Hello there my loves,
I know I said in the past that I would never Crowdfund my stories but here we are. Unfortunately, things don't always go as planned in life, and I have certainly gone through a roller coaster through the years that have now brought me here. However, I will still continue my word that I will not hold my stories as hostages. I understand why people do it, but in my personal opinion I find it unfair to readers who have nothing to give and need an escape or to feel like they aren't alone in their situations by reading stories. That part, I promise to NEVER do. Ever. So, even with Crowdfund, I will always leave my stories open to subscribers.
**If you know about my medical condition and sob story or want to skip it and read the tier offers, skip past the dashed line! Please also let me know if any of the tier descriptions do not match the donation tiers, I'm really sorry I typed this all when I was tired and it's 5AM x_x**
I decided to finally jump on the Crowdfund wagon because sadly, my situation has gotten worse. I am in a position where finances are unstable and are not guaranteed to be available as we have to pay for many things out of pocket, which means funds for my health condition are not secured and medical bills are piling up. So even as my condition and home life has worsened these days, I need to find means in any way I can.
For those who do not know, I have been diagnosed with Lupus and Fibromyalgia. Lupus is an autoimmune disease that differs for everyone but has no cure. Basically, your immune system can attack anything - your organs, effect your brain, your skin, etc. In my case, my mind isn't what it used to be, on my worst days I can't even remember my middle name or my friends' names, I can't hold a thought, or I have trouble speaking my mind. I am in pain 24/7 in my bones and muscles from my shoulders all the way down to my fingers and toes, some days I sob and scream for hours multiple times a day; I can't move and I am bedridden. Some days when my attacks aren't as excruciating, I still need help feeding myself and showering. With stress, attacks happen more frequently, my pain is elevated while my mind begins to get foggy and it is difficult to concentrate. So with a family member laid off from work, another family member ignoring my existence and has given up on me, with not being able to see my friends for years, and being stuck in my room having to deal with arguements head-on and defend myself, my Lupus's harmful activities have skyrocketed.
At a loss in my current situation, and being the fighter that I am, I will always choose to fight and live and make the best I can out of my day, which brought me to AFF in the first place-- to make people smile, remind people they aren't alone in anything they're going through, and to heal pain together c: Although I know I have been absent for a while now and it's hard for me to get over my high social anxiety that's built up from everything going on for me right now, I promise I have never stopped keeping everyone here in my thoughts and prayers. I hope that in time, you can forgive my past and future disappearances and my silence, and hope that we can connect again and be each other's support ❤️
Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for taking the time to read my stories and to read all of this and thank you with everything I have left for any support I receive, whether you donate to help me with my medical bills and pay for my treatments, sub to my stories, or be a friend listening to my vents, talking to me, or supporting from the shadows-- I appreciate all of it and I will always be grateful to all of you ❤️
I will do my best to update my stories asap but no promises on a schedule, I'm sorry >~< If you do decide to donate and support my stories though despite updates being less frequent than before, it would seriously mean a lot to me to receive your support and I will want to give back tenfold. I will most likely be crying and wailing from receiving any of you guys' notification ;o; Not only are you supporting me but you now own a piece of my heart and soul, so thank you for everything ❤️
____________________________________
Member Tiers Information:
(Tier rewards may change in the future when I start feeling better and when I am capable of doing more things ...and when I figure out a more rewarding but still fair plan for everyone while getting off my hiatus ^^;)
Posted and updated on 7/4/2020 (July 4, 2020)
For those who donate $1:
- Thank you message to your wall
(Please leave your AFF username and a link to your profile so I can personally thank you ❤️!)
- Listed in Thank You To Mentioned Sponsers for 1 week on a chapter or all updated story chapters for that week for any story (depends on how many chapters I post on that week)
- Listed in Sponsers List forever on my profile
For those who donate $3:
- Thank you message to your wall
- I will DM you a handwritten and typed out special thank you note
[*Please pleaseee leave your AFF username, nickname (optional), and a link to your profile so that I may add you to my sponser list and send you something special. Everyone will receive a handwritten and typed out (because you may not be able to read my microscopic, half-normal-half-cursive handwriting xD), heartfelt thank you note.]
