Stories that left you disappointed for a reason

[yourstalkeroutside]

The defensiveness and the username are what led me to believe this. If the username wasn't aggressive, like the author when they're upset, then I wouldn't have ever thought it was the author, friend of theirs and or another author. People in this thread have assumed accounts are authors for way less. Another hint for me is that iirc the defender also assumes a lot of other peoples finances just like the author. It comes from a place of privilege where in the authors words, it's only $5. Different currencies exist and not everyone is able to freely spend $5. Regardless of whether or not these people want to pay for their patreon, many of them cannot. It could just be a fan who spewed the same talking points in defense of them and promptly left but it's not a big deal. Just posting something I thought about.

TBH it would explain why they got so defensive when I said that money shouldn't be your only motivation when it comes to writing.

 

[seneya]

money shouldn't be your only motivation when it comes to writing

tbh I feel like more are writing for attention (likes / comments) than money. Then they see that attention can be converted into money via patreon followers... But it does feel odd to see a new author with a new WiP with a single chapter posted already launch a patreon.
Many (most?) would likely not keep at it if there's no attention.

 

[Harwoof]

tbh I feel like more are writing for attention (likes / comments) than money. Then they see that attention can be converted into money via patreon followers... But it does feel odd to see a new author with a new WiP with a single chapter posted already launch a patreon.
Many (most?) would likely not keep at it if there's no attention.

It was another make 1 chapter. Go patreon release s1htty smut, lore and romance tidbids once in a month and earn money type shill. We have a lot of them these days.

Daoimmerser, cultivatoranon, nicky(even though I hate poma) and numberedentity are the only exceptions who keep up the grind despite having a patreon and decent success. Else ripping off your patrons has become a norm.