Hey. It’s been a few weeks.
I’ve talked before about how Patreon doesn’t work well for
me, and that continues to be an issue. I have a full time job, an energetic
puppy, and a house that needs a lot of work done. It’s hard to make time for
writing.
So when I do make time, it makes a lot more sense to work on
my books than on random short pieces to post on Patreon. Every blog, every book
review, every fairy tale analysis, represents time that could have been better
spent doing something else.
I enjoy writing all of those things. But I used to write
them as a break from my bigger projects. Now that I feel obligated to produce
one a week, it seems like it’s all I ever have time to do. It’s not a fun break
anymore; it’s just one more thing I have to cram into my schedule.
I thought at least weekly updates were something I could do
consistently, but that’s not going well either. No matter how much work I get
done in a week, it can be summarized in a sentence or two, and looking at those
couple sentences just makes me feel so unproductive. And of course it’s worse
if I’ve had a bad week—the updates are just discouraging for me.
So. I tried a new system, it didn’t work, and we’re back to
Patreon not being a thing that works for me. I’ll keep thinking about it, and
your thoughts are welcome as well. In the meantime, check out my website—I’ve
got a few short stories and poems up there that you may not have seen yet.
www.jennyprater.com