- Listed on Sponser List forever on my profile
- Listed on Special Thank You Sponser List for 1 month on any and all updated chapters
- You may read my Crowdfunded stories as a Single Page
For those who donate $5:
- Thank you message to your wall
- Receive a handwritten and typed special thank you note
- Listed forever on my Sponser List on my profile with a link to your profile
- (If applicable) I will recommend 1 of your stories of your choosing on a Masterlist indefinitely and on my wall
* Note: You may recommend a story that is not one of your own! I will still add it to a masterlist, upvote it, and comment on it. I will also let the author know you recommended their story ^^
- (If applicable) I will upvote and comment on the story you recommend because we should all support one another in any way we can ❤️
- You may read my Crowdfunded stories as a Single Page
- All perks added in the future to One-Time Donations equal or less than $5 will be rewarded to you
- You will receive early access to chapter updates.
Monthly Subscriptions:
Important Notice!: To be fair and to get your money's worth, all monthly subscriptions are unavailable until my condition becomes more stable. I will leave all of the tier information here, in case anyone is interested and wants to save up for the future. I cannot promise you or give you an estimate when I will be stable enough for these options.
*Note: If you cancel your subscription, I'm not cruel, I will not remove your recommended stories off the masterlist. However, you will be removed from all invite-only stories, discussions, bonus content, etc after canceling your subscription. Please do not try to take advantage of the monthly tiers, I will notice. For example, if you pay for $3 once and then cancel immediately, you will only receive perks under the $3 One-Time Donation, not the $3 Monthly Subscription.
For $2 Monthly Subscriptions:
- You will receive all perks from One-Time Donation tiers
- You will receive 1 week early access to my chapter updates indefinitely until you cancel your subscription.
For $3 Monthly Subscription:
This tier and $5 Monthly Subscription will be treated like a season pass kind of like for games. So, everything added in the future to tiers below this one, are granted to you the instant they are added to lower tiers. Future content will also be yours to view early. I may ask members of this tier for their opinions on story titles, chapter titles, character names, how I upload chapters (examples: having a double chapter update at once or upload chapters once a day, things like that), members of this tier will be the first voters or the only votes I consider to any poll or if I need your opinions as readers, etc.
- You will receive all One-Time Donation tier perks
- All perks added in the future to any One-Time Donation tiers will be rewarded to you
- You will get to help me decide elements of stories, naming stories/chapters/characters
- You will be the first to be notified of any new story I am working on and when I plan to post it
- You will be the first or only votes I consider on how to upload chapters for that week
For $5 Monthly Subscription:
- You will receive ALL perks currently listed above and ALL future perks that may be added to any tier
- In the future when I get a new laptop, you may get invites to live streams of me writing out a chapter or editing and answering any of your questions (personal, relating to any story, opinions on Kpop topics, basically anything if I'm in the mood and if the questions are appropriate and not too personal).
- In the future, after I get my writing momentum back and not have writers block, members of this tier may request one-shots or pitch story ideas any time that I will write and dedicate to them
- In the future, members of this tier will be added to invite-only stories. These may include bonus chapters for a story, alternate universe chapters or endings to a story, different and original endings I wrote for stories, one-shots only available to members of this tier, etc
- Members may be invited to discussions about stories where you may ask me anything on the story and ask me "what if" questions, background information on characters, etc
- Members may recommend any of their stories any time and all recommendations will be added to the Masterlist indefinitely
- I will have a blogpost ad for each story recommendation on my shop's account: theredlightdistrict
- I will do 10 wall post ads for each story recommendation under my shop's account.
- Due to paranoia of plagiarism, I am only trusting this tier to download my stories as PDFs. Considering you are giving so much to support me, I would hope that none of you will use your copies for anything other than your personal enjoyment. Please do not share any of these PDFs on any site. Please do not change the characters and use the story elsewhere as it is also considered plagiarism. If I see my stories posted somewhere else or under another user other than under me on AFF, you will be removed from this tier. You will also ruin it for everyone else because I will remove this option entirely forever if my stories are plagiarized anywhere by anyone.
- Most likely if you do decide to choose this subscription, I will do my best to make it worth your while. Expect that I will probably send you thank you messages often with crying emojis and I'm not like going to be your online slave but I will most likely ask if I may help you with anything like beta read any of your chapters or if you need an extra opinion on something or if there is something I can do for you like write you a little something to brighten your day or something similar I dont know because you practically have part of my life in your hands and you make me cry from generosity (T - T) lol
- More perks will be added in the future when I remember what they were lol and if I think of more or if you guys suggest ideas - just ask! I'm willing to hear anyone out ^^
❤️ That's all for now. I hope and pray all of you stay well and safe ❤️
I know I said in the past that I would never Crowdfund my stories but here we are. Unfortunately, things don't always go as planned in life, and I have certainly gone through a roller coaster through the years that have now brought me here. However, I will still continue my word that I will not hold my stories as hostages. I understand why people do it, but in my personal opinion I find it unfair to readers who have nothing to give and need an escape or to feel like they aren't alone in their situations by reading stories. That part, I promise to NEVER do. Ever. So, even with Crowdfund, I will always leave my stories open to subscribers.
