Patreon – Francesca's Thoughts

14/04/2025

No. 1 Readers’ Club 101 + blog refresh

Hello! I’ve had a little refresh of this space, and my stories blog, to reduce visual clutter and – hopefully – make the spaces easier to navigate. I think in times like these the world needs fewer links to click, you know? Decision fatigue is real and if I keep watching seven-minute YouTube videos with Continue reading

The No. 1 Readers' Club

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27/08/2024

A quick note on some Patreon updates