Lady Lucia’s Monthly Update (September Edition)
Hello, readers–
I hope you’ve all had a great summer.
The past few months have really shown me that my passion for writing far exceeds the enjoyment I get out of my day job. There are some parts that I like, of course, but I’m getting a little tired of the tedious meetings, required office hours, and time consuming clerical work. I would really love to sink more time and energy into this venture instead. So, with that in mind, here’s where I’ve landed in terms of subscription goals:
$1000/month: When we hit that milestone, I plan to cut back my hours at work and dedicate that time to writing. Every story, both on my website and on my Patreon, will increase in word count. Each released part will be 25% longer, minimum. Sometimes up to 50%, depending on what spot I’d like to hit by the end of the section.
As of today, we’re just past a quarter of the way there! With more patrons, and perhaps some higher tiers involved as well, we’ll be well on our way towards that goal.
100 Patrons: When we get to one hundred for the first time, I’ll upload a new, completed short story. As I think we’re all aware, my style lends itself more towards build-up and a healthy dose of realism when it comes to characters, pacing, etc. Longer stories, too. And, since I’ve spread myself across so many genres, my story rotation pretty much leaves everybody a little impatient here and there. With that in mind, I want to publish a few completed works for all of you.
So, when we hit that patron milestone, I’ll take the time to write outside my usual style and publish a short story the length of 5-10 of my average story parts. Rather than posting installments, the entire work will be uploaded at once. And, after a hundred, this exact offer will hold true for two hundred patrons, three hundred, and so on. After all, the ultimate goal is to build this site and give everyone more stories to read.
As of this month, we’re nearly halfway there. If you haven’t checked out my Patreon, give it a glance! Not only are there a few ongoing stories of mine over there that aren’t published anywhere else, but there are also higher tier options to get me to focus on the story(s) that you want to see more of. And, of course, the pledges over there also inspire and encourage me to work harder for all my free content as well.
UPCOMING POSTS
I’ve had a few requests about sharing my upload schedule. While I can’t give a concrete calendar, as I prefer to give myself a bit of flexibility in case I find myself more in the mood to work on one genre over another, I can at least offer a few solid dates that I scheduled for myself after the Patreon Story Focus vote:
September 7th: The Prefect. Find these new parts on the ENF board.
September 12th: The Faire.
September 14th: The Prefect.
September 15th: NEW STORY. First installment of a commissioned work. These will be posted once a month on the 15th.
October 1st: NEW STORY. First installment of my first ever CYOA story. These will be posted once a month on the 1st, and the direction of the story will be decided by my second tier and higher patrons. Also, the first half of this month will be spent discussing a little more with patrons about what they’d like this story to be.
Thank you to everyone who has reached out with feedback, requests, suggestions, and more. I always enjoy getting to know my readers, and hearing your ideas, the things you appreciate, and what you’d like to see more of.
And, as always, thank you to those supporting me on Patreon! If you’re still on the fence about it, I’ll just shamelessly leave the link right here to maybe tempt you. :)
https://www.patreon.com/user?u=73056590
Have a great Labor Day weekend, everyone, and a great autumn as well.
Much love,
Lady Lucia