**If you know about my medical condition and sob story or want to skip it and read the tier offers, skip past the dashed line! Please also let me know if any of the tier descriptions do not match the donation tiers, I'm really sorry I typed this all when I was tired and it's 5AM x_x**
I decided to finally jump on the Crowdfund wagon because sadly, my situation has gotten worse. I am in a position where finances are unstable and are not guaranteed to be available as we have to pay for many things out of pocket, which means funds for my health condition are not secured and medical bills are piling up. So even as my condition and home life has worsened these days, I need to find means in any way I can.
For those who do not know, I have been diagnosed with Lupus and Fibromyalgia. Lupus is an autoimmune disease that differs for everyone but has no cure. Basically, your immune system can attack anything - your organs, effect your brain, your skin, etc. In my case, my mind isn't what it used to be, on my worst days I can't even remember my middle name or my friends' names, I can't hold a thought, or I have trouble speaking my mind. I am in pain 24/7 in my bones and muscles from my shoulders all the way down to my fingers and toes, some days I sob and scream for hours multiple times a day; I can't move and I am bedridden. Some days when my attacks aren't as excruciating, I still need help feeding myself and showering. With stress, attacks happen more frequently, my pain is elevated while my mind begins to get foggy and it is difficult to concentrate. So with a family member laid off from work, another family member ignoring my existence and has given up on me, with not being able to see my friends for years, and being stuck in my room having to deal with arguements head-on and defend myself, my Lupus's harmful activities have skyrocketed.
At a loss in my current situation, and being the fighter that I am, I will always choose to fight and live and make the best I can out of my day, which brought me to AFF in the first place-- to make people smile, remind people they aren't alone in anything they're going through, and to heal pain together c: Although I know I have been absent for a while now and it's hard for me to get over my high social anxiety that's built up from everything going on for me right now, I promise I have never stopped keeping everyone here in my thoughts and prayers. I hope that in time, you can forgive my past and future disappearances and my silence, and hope that we can connect again and be each other's support ❤️
Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for taking the time to read my stories and to read all of this and thank you with everything I have left for any support I receive, whether you donate to help me with my medical bills and pay for my treatments, sub to my stories, or be a friend listening to my vents, talking to me, or supporting from the shadows-- I appreciate all of it and I will always be grateful to all of you ❤️
I will do my best to update my stories asap but no promises on a schedule, I'm sorry >~< If you do decide to donate and support my stories though despite updates being less frequent than before, it would seriously mean a lot to me to receive your support and I will want to give back tenfold. I will most likely be crying and wailing from receiving any of you guys' notification ;o; Not only are you supporting me but you now own a piece of my heart and soul, so thank you for everything ❤️
____________________________________
Member Tiers Information:
(Tier rewards may change in the future when I start feeling better and when I am capable of doing more things ...and when I figure out a more rewarding but still fair plan for everyone while getting off my hiatus ^^;)
Posted and updated on 7/4/2020 (July 4, 2020)
For those who donate $1:
- Thank you message to your wall
(Please leave your AFF username and a link to your profile so I can personally thank you ❤️!)
- Listed in Thank You To Mentioned Sponsers for 1 week on a chapter or all updated story chapters for that week for any story (depends on how many chapters I post on that week)
- Listed in Sponsers List forever on my profile
For those who donate $3:
- Thank you message to your wall
- I will DM you a handwritten and typed out special thank you note
[*Please pleaseee leave your AFF username, nickname (optional), and a link to your profile so that I may add you to my sponser list and send you something special. Everyone will receive a handwritten and typed out (because you may not be able to read my microscopic, half-normal-half-cursive handwriting xD), heartfelt thank you note.]
- Listed on Sponser List forever on my profile
- Listed on Special Thank You Sponser List for 1 month on any and all updated chapters
- You may read my Crowdfunded stories as a Single Page
For those who donate $5:
- Thank you message to your wall
- Receive a handwritten and typed special thank you note
- Listed forever on my Sponser List on my profile with a link to your profile
- (If applicable) I will recommend 1 of your stories of your choosing on a Masterlist indefinitely and on my wall
* Note: You may recommend a story that is not one of your own! I will still add it to a masterlist, upvote it, and comment on it. I will also let the author know you recommended their story ^^
- (If applicable) I will upvote and comment on the story you recommend because we should all support one another in any way we can ❤️
- You may read my Crowdfunded stories as a Single Page
- All perks added in the future to One-Time Donations equal or less than $5 will be rewarded to you
- You will receive early access to chapter updates.
