Day 12 of fifteen of Blog Funding

Posted on by Sarah A. Hoyt

TODAY’S POST IS BELOW THIS.

With more pretty pictures.

(My prompt for this was “muse of novel writing.”)

Anyway, yesterday I figured out a way that hopefully will actually work to get stuff to ya’ll. And I found out I’m NOT late on getting the collection of USAian stories to those that contributed enough to get it. Turns out I gave a deadline of August 23. I’m still trying to get it out of the way soonest.

Meanwhile, of course this year it’s all different…

(And this is the muse of science fiction. No wonder my head hurts all the time.)

As for why I should get paid. Well, mostly because I do the work. And I treat this blog as a job. Yes, I need a few more ways to get paid. Those will appear on the blog eventually, now I got a wordpress-o-mancer. (No? Look at the links: latest books are in. If you look at the top, all but the collections and Musketeer mysteries are there too. And I think the links to donate are there too.) I mean, I fear for the man’s soul, but he’s good. (Next up Mad Genius. No, the blog. Though he’s probably a mad genius, right enough.)

(This is more my idea of a muse, but no one asked me. Also, he looks young enough to be my kid!)

The first option to donate is Give Send Go. They forbid the use of incentives to donors. So if you give via GSG you’re doing it for the satisfaction of helping According to Hoyt stay up and for me to be compensated for my work. Yes, that total is scary but I never intended for it to be carried by GSG alone. That’s the funding goal for all methods, for the year. A keeping-track-of goal, you might say. To donate to Give Send Go: Link Here.

’ve started a substack called Chapter House, in which I’m serializing two novels, one fantasy and one Space Opera, at two chapters a week. (The idea is for Witch’s Daughter to get two new chapters on Wednesday, and Winter Prince two on Friday. because July is h*ll this year (Fun with DOCTORS! People and cat doctors. Yeah) these might slip for the next two/three weeks. After that they won’t. Anyway, to subscribe to Chapter House, the link is: Here.

And for those of you who have Patreon and just want to donate in a system you already have, I have one of those, and I will be posting life events, and excised scenes, and art, and … well, be warned, likely cat stuff. Because I’m owned by cats. Anyway, to donate on Patreon, please: Go here.

Finally, if you must send things by snailmail, yes, we accept checks, cash, and gold coins. Just package those really well.

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Oh, and while funding looks really low, I found in the past that about half comes in after I close. I don’t know why. I think it’s people keeping it in mind then finding the money. So, it will be lower than last year, but not THAT low. Probably. I hope.

And now more pretty pictures, which someone mentioned might be suitable for screen savers (though I think you’ll need AI embigenning for that)

23 thoughts on “Day 12 of fifteen of Blog Funding”

  2. Oklay, I’ll give a plug for Sarah.
    Worth every dollar. And it might be a pipe dream, but if all 4000+ followers kicked in $10 to $20 a year, she could keep this place humming.
    Support your conservative writers!

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  3. Where’s Bug!

    I wanted to see Bug here! [Crazy Grin]

    Of course, I also want to see Bug’s Mamma and Pappa. [Very Big Crazy Grin]

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  5. I have questions about who genetically engineered the lute player and why did they think extra joints on his left hand were a useful choice?

    Actually, considering the lute, he’s farie. Never mind. Not bad, Midj, not bad.

    A story about a fairy called Midge who gets into a computer . . .

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  6. @ Holly > “who genetically engineered the lute player”

    Reminds me of Bujold’s dulcimer-playing Quaddies.

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    1. It’s Midge. She’s using fae glamour to create the images, but it is the curse of the fae to not quite be able to replicate humans.

      I think it was maybe Mary who pointed out that tradition had it to count the fingers and toes of strangers to tell if they were human or fae, and that the Midjourney Bot art program has the same issue. I find the idea that AI and fae are the same thing rather charming in an eirie way.

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      1. It wasn’t mine originally, though I may have repeated it.

        I can, however, confirm that is exactly how to find them.

        (One flaw in the fairies can be being hollow — you’re all right from the front but not the back. So, guys, if a strange woman tries to seduce you in the woods, check her back before you let her.)

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    3. He also has his arm through the strings. There usually isn’t that much space between the top strings and the sound box. (Former harp player here). But he’s fae, so all bets are off.

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