Lady Lucia Update (September Edition!)
Hey, everyone—
Following my recent trend, I don’t have too many announcements for all of you. I’m still putting the majority of my time and energy into writing, although I’ll be dedicating some focus into some website upkeep over the next couple months as well. Here are the three main things I want to hit with this post:
General Interest Poll: For those that weren’t around the weekend that I accidentally opened the monthly Story Focus polls to all my patrons, the silver lining of that mistake was that it inspired me to make a poll regarding everyone’s favorite story(s) like I did in December. If you’re pledged at any level, you should be able to see the post that was uploaded this morning on my Patreon. It lists all of my stories—both free and exclusive—and you won’t be restricted to just one choice. I just want to get a sense of which of my ongoing works people like reading the most these days!
‘Other Sites’ Page: I’m not super in love with the aesthetic of that page on my website, and I’m planning to do an overhaul some time over the next two months. Aside from listing sites that I appreciate, I’m also thinking about linking some of my favorite stories from over the years. Stay tuned!
‘Acknowledgements’ Page: Please let me know if you’re currently pledged and your name/handle isn’t on here. Patreon can get a little finicky at the beginning of each month when it comes to the adds and drops all happening at the same time. There’s always a chance that I’ll accidentally remove a couple names of those that are still pledging, and/or won’t add a number of new patrons due to this awkward window. Please let me know if you aren’t currently on the list, as I want to make sure that all of you are credited on here for your continued generosity!
PATREON MILESTONES
Note: Similar to the what I mentioned above, Patron/Pledge numbers tend to fluctuate at the beginning of every month due to how it takes the page a beat to process new patrons against any pledges that have expired. Since I’m posting this update a little earlier than usual, expect the numbers below to shift a little bit as I edit them to accurately reflect everything over the next few days.
PLEDGE GOALS Current: $1258
Part-Time Writer: $3000
Publish a new, full-length story.
At least 50K words in length, and posted all at once when we hit this goal. Like the short story(s) from the Patron Goal rewards, this will be a Patreon exclusive story.
Full-Time Writer: $6000
Additional weekly Patreon story post.
PATRON GOALS Current: 270 patrons.
Short Story 2: 200 [Completed]
Short Story 3: 300
UPCOMING POSTS
As usual, it’s a rather close vote for the Patreon stories! Due to the mix-up a couple weeks ago with the Story Focus polls I had to delete, I’m working in a couple votes that were directly messaged to me after the make-up posts. And, of course, the selections that were made by our Tier Three patrons.
Here’s what we have for September:
Mondays: Website Story
Tuesdays: The Road Trip (Patreon)
Wednesdays: Free Exclusive Content Release
Thursdays: 2/3 length Patreon Story
Fridays: Website Story
Saturdays: Patreon Story
09/02 — The Step-Sister (Patreon)
09/04 — The Faire
09/05 — The Babysitter (Patreon)
09/07 — The Teaching Assistant (Patreon)
09/08 — The Prefect x2
09/09 — The Tutor (Patreon)
09/11 — The Faire
09/12 — The Babysitter (Patreon)
09/14 — The Teaching Assistant (Patreon)
09/15 — The Housekeeper
09/16 — The Road Trip (Patreon)
09/18 — The Sister
09/19 — The Babysitter (Patreon)
09/21 — The Road Trip (Patreon)
09/22 — The Present
09/23 — The Tutor (Patreon)
09/25 — The Dancer
09/26 — The Road Trip (Patreon)
09/28 — The Tutor (Patreon)
09/29 — The Faire
09/30 — The Teaching Assistant (Patreon)
10/02 — October Update
10/03 — The Step-Sister (Patreon)
CONCLUSION
Fun fact—it’s my birthday month! I can’t be more specific than that for security and such. However, that makes September a wonderful time to gift a pledge increase if you feel so inspired. Or to try out my Patreon for the first time if you haven’t yet taken the plunge. If we get to $1500 this month, I’ll have a surprise ready for everyone to kick off October—and an even bigger treat if we make it to $2K. No pressure. :)
Much love,
Lady Lucia