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Another month, more rewards must be coming!

And yes, they are. Though not instantly because I am recovering from a Vacation from Hell (I spent 4 of 7 days in Cape Cod medical facilities, among numerous other issues this year). Hopefully I'll be...

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The image that's partially visible on the cover...

... of Princess Holy Aura is up in its full form on my site!


New stu...

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Stuff I'm NOT Doing 3: Living Will

Continuing my series in things I once thought of doing, but probably never will...

 

Living Will

Origin/Description

Richard Camden...

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A new month begins...

... and that means I'm going to start posting new rewards!

As always, I'd like to remind all of you that I'm constantly open to suggestions. I want you to feel *glad* to be a Patron, and so let me k...

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What you could see if you were a Patron...

Obviously, as I discuss in my pitch at the top of this site, Patrons not only get gratitude, they get to see other stuff that no one else does! So if you aren't a Patron, here's a list of some of the ...

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All-Patron Reward, June : What I WON'T Write #2

Last month I described The Juggernaut. In a sense, this one is sort of related, as the one started with an all-out war between East and West, and this story would have taken place in the aftermath of ...

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Already Working...

... on the rewards for June! I don't want to keep cutting it so fine, so I'm trying to get a jump on things!

And just as a Fun Thing for everyone, here's a model sketch done by Keith Morrison outlin...

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May Rewards are complete....

... now that I've posted the Read Me Something reward!


I hope everyone's enjoying the rewards, and as always, if you have suggestions or requests, let me know!

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Just finished...

... recording the third Read Me Something -- Chapter 1 of Polychrome (the first two were Prologues 1 and 2)!. I have some minor editing to do on it and then I turn it into an accessible recording as I...

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All-Patron Reward (May): Stuff I'm NOT Doing, and Why #1

This is the first in a short series of posts describing stories that I *was* working on at one point, and did more or less work on, but that ultimately aren't going to be finished or published, and ex...

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Some notes and a reminder...

The reminder first -- please give me feedback on the Rewards! I can't be sure if I'm making you guys happy without feedback!


I am working on the other rewards for May today!


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Sketchy! Reward -- Princess Holy Aura Character Designs, #2!


And this is Holly's BFF, Seika Lynn Cooper!

Character Designs are being done by Morinekozion, the same artist who  made a lot of the character and creature sketches for the Arenavers...

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Welcome...

... to the new Patrons! 


We've had several new Patrons show up in the last month, and I want to welcome you all! 

And any and all of you feel free to give me feedback on t...

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Recording done...

... on the second chapter of Polychrome. Now I just have to do a bit of editing and then package it for your listening pleasure -- if you're at the Read Me Something tier, that is!

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Wow!

As of yesterday, the Patreon passed the $250/mo level! Thanks again to all of you!

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Recovering...

... I can breathe much better now and I don't hear wheezing all the time.

A brief test of my headset-mic showed, however, that it's not going to provide good quality sound for the recording, so I'll...

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Another little update

I do seem to be recovering now from that nasty respiratory thing, so I should be able to do the recording for the Read Me Something group this week. 

Just posted part of Demons of the Past for ...

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All-Patron Reward (April): What I Have Planned

This reward was suggested by one of you, my patrons!

 

Stories I Have Planned

I have a lot of novels in various stages of planning, ranging from essentially finis...

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April Rewards are starting to post...

... despite delays from travel, illness, conventions, and Easter!

Just put up the second part of my main world timeline for the $10 and up Patrons!

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We're into a new month!

... and you know what that means -- new rewards for you Patrons!


I've been having an insane few weeks, which is why pretty much no one has heard much from me, but I already pretty much ha...

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A reminder for all of you Patrons...

... I am ALWAYS open for feedback and requests on the various rewards. Comment here on the Rewards themselves, if you like, or if you prefer contact me privately. For those of you who don't already kn...

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Checking in with all of you...

... All the rewards for this month have been completed, ranging from the $1 to the $50 levels. I'm learning a lot about how to arrange and time things from this, and as this goes on it'll probably get...

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All-Patron Reward 1: How I Write

  

How I Write

"How do you write" is one of the most common questions asked of an author, and to an extent I've answered parts of this in other posts elsewhere.

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First round of rewards has started!

An update for everyone to see -- both patrons and those just wondering what's going on here!

So far, the Early Access ($5+) people have gotten a look at my in-progress Jason Wood novel, with the sta...

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And I'm working on your rewards!

Here we are in the first month of the funded Patreon, and I first want to thank all of you again for your support. 

I'm now working on the first month's rewards. There'll be some custom content...

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Closing in on the first of the month...

... which would be the first full month my Patreon is active, and the first official rewards start being delivered! 


So that you know, here's what my current writing work looks like:...

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An update on specifics...

Now that I have a good idea as to the general size of the Patreon and the kind of work I'll have to do for it, I wanted to bring all of you up to date on what I plan for the rewards and deliveries:

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An important note on privacy...

I will never post anything about any of you (aside from "thanks to my patrons") without your permission, and especially anything identifying you. Some people don't mind it, but others do, so I'm ignor...

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A little something special...

Here's something for all of you: a beautiful image of the _Holy Grail_, the first ship to enter the Arena and the brainchild of Doctor Simon Sandrisson!

Keith Morrison made this awesome image; look ...

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First Goal Achieved!

Well, WOW! We've hit my first goal! Thank you for all you early Patrons who have made this possible!

So now I have to make REAL plans to do all the things!

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