Monthly Subscriptions:
Important Notice!: To be fair and to get your money's worth, all monthly subscriptions are unavailable until my condition becomes more stable. I will leave all of the tier information here, in case anyone is interested and wants to save up for the future. I cannot promise you or give you an estimate when I will be stable enough for these options.
*Note: If you cancel your subscription, I'm not cruel, I will not remove your recommended stories off the masterlist. However, you will be removed from all invite-only stories, discussions, bonus content, etc after canceling your subscription. Please do not try to take advantage of the monthly tiers, I will notice. For example, if you pay for $3 once and then cancel immediately, you will only receive perks under the $3 One-Time Donation, not the $3 Monthly Subscription.
For $2 Monthly Subscriptions:
- You will receive all perks from One-Time Donation tiers
- You will receive 1 week early access to my chapter updates indefinitely until you cancel your subscription.
For $3 Monthly Subscription:
This tier and $5 Monthly Subscription will be treated like a season pass kind of like for games. So, everything added in the future to tiers below this one, are granted to you the instant they are added to lower tiers. Future content will also be yours to view early. I may ask members of this tier for their opinions on story titles, chapter titles, character names, how I upload chapters (examples: having a double chapter update at once or upload chapters once a day, things like that), members of this tier will be the first voters or the only votes I consider to any poll or if I need your opinions as readers, etc.
- You will receive all One-Time Donation tier perks
- All perks added in the future to any One-Time Donation tiers will be rewarded to you
- You will get to help me decide elements of stories, naming stories/chapters/characters
- You will be the first to be notified of any new story I am working on and when I plan to post it
- You will be the first or only votes I consider on how to upload chapters for that week
For $5 Monthly Subscription:
- You will receive ALL perks currently listed above and ALL future perks that may be added to any tier
- In the future when I get a new laptop, you may get invites to live streams of me writing out a chapter or editing and answering any of your questions (personal, relating to any story, opinions on Kpop topics, basically anything if I'm in the mood and if the questions are appropriate and not too personal).
- In the future, after I get my writing momentum back and not have writers block, members of this tier may request one-shots or pitch story ideas any time that I will write and dedicate to them
- In the future, members of this tier will be added to invite-only stories. These may include bonus chapters for a story, alternate universe chapters or endings to a story, different and original endings I wrote for stories, one-shots only available to members of this tier, etc
- Members may be invited to discussions about stories where you may ask me anything on the story and ask me "what if" questions, background information on characters, etc
- Members may recommend any of their stories any time and all recommendations will be added to the Masterlist indefinitely
- I will have a blogpost ad for each story recommendation on my shop's account: theredlightdistrict
- I will do 10 wall post ads for each story recommendation under my shop's account.
- Due to paranoia of plagiarism, I am only trusting this tier to download my stories as PDFs. Considering you are giving so much to support me, I would hope that none of you will use your copies for anything other than your personal enjoyment. Please do not share any of these PDFs on any site. Please do not change the characters and use the story elsewhere as it is also considered plagiarism. If I see my stories posted somewhere else or under another user other than under me on AFF, you will be removed from this tier. You will also ruin it for everyone else because I will remove this option entirely forever if my stories are plagiarized anywhere by anyone.
- Most likely if you do decide to choose this subscription, I will do my best to make it worth your while. Expect that I will probably send you thank you messages often with crying emojis and I'm not like going to be your online slave but I will most likely ask if I may help you with anything like beta read any of your chapters or if you need an extra opinion on something or if there is something I can do for you like write you a little something to brighten your day or something similar I dont know because you practically have part of my life in your hands and you make me cry from generosity (T - T) lol
- More perks will be added in the future when I remember what they were lol and if I think of more or if you guys suggest ideas - just ask! I'm willing to hear anyone out ^^
❤️ That's all for now. I hope and pray all of you stay well and safe ❤️
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A note from the founder: As the founder of Asianfanfics, I've met many wonderful writers on this site. As I've gotten to know them over the years, I've come to find that many of my friends here struggle to get by whether it be paying for school, everyday essentials, or what really gets to me, medical bills. After trying to see what could be done to help through crowdfunding, it became clear that dedicated crowdfunding platforms take out too much in fees. That's why I started this program just for authors so that they can receive the support they need without a middleman taking a chunk out of it. I wish you all luck in this and all of your other life endeavors and hope you all succeed.