It’s an idea as old as art itself. Not the starving part, although…yes. Maybe that too. Patronage of the arts.
Sometimes that patronage means donating a wing to a museum or a Renoir to the Met. Sometimes it means donating to a favorite author’s Patreon.
In the case of Josh’s Patreon account, it means a little extra support from you In exchange for some fun extras and exclusive bonuses.
Nah. Not really.
(Oh, yes, there are all kinds of interesting and fun goodies like book discussions with Josh or bonus chapters and codas or serialized novels, surprise giveaways, signed print editions, first peeks at works-in-progress, art, audio… You know, extras.)
But that’s not the point. (Really.) Patreon is not a market place and your relationship is not transactional. The generosity and kindness of josh’s patreons allow her to retain artistic autonomy in a publishing world increasingly dominated by Amazon, book factories, and Author Cloneglomerates.
