C_Mantis
patreon
Patreon pause effective tomorrow.
🕑 Added 2026-01-16 20:01:03 +0000 UTCOkay I’m going to take a month break.
I’m not quitting or anything, I just need a bit more than a week off (what I realistically get when I take a normal break and accounting for pre and post prep) after going strong for the last four years.
I want to make sure the next chapters/arc lives up to everyone's imaginations and I’d rather delay slightly than write something ‘bad’ that I regret later. I always hate when shows and such take a hard dip in creatively rather than take a break and if I do the same thing its foolish.
Which all and all makes me feel like the best way I can take a break without feeling like I’m not providing something for everyone’s payments is to pause the payments.
I’ll see everyone February 20th, worry not.
As for the patreon, as far as I can tell things should pick right back up after a single month per the link below but I'm delaying by a day to give people time to cancel their membership as they see fit. No hard feelings to those that do.
Important bits copy pasted for those who are like me and never click out:
Member Access During a Pause:
Members retain access to your Patreon and all posts while billing is paused. Your Patreon remains live, but existing paid members are not billed for the pause month. For charge upfront, existing paid members' memberships are extended for the duration of the pause. For Subscription Billing, memberships are not extended; members will not be charged during the pause but will resume billing once the pause ends
Impact on billing dates and charges:
Pausing billing prevents members from being charged but does not change their billing date
Once a billing cycle has been paused, you cannot retroactively charge members for any paused period
Link: https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/214013323-How-to-pause-billing-for-your-members
Comments
RiverJ
Did you work it out?
Jarrett Nelson
Hello just joined finishing book 10. Can anyone tell me what chapter to go to to continue from there?
Justin
Have fun on you vacation and watch some Olympics
Xacarith
Enjoy your break. For me the subscription pause wasn't needed. Happy to support even though a break.
Cora
Have a great, restful and peaceful break. See you on the other side.
John Smith
In my understanding, if you subscribed on say 1/10 and billing is paused for a month from 1/16-2/16, when you would have next gotten billed on 2/10, you do not get charged and you still get access between 2/10-3/10.
mapts
so if my subscription charged me a few days ago, does this pausing for anything for me? Like do I get another month when it comes back for the money I already paid? Or do I just lose the months payment? Anybody who knows how patreon works?
GeordieDraws
You're already one of the hardest working authors out here and your draft quality and story consistency is very good. Taking a break to preserve that just makes sense.
guy nakache
Take your time I'd rather have a delay once then have it drag on in the story
John Smith
Take the time you need. If that’s longer than a month, take the time to do it right.
nolan saylor
Thanks for letting us know. I do agree that a break is better than a dip in quality, or a dip in mental health.
Shaun McNally
Thank you for pausing payment! Don’t feel the need to come back if you’re not ready. You set the timeline! If you don’t need the money, take your time, spend time with loved ones, and go on some adventures. If you’re feeling the burn out, it might be worse than you realize. I pushed through burn out and I couldn’t get going again for years. Find your spark
