Yes, really.
I was originally looking at Ko-Fi, since I didn't think I'd be able to produce enough content for the likes of Patreon or Subscribestar, but in their terms and conditions I discovered they don't permit connection to what they term 'pornography, nudity, and other such obscene content'. That's both harsh - nudity, obscene? Really? - and seems to preclude my use of it, given the themes of my work. Buy Me A Coffee proved to be the same, albeit using the word 'adult' instead of obscene.
Mulling it over today, I realised I might actually be able to produce a half-decent amount of content, so started looking more seriously at Patreon and Subscribestar. The latter went out of contention when I noted an account would be suspended after 30 days of inactivity, which is too much pressure for someone like me, who is highly unlikely to produce enough content quickly enough. That leaves the former, and there we have a notoriously censorious approach to worry about.
To be absolutely clear, should this actually happen: I will be paywalling nothing. All fanfiction, and all original work that isn't intended for publication via Lulu (or elsewhere, if Lulu continue annoying me and I can find a viable alternative), and any variations of them will be freely available. The content would be: early access, maybe by a couple of weeks; works-in-progress; behind-the-scenes materials such as character biographies, explanations and explorations of lore, history, cultures and organisations/groups, and reference doodles; and maybe a Telegram group. Most of the background material would, inevitably, relate to Moonglade, as that's far and away my most involved project.
A big question, of course, is would people actually be interested? One reason for this journal is to try and find out. Another is to ask for any advice or information anyone could give me, especially on alternatives to Patreon should it prove unviable or otherwise not work out. Responses gratefully received.
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