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New Patreon Tier for Writers!

February 2, 2024 by Cameron Montague Taylor Leave a Comment

Starting February 2024, I’m opening a new tier on Patreon just for writers:

The AuthorShip tier is designed for writers looking for craft resources, support, and a (small but growing) chat community on discord. Patrons at this tier will get a clean, craft-only feed, with access to all writing-related posts (but none of my own fiction).

(If you are interested in my writing, you can find it and all the benefits of AuthorShip membership at the Schooner, Brigantine, and Galleon tiers where I post drafts of my novels, flash fic, and other extras.)

Here’s what AuthorShippers get:

Monthly, Patreon-exclusive, intensive craft videos
Monthly craft-of-writing blog posts
‘Writer Beware’ posts whenever I get wind of questionable behavior in indie publishing
Downloadable writing resources (no schedule for creation; made as needed)
eARCs of any craft of writing books released during your patronage
Ask Cee & jump the queue! Have a question about craft? Ask on Patreon or discord and get a written or video response*
Discord chat access to talk craft, chit-chat, or do writing sprints
Access to the Q&A log; I’ll post copies of questions and answers to Patreon. Many of these will be Patreon-exclusive, but I reserve the right to clip video answers for social media

*Which response format I choose will depend on how I can deliver a clear and efficient answer. If I can’t answer a question for whatever reason, I will let you know. How quickly I answer will depend on my pre-existing obligations; patrons jump ahead of questions asked by TikTok commenters and will be answered in order. Please note that I’m unable to look at excerpts as a general rule; if I decide I need an excerpt in order to answer your question, I will ask for one. Please note that responses will be available for others to see either on Patreon or social media (or both).

Interested? Click on the Patreon logo to check it out:

Silverweaver Preorders are Up!

August 8, 2023 by Cameron Montague Taylor Leave a Comment

Silverweaver – an Ilia Archives novella

Paranormal Gaslamp Fantasy | Sapphic Romance
Out October 19, 2023

Second-rate ghosthunter Anya Iteri comes from a family of metalweavers — powerful mages who can forge iron, shape steel, and even bend blood. Down on her luck and struggling for work, Anya bribes her little brother, a city guide, to let her drum up business on one of his tours.

The plan is simple. Summon a hibernating ghost to give the tour a good show, return it to its slumber, and collect a hefty tip. But the moment the tour begins, Anya encounters a ghost of a different kind: Eleira Soti, talented hunter and former love of her life, newly returned to the city after years away. El’s familiar face leaves Anya fighting distraction and attraction alike on her way into the city’s most haunted grounds.

The night goes from bad to worse when the wrong ghost gets summoned and fingers are pointed Anya’s way. A malignant spirit emerges from the veil, bent on destroying the tour and everyone on it. Racing against time, Anya must team up with El to trap the ghost, save her brother, and prove, once and for all, that her abilities aren’t as second-rate as others think.

Preorder Now!

Weaver (a sapphic Paranormal Fantasy) is on Patreon!

April 6, 2021 by Cameron Montague Taylor Leave a Comment

Good news, everyone! Weaver is now complete offline and updating on Patreon, where it will finish posting in full by the end of April.

Weaver is a paranormal, second-world fantasy with a sapphic subplot. Complete at 28k, it’s a novella-length read that, while dark (and a little scary!) in some places, finishes with a feel-good, happy ending. Already convinced? Chapter one is right here! Want more information? Here’s the summary:

Second-rate ghosthunter Anya Iteri comes from a family of metalweavers — powerful mages who can forge iron, shape steel, and even bend blood. Down on her luck and struggling for work, Anya bribes her little brother, a city guide, to let her drum up business on one of his tours.
The plan is simple. Summon a hibernating ghost to give the tour a good show, return it to its slumber, and collect a hefty tip. But the moment the tour begins, Anya encounters a ghost of a different kind: Eleira Soti, talented hunter and former love of her life, newly returned to the city after years away. El’s familiar face leaves Anya fighting distraction and attraction alike on her way into the city’s most haunted grounds.
The night goes from bad to worse when the wrong ghost gets summoned and fingers are pointed Anya’s way. A malignant spirit emerges from the veil, bent on destroying the tour and everyone on it. Racing against time, Anya must team up with El to trap the ghost, save her brother, and prove, once and for all, that her abilities aren’t as second-rate as others think.

Weaver is the first in a cycle of novellas that will release every spring — each in the same universe, each exploring a different kind of in-world magic. All of my novellas post at my Supporter+ tiers with a lot of other goodies included. Read Weaver here, check out what other benefits I offer on this masterpost, or click the image below to go straight to my Patreon homepage.

Click here to go to my Patreon homepage!

Patreon Updates and Tier Changes

April 6, 2021 by Cameron Montague Taylor Leave a Comment

Starting this April, I’m celebrating my Patreon anniversary (Patreoniversary?) by expanding and updating all of my tiers. Here’s a look at what each tier offers — or you can head straight to Patreon to check them out.

The Follower Tier:

Monthly updates with sneak preview excerpts;
Cat pics;
Short stories whenever I reach a Patreon milestone;
Lens behind-the-scene videos;
Discord chat access;
Eternal gratitude.

The Supporter Tier:

Access to all flash fiction (at least 1x/wk);
Behind-the-scenes looks at my writing process (outlines, storyboards, worldbuilding and more);
Artwork, reference images, other story media;
Advance chapter reveals for Weaver, my Fantasy/Paranormal novella;
AMA in the discord chat;
Sneak peeks of future books.

The Patron Tier:

Stay eight weeks (two months!) ahead on Ruthless Rivers, Book Two of the Oceana Series;
Read all of Wicked Waters, Book One of the Oceana Series;
Access to the “writing streams” channel in my discord where I stream Scrivener 1x/wk;
Access to the (Patreon-exclusive) deleted scene and extras archive;
Loyalty Reward: spend a year at this tier and get on the freebie list for ebooks of the Oceana Series upon publication!

The Alpha Reader Tier:

First drafts of my novels posted as I write them;
A dedicated chat thread in the discord;
Shape the way stories develop with your feedback!
Loyalty reward: Spend a quarter (three months) at this tier and receive an ebook of the project(s) you saw in-progress upon publication!

The Enthusiast Tier:

A chapbook snail-mailed to you once per quarter (Mar, Jun, Sept, Dec);
Chapbook is 20-30 pages of flash fiction, scenes from my novels, and story art sketches;
Each chapbook will have a handwritten note from me inside the front cover and be softbound and stapled;
Vote on which scenes you most want to see included in your chapbook;
Loyalty reward: spend a whole quarter at this tier and receive more merch as a thank-you: stickers, postcards, bookmarks, etc.

For a detailed breakdown of tiers and samples of posts: check out this explanation of benefits or get in touch (here in the comments, on social media, via my contact form — the world’s your oyster), or click the link below to go straight to my page!