Joyful August, my pals! 🤗 I hope you’re all doing properly. ❤️
On this month’s publish, I cowl:
1. Why I’m on Patreon, and why I hope you’ll think about supporting me on Patreon;
2. Which Patreon-related opinions are due this month;
3. What reveals I’m contemplating for protection on Patreon, to switch reveals which have accomplished their cycles, and
4. What you’ll be able to count on, as a member on Patreon.
I hope you guys discover this beneficial &/or informative, and I hope you’ll think about supporting me on Patreon! ❤️
Why I’m on Patreon
My work was placed on maintain indefinitely due to the pandemic, and with that occurring for fairly a while, it grew to become the set off that made me resolve to weblog full-time. It’s what I do know, and it’s additionally what I like.
I like dramas, and I like writing, and I like writing about dramas, however I additionally have to discover a option to make it sustainable, in order that I can maintain my lights on, and pay my payments; that sort of factor.
That’s the place Patreon – and everybody who values what I do on this weblog – is available in.
I put a whole lot of work into the opinions that I publish on the weblog; a whole lot of thought, time, and energy goes into every evaluation.
If I have been so as to add on a regular basis that goes into the episode notes, which then go into the evaluation, after which add the time it takes to really craft the evaluation, I estimate that every evaluation takes a few week of man hours – or extra.
If you happen to worth and benefit from the work that I do right here on the weblog, please do think about supporting me on Patreon. 🥰
New tiers on Patreon!
I’ve launched 4 new tiers to my Patreon web page, for many who are capable of, and need to help me in a deeper means.
You possibly can take a look at that announcement right here, or view the tiers on Patreon right here!
As a token of my appreciation, these 4 tiers will obtain entry to voice notes, which I goal to place out weekly.
If you happen to do select to help me at these deeper ranges, you’re enabling me to do extra for the location, in addition to empowering me to do extra for myself and my household as properly – and making this running a blog factor that rather more possible, as a long-term full-time gig.
If you happen to worth the work that I do right here on the weblog, please think about supporting my work on Patreon. ❤️
Psst! If you happen to’re curious concerning the nuts and bolts of the work that goes into sustaining this weblog, right here is a Expensive kfangurl publish about this very matter; I hope you get pleasure from!
Critiques because of publish this month
We’ve obtained 4 opinions because of publish this month.
Dates are forecasted however not forged in stone; I’d swap issues round relying on how I do.
Crimson Swan [Korea]: 4 August 2024
My Candy Mobster [Korea]: 11 August 2024
Miss Night time and Day [Korea]: 18 August 2024
The Story of Rose [China]: 25 August 2024
Alternative reveals
This isn’t but forged in stone, as a result of I’d want to take a look at the reveals to verify I like them sufficient to cowl them on Patreon, however listed here are those that I’m contemplating:
Crimson Swan [Korea]: probably to get replaced by No Manner Out: The Roulette [Korea]
My Candy Mobster [Korea]: to get replaced by Serendipity’s Embrace [Korea]
Miss Night time and Day [Korea]: probably changed by DNA Lover [Korea]
The Story of Rose [China]: doubtless to get replaced by Love Subsequent Door [Korea]
* Different back-up reveals I take note of (in case the shortlisted reveals don’t make my lower): No Achieve, No Love [Korea], Romance within the Home [Korea], Your Honor [Korea]
If in case you have different nice reveals to counsel, do let me know within the feedback! Please do bear in mind to remember their airing schedules, although!
Patreon tiers and their advantages
That is what the Patreon roster seems like, in the meanwhile:
Basis Tier (US$1): Leisure information and different tidbits + the primary set of episode notes of all reveals coated on Patreon (2 eps for kdramas, 4 eps for cdramas)
Early Entry (US$5): +Serendipity’s Embrace [Korea] – beginning quickly!
Early Entry Plus (US$10): +A Story of Rose [China]
VIP (US$15): +DNA Lover [Korea] – doubtless beginning quickly!
VVIP (US$20): +The Princess Royal [China]
Final (US$25): +No Manner Out: The Roulette [Korea] – doubtless beginning quickly!
* Simply to be clear, the tier advantages are cumulative, so should you join the Final tier, you wouldn’t solely obtain episode notes for No Manner Out: The Roulette, you’d obtain episodes notes for all the opposite reveals as properly!
* For precise examples of episode notes, you’ll be able to go right here and right here. 😊 These are my E1-2 notes for Miss Night time and Day[Korea] and E1-4 notes for The Princess Royal [China].
Patreon Highlights
If you happen to’re new to my Patreon web page, listed here are a handful of belongings you may wish to know:
1. ALL tiers obtain my first set of episode notes for any present that I’m masking on Patreon.
Subsequently, should you’re interested by my notes for No Manner Out: The Roulette, however aren’t certain whether or not you’d like them sufficient to need to be part of the Final tier, becoming a member of the US$1 Basis tier gives you rapid entry to No Manner Out: The Roulette E1-2 notes.
After this, should you want to improve to the Final tier, Patreon would merely cost you the distinction, whereas instantly unlocking all of the posts that your new tier entitles you to. That’s precisely what Michelle did with Vincenzo, and I’m comfortable to report that it labored out rather well! 😃
Necessary be aware! Going ahead, on the brand new schedule, this is able to be 2 episodes for kdramas and 4 episodes for cdramas (because of the shorter episode lengths).
2. The Final tier additionally receives E1 notes for all reveals that I’m watching (or have checked out), INCLUDING reveals that I’m NOT masking on Patreon.
This has included E1 notes for reveals like:
True Magnificence, Lovestruck within the Metropolis, Candy Residence, Shanai Marriage Honey (Japan), Should You Go?, Love In Between (China), A Thousand Goodnights (Taiwan), Zombie Detective, Right here’s My Plan, Howdy, Me!, Taxi Driver, At A Distance Spring Is Inexperienced, Month-to-month Journal Residence, Takane and Hana, You Are My Spring, The Witch’s Diner, D.P. (Deserter Pursuit), My Identify, Forecasting Love and Climate, The One and Solely, Every part and Nothing, You Are My Hero (China), Lesson in Love (Taiwan).
I name these posts Early Entry Extras, and as a patron on the Final tier, on common, you’ll be able to count on to see about 2 of those posts every month.
In case you’re questioning, whether or not I ultimately evaluation these reveals on the weblog, actually is dependent upon how my expertise with the assorted first episodes works out.
I’ve carried on to evaluation plenty of the reveals listed above, however I’ve additionally chosen to not proceed watching a handful of them as properly.
I’ve additionally launched the occasional bonus present for this tier, beginning with My Identify, Hellbound and Soundtrack #1.
3. You possibly can work together with me and with each other, on Patreon.
There’s a remark function on Patreon, so, very similar to right here on the weblog, you’d have the ability to touch upon posts and share your ideas with me and with different patrons.
There’s additionally a non-public message operate, so that you’d have the ability to message me immediately on Patreon, if there’s one thing you’d like to speak with me about, however you are feeling isn’t related to the posts on Patreon themselves.
Except for an online browser, it’s also possible to entry my Patreon posts and messages on the Patreon app. You could find the Patreon app on Apple’s app retailer right here, or on Google Play right here.
4. You possibly can really feel protected to pause your subscription, or transfer between tiers at any time.
Transferring between tiers
Since you are charged upfront for the approaching month, that tier’s privileges will proceed to be open to you, even should you select to maneuver down a tier someday in the course of the month, or should you select to pause your subscription.
For instance, should you have been on the Early Entry Plus tier, and someday in the course of the month, you determined that you simply’d like to maneuver down one tier, to the Early Entry Tier, you can also make that change immediately.
However since you’ve already paid for Early Entry Plus privileges, these will stay open to you till your subsequent billing cycle. After which you may be charged your new tier fee, in the beginning of your subsequent billing cycle.
If you happen to select to improve your tier, it’s also possible to accomplish that at any time, and you’ll merely be charged the distinction, eg, US$5, should you’re transferring from the Early Entry tier, to the Early Entry Plus tier, and the extra privileges will likely be instantly unlocked for you as properly.
You’ll then be charged the brand new fee in your subsequent billing cycle.
Pausing your subscription
If you happen to select to pause your subscription, you’ll not be charged on the subsequent billing cycle, and your Patreon advantages will stay open to you till the top of your present billing cycle.
Thereafter, be happy to reactivate it at any time.
Please let me know if this rationalization isn’t clear!
5. There’s now an annual subscription choice out there!
I solely activated this feature not too long ago, as a result of somebody expressed curiosity in it. I simply.. hadn’t realized that you simply guys believed in me sufficient, to need to join on a yearly foundation. 😅
With the yearly subscription, you obtain a 5% low cost, and you may be charged on every anniversary of your be part of date. The one draw back to this, is you don’t have the flexibleness to maneuver between tiers from month to month, in response to which reveals spark your curiosity.
6. The Patreon web page has grow to be a cool little neighborhood!
Moreover the episode notes, there are many different conversations occurring, on the month-to-month Drama Change posts that I create.
One is the Drama Change: Spoiler-free zone, the place you’ll be able to safely alternate drama suggestions and chat about different issues, with out the hazard of encountering a spoiler, and the opposite is the Drama Change: Deep Dive Zone, the place you’ll be able to focus on different reveals that you simply’re watching, that I’m not masking on Patreon, in all its spoiler glory.
We’ve additionally obtained a Water Cooler thread, the place of us chat about something and all the things that doesn’t fall into the Drama Change zones!
Since these posts have been launched, actually tons of of feedback have been exchanged, on every one!
ALSO. As a part of the Patreon neighborhood, you’ll get numerous updates from me, together with private updates that I don’t share elsewhere. I’m very blessed that the Patreon neighborhood has turned, successfully, into my internal circle. I’d love so that you can be part of me, should you can! ❤️
I suppose it goes with out saying, however simply in case it isn’t clear, these conversations are open to all patrons in any respect tiers.
What about one-time contributions?
If you happen to choose, it’s also possible to help the weblog by way of simple one-time contributions by clicking on this different cute lil icon under.
I’m informed that you simply don’t have to have a Paypal account so as to take action, but when that adjustments, or is completely different in your area, a Paypal account is fairly simple to arrange; there aren’t any sign-up charges concerned, and also you don’t need to maintain a steadiness in it, until you really need to.
You possibly can select to hyperlink a checking account, a debit card, or a bank card, to facilitate your contribution.
Thanks!
..And that’s about it, for this month’s updates! If in case you have recommendations for different issues that you simply’d like me to incorporate in these month-to-month replace posts, do let me know within the feedback, and I’ll see what I can do, to include them into future posts.
I goal to publish future replace posts on the primary of every month.
Thanks for studying, thanks on your help, and thanks for being right here! Massive hugs to ya! 🥰❤️😘
As soon as once more, you could find my Patreon web page by clicking on this cute lil icon under:
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