It’s an idea as old as art itself (Not the starving part, although…Occasionally it’s perhaps been…Challenging).
Patronage of the arts.
Sometimes that patronage means donating a wing to a museum or a Renoir to the Met. Sometimes it means tossing a few dollars into a street musician’s guitar case.
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.
Like?
book discussions with Josh or bonus chapters and codas (Like Tucker’s POV when he and elliot meet for the first time after elliot left the bureau–or the first time sam saw jason), serialized novels (josh’s patreons’ comments are the closest anyone gets to influencing her writing), signed “out of print” editions, first peeks at works-in-progress, Character interviews, art, holiday zoom calls, You know, extras.
but Maybe “exchange” isn’t the right word, because. Patreon is not a store or a marketplace. and your relationship with josh is not transactional. The generosity and kindness of josh’s patreons allow her to retain artistic autonomy in a fragile and constantly changing creative ecosphere.
