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The writer of this article seems to be unaware of existing communities of exactly what they are taking about. They mentioned Jemisin's patreon as if she's inve
by yoru-sulfur 5y ago
The writer of this article seems to be unaware of existing communities of exactly what they are taking about.
They mentioned Jemisin's patreon as if she's invented the idea or is the only one who's had success doing it, which is simply not true.
Go to https://royalroad.com https://royalroad.com, view top rated stories, click on basically anything and you'll see patreon links of authors making thousands of dollars per month/chapter.
- ellegriffin 5y agoYes, I totally understand that there are authors earning money from their AO3, royal road accounts. But, very few are making a living doing it. Jemisin was an exception. Of the fiction writers that currently have a Patreon account: "only 25 earn more than $1,000/month, only six earn more than $2,000/month, and only one earns more than the $5,000/month (and she’s already a bestselling author)." I hope that there are more, and if you can find them please let me know!!!
- yoru-sulfur 5y agoHmm, now that I look into it more closely, most of these authors are making less than I expected. I've never actually visited most of their patreons to actually check, but yes most of them aren't making that much from it. It doesn't actually counter your main point, but I do think I have dug up more than 1 making more than $5000/month. https://www.patreon.com/RhaegarRRL https://www.patreon.com/RhaegarRRL has 3317 patrons with a minimum donation of $3 per month, so even though the actual number is hidden that should be more than $5000 https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4240617 https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4240617 is similar, but with more patrons and a lower minimum. https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow is simply at more than $5000 per month. Where did you get those stats you quoted?
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