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Opinion Poll: Reward Interest (poll)
🕑 Added 2023-04-07 15:48:09 +0000 UTCApologies for the long post. It turned into an update as to where I am at and a poll all in one. If you have zero interest in the tiers above $5 feel free to ignore this post/poll entirely.
First of all, thank you all so much for your input on the previous two opinion polls. They gave me some super valuable insights.
My main two takeaways were that I will continue to make sure at least one active project is always a Futa related one as nearly half of you are here for that content exclusively. My second takeaway is that I have been underestimating the interest in non-futa cuck content as nearly half of you enjoy that stuff as well. So, basically, not much will change. Futa fiction will remain the bread and butter and I can keep the cuck stuff here (and I'll try to write it more often). From my perspective this is perfect.
I think I am satisfied with my idea about the main $5 tier giving access to the early serial chapters and short chapters of anything I am currently working on. I believe that is why most of you are here and I do not want to mess with that.
The serials will continue to filter out for free and the shorts will remain exclusive here and be later sold as e-books.
I think I will add access to the most recent previous short at the $10 tier and access to the whole back catalogue at the $20 tier. (This latter one may change as the back catalogue grows.) I think that's pretty decent value for money.
As I narrow in on other goodies I can sweeten the $10 and $20 tiers with I thought I would put up a poll to see what ideas were appealing to you. Below are some of the ideas I am playing with:
Acknowledgement: Once per month on Twitter I could list and thank those patrons who opt in. I realize a lot of folk won't want to be called out for fetish fiction support so each month I'd have to put up a post asking who wants to be acknowledged. Awkward but I'm not sure how else to do it. I might be able to do something on Chyoa as well, many of the other free story sites wouldn't allow it though.
Premium Polls: Higher tiers get extra votes in reader polls and/or special polls all their own. Some of these could be supplementary to the main poll. (Eg. In the last Panty Raid polls everyone got to vote on pp length where as only the $10 tier got to vote on who is thickest.) I am basically already doing this but if the interest is there I'll try to commit to at least one premium poll a month.
Character of the Month*: Each month we could create a new original character to add to the stable. There would be no guarantee of the character ever featuring in a story but she or he would be there as an option. Could be fun?
In Character posts*: This might be a blog, column, personal letter, diary entry, or birthday/holiday wishes 'written' by one of my fictional characters.
Gifts*: A bit similar to the above. With this idea I allow you to vote for a character and a present then write a short 1-2k scene where they accept the gift. (I really loved it when you all gave Rosa her gift. I thought it was sweet.)
Slow moving CYOA*: Each month I write one short chapter of a CYOA and after each chapter I would put up a poll for you to direct the main character's actions. My initial thought is a second person POV of a first date with a futa woman where you try to woo the lovely lady.
Personal Blog*: A peek at the dumbass behind the keyboard. 😋 Each month I write a short piece on something I am thinking about. It would likely just be some sappy hippy-dippy bullshit, but I'm a sappy hippy-dippy guy. lol Anybody who follows my twitter will know that I only like to put positivity out into the universe. I would do my best to avoid politics or culture war stuff. While I have my opinions I am neither wise enough nor enlightened enough to stand on any soapbox and try to tell someone else that they are wrong. I can't promise to avoid religion though as I think about that numinous shit all the time.
None of the Above: None of these are interesting to you and/or you will never go above the $5 tier no matter what is offered. Feel free to make other suggestions below and I will think about them
*Keep in mind that every minute I am writing for these new rewards is a minute I am not working on the main stories. I would likely only adopt one of these and keep the posts short so as not to take away from the main stories. These are meant as bonus treats and are not a part of the main course.
I know other authors offer Q&A's or discord access but I'm not comfortable with the first and with the second all you have to do is ask. (Nothing ever happens in there anyway.) I'm also not big on talking about writing theory, habits, technique, or other more academic topics. Honestly, I write because I literally cannot not write. I have no secrets or advice to give on this topic.
Okay. Enough blather from me! Love ya. 😘
I will leave this poll active until Sunday.
