Behind the Scenes: Don’t Panic!
Just say no to paywalls
A few weeks ago, a reader who lurks around the Silver Spire decided to pledge some money to support this crazy little serial I’m writing. I wasn’t quite sure what to do about that, really, but my brain is a very busy place. It got right to work figuring things out.
Today, I applied for the Stripe account and collected that money. Don’t panic! I’m not changing anything about what free subscribers see. You’ll still get all the sewer sweeps you could ever hope for. My daily readers are still the backbone of emotional support for me in writing this serial. Your likes and comments are so appreciated.
I do want to provide some extra value for anyone willing to pay me to do a little extra work, however, so here’s what my brain figured out.
Once a month (game time) is in the books, I’m going to take what I posted here, clean it up, and add some extras. Let me give you a short preview of what the extras for Duskwell 87 will look like.
This is a snippet from a memo written by Archmage Alizac to her scribe back when the Silver Spire was featured in the news on the day it filed its charter:
…I also want you to begin compiling a dossier on the guild, its members, and staff. Include all news coverage in the three major outlets. Tap into our informants in the merchant houses and the other guilds. Let them know that we will pay handsomely for any rumor we can verify. I want to know everything that is happening in that guildhall in case this quaint curiosity morphs into a liability… —Archmage Velthira Alizac
Yep, it’s going to be Archmage Alizac Month in the Duskwell 87 ebook. In addition to her dastardly doings, I’ll have a paid subscribers only chat where they can AMA, suggest items for dungeon treasures, name characters, and more. My brain is still working on this, obviously.
If you’re interested in pulling back the curtain to see what those villainous nobles are up to, I hope you’ll subscribe. But whether you do or don’t, thanks for supporting The Silver Spire News. I appreciate you!
P.S. I’ve already comped a couple of you. One of you was kind enough to write the very first comment on any of these blogs. Thank you, Kerova. You helped me believe in myself when I was just starting out. The other guy writes was comped because he comments on pretty much all of my blogs. Thank you, John.
Congrats on getting a paid sub! I think for all the effort you put into the Silver Spire, it's well deserved.
Dont Panic! Famous two words to kick off a famous author's work: Hictchikers Guide to the Universe.
Its useful in calming fears and things gone amuck.
And in this ... its very useful indeed. Thank you for sharing the insight to your mind.