For everyone who has inevitably asked:
“Why don’t writers have Patreons?” / “Why don’t authors do commissions for their work”
THEY DO.
No one supports them.
When the BNF Authors barely get a handful of Patreons for the smallest pledge available, when the BNF can’t sell their work, there is absolutely no hope of the rest of us doing so.
Go to your favorite author’s Tumblr’s, go to their profile pages, LOOK for those pledge buttons, buy them a coffee, leave a donation, or commission a piece of work. Normalise it. If your favorite doesn’t have a donate button, suggest it to them and then actually follow through and pledge.
You guys* are the ones that need to get the ball rolling.
(*everyone who said they would support an author’s Patreon or donate)
- @emotionalmorphine
Mmm yes. Even when you do have a coffee/tips button/thingy people are shy to use it. Which then makes me feel insignificant and a little upset - like my writing literally isn’t worth a cup of coffee? Eh, it is what it is - just you know, why am I creating fan content if no one wants/appreciates it?
- @elenilote
If you support artists financially and don’t support writers, it’s clear where you think the skill lies.
Don’t @ me with the same boring arguments about why art is easier to consume as a visual medium. Supporting a content creator has nothing to do with ease of access to their work. It’s about who you feel deserves your hard earned money and precious time for the art they produce.
“Anyone can write,” they say. “It’s just words.” Undervalued, underpaid, criticised, harassed - people demand our work for free, and turn on us if we ask for compensation. Writers cop so much flak for daring to ask for compensation for our work. It’s glaringly obvious how many people think about our skillset.
They aren’t “just words”. And if they mean anything to you, then support us, too!
- @emotionalmorphine
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