My October Patreon Shout Out (And A Small Favor, If You Could?)

I'm starting to think that October is cursed. For the past 2 years every time this month rolls around, people important to me have to move. Not want to. Not start looking into it. Have to, because something has gone wrong, and their current living situation is no longer workable.

This year is, sadly, no different. But before we get into that, let me get my patron shout-out in, because you all are the ones keeping my numbers up, and ensuring I can keep the bills paid!

- Chris Dundon (To Valhalla, my friend!)

- Brenton Ayres (You're doing more than your part to keep the wheels turning!)

- Tracy Bailey-Mathews (Hopefully some of what I write is helping with the campaign!)

- Joy Von Holle (One of my oldest and most appreciated supporters on this list!)

My patrons are what make these blogs possible... so if you want to make sure I keep putting out fresh posts, consider heading over to The Literary Mercenary's Patreon page, and consider making a pledge today. Or, if you don't want a subscription, consider tossing a tip into my jar on The Literary Mercenary's Ko-Fi page instead!

For less than the cost of a cup of coffee a day, you can sponsor a creative of your very own!

But before I get into the meat of today's post, remember, don't forget to sign up for my newsletter to get all my updates right in your inbox. Also, if you've got a bit of spare cash that you'd like to use to help keep the wheels turning, consider becoming a Patreon patron! Also, be sure you're following all of my followables, check out my LinkTree.

Lastly, for hundreds of extra articles on gaming, weird history, and for more free fiction, check out my Vocal archive, too!

The Small Favor (Which Is Sort Of Time Sensitive)

I talked about this a little while back in Author and RPG Designer Alice Liddell is Moving, And Really Needs Our Help To Make It Happen, but apparently there's been some confusion regarding that post, so I wanted to clear that up for readers. I thought I was clear at the time, but to re-iterate, Alice is not moving because she wants to. Her life circumstances have taken another downturn, and she has to move... worse, this move is happening unexpectedly, and without a lot in the way of preparation, so she doesn't have the budget saved up to just get new housing with a snap of her fingers.

She's working hard, but the math simply isn't mathing. As such, I'm asking folks who read my blog to please consider pitching in to help her land on her feet so she can get through this crisis.

The post I linked above has the exhaustive list of ways folks can help (both paid and free), but I wanted to narrow that list for this week to focus on 3 distinct things people can do.

 

- Buy her a Ko-Fi to help her pay for necessities (moving truck, administrative fees, etc.)

 

- Subscribe to The A.L.I.C.E. Files on YouTube (we need 95 more subs to start getting monetized)

 

- Pick up one of her existing supplements from Azukail Games (100 Stat Boost Potion Recipes, 100 Flowers and Trees Sure To Boost Your Stats, 100 Avian Beasts, 100 Witches, 100 Dangerous Plants)

Again, there are more ways you can help in the original blog link at the beginning of this section, but I wanted to narrow things down, and sharpen the call to action. Our hope is that we'll be able to handle this situation quickly, and get things settled into some kind of normalcy... but any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated in getting her through this unexpected challenge!

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My Monthly Patreon Shout Out (And A Signal Boost For Fellow Creators)

It has been one hell of a June/July, and I'm trying to juggle a lot of crises. Still, with that said, I wanted to make sure I gave my shout-outs to all the folks who help me keep my bills paid over on Patreon, and anyone who would like to find themselves on this shout-out list should go to my Patreon page and pledge at least $10 a month to help me keep this blog (as well as my sister blog The Literary Mercenary) up and running!

 

So, a big thank you to:

- Chris Dundon, my newest patron (To Valhalla, my friend!)

- Brenton Ayres (You're doing more than your part to keep the wheels turning!)

- Tracy Bailey-Mathews (Hopefully some of what I write is helping with the campaign!)

- Joy Von Holle (One of my oldest and most appreciated supporters on this list!)

In addition to this shout out, though, I wanted to take a moment to signal boost a couple of folks out there who could really use your help. So if you have some spare time to push a couple of buttons, watch a few videos, or subscribe to a new Patreon or two, please keep reading!

Because everything is rough, and the wheels don't stop just because we're tired.

But before I get into the meat of today's post, remember, don't forget to sign up for my newsletter to get all my updates right in your inbox. Also, if you've got a bit of spare cash that you'd like to use to help keep the wheels turning, consider becoming a Patreon patron! Also, be sure you're following all of my followables, check out my LinkTree.

Lastly, for hundreds of extra articles on gaming, weird history, and for more free fiction, check out my Vocal archive, too!

Creators Who Could Use A Lifeline

While I'm still very much on the scramble (and it seems like every time I turn around there's some new bill I have to pay with money I was planning on saving), I want to take a moment to shine the spotlight onto two creators who could really use a hand up.

The first is my partner, Alice Liddell. Alice works with me on the YouTube channel The A.L.I.C.E. Files, we've done many conventions together, and I was the one who introduced her to Azukail Games where she's published supplements like 100 Dangerous Plants or the tome that is 100 Stat Boost Potion Recipes (it's the length of a full novel, so be aware that's what you're getting when you see the price tag).

However, in the recent storms that swept over the Midwest, the basement she lives in was flooded. This damaged a lot of her stuff, and it has drastically disrupted her ability to work as the place is dried out, she tries to salvage what she can, and to figure out how she's going to get back up on her feet.

So if you're out there, please consider checking out any of Alice's RPG supplements, buying some of her books found on her Amazon author page, or just buying her a Ko-Fi so she can keep her bills paid during this recovery period.

And if you don't have spare dosh lying around, Alice is trying to get several of her free content streams monetized. So in addition to subscribing to (and watching) The A.L.I.C.E. Files, consider checking out her author YouTube channel Alice The Author where she talks about what goes on behind the screen, as well as her gaming YouTube channel KHR Arts, and stop in to say hi on Twitch as well! It might be a while before she streams again, but as soon as the environment allows, she'll be back to it!

The other person I want to give a shout out to is Owen K.C. Stephens. For folks who don't know, he's one of the more established folks in the gaming industry, and you'll find his name on Pathfinder, Starfinder, and dozens of other games, as well as hundreds of other supplements. He's been fighting with a lot of physical ailments (cancer was chief among them until recently), and he's also had to recover from flooding and other home damage.

So, if you'd like to help Owen pay his bills and keep what he has so he can continue making the kinds of games we enjoy, consider hitting him up on Patreon, or even getting yourself a copy of the Owen Stephens Summer of Survival TTRPG bundle if you haven't done so yet! And if you've done all of that, but still want to help out, Owen also has a YouTube channel of his own, which you should subscribe to and watch to get his numbers up.

Like, Follow, and Stay in Touch!

That's all for this week's Moon Pope Monday. To stay on top of all my content and releases, make sure you subscribe to my newsletter at the bottom of the page!

Again, for more of my work, check out my Vocal archive, and stop by the Azukail Games YouTube channel, or my additional audio dramas over on The A.L.I.C.E. Files! Or if you'd prefer to read some of my books, like my dystopian sci-fi thriller Old Soldiers, my hardboiled gangland noir series starring a bruiser of a Maine Coon with Marked Territory and Painted Cats, my sword and sorcery novel Crier's Knife or my latest short story collection The Rejects, then head over to My Amazon Author Page!

To stay on top of all my latest releases, follow me on Blue Sky, Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and now Pinterest as well! To support my work, consider Buying Me a Ko-Fi, or heading to The Literary Mercenary's Patreon page to become a regular, monthly patron. That one helps ensure you get more Improved Initiative, and it means you'll get my regular, monthly giveaways as a bonus!