everyone! My name is William French, better known online as Loreweaver, and among other things I like to liveblog cartoons. Doing MST3K-style heckling has been incredibly fun and rewarding, and I love making my audience laugh (and, occasionally, curse my very existence). I am also currently working on replacing the equipment that I need to resume streaming gaming on Twitch.tv.

So, here's the deal.

For a while now I've been liveblogging shows, but lately my ability to do so has flagged--mostly due to stress. My employment situation has been in jeopardy for some time now, and when it finally occurred to me that that was a large part of the problem, I realized what I needed--structure.

I'm not good at focusing in on a project when there's a ton of stressors in my life, and worrying about my finances is a major one, so here's where Patreon comes in! I'm setting this up both to add a little extra income every month...and to give me something concrete to focus on. It's a lot easier to work through the stress when I know it's helping secure my life, and not just an (exceptionally fun) hobby. A financially secure Loreweaver is a relaxed and focused Loreweaver who makes with the funnies.

What does this mean for the blog?

Well, hopefully all it means is that I'll be more regular with episodes! One thing I want to make clear: None of the content on the blog will ever be gated behind a paywall. I'll always make the episodes I do (and occasional worldbuilding stuff, too) available free of charge, even if I never get any pledges on this Patreon for the rest of eternity. What it does mean is that for every episode I do there will be a concrete reward, something to ease my mind (and my rent and medical bills!). I've already got a donation link up, for those who want to simply send me chunks of change, but making this into a more reliable source of income would help me stave off a lot of my earthly woes.

Okay, cool. So what are we throwing money at you for?

Well, when this whole Patreon venture started, it was judged by liveblogging session--at most one per day, covering however many episodes I did that day, with a few other esoteric rules, but real-life concerns and my flagging health made me do one too many end-of-the-month crunch time sequences, so now it's been altered to a more individual-episode setup. Now that I've started shows with twenty-minute episodes instead of just ten-minute shows like Steven Universe and OTGW, there are two kinds of liveblogging sessions--a whole ten-minute episode, or half a twenty-minute episode, stopping at a point recommended by a confidant who's watched the show. Oh, and you can also set a limit to how much you pledge each month! That way, if I spontaneously develop a caffeine gland and start doing a session every day, you still won't be charged anything more than what you've set as a limit. Every contribution helps, no matter the size.

Is that it?

Well, not really. I'm running a private Minecraft server for those who pledge above a certain amount, plus I'm planning a few other incentives—but I need to reach a level of stability first before I can set those things in motion. In the meantime, I want to be able to get on with making you all laugh, and I having your support will help me to do that more reliably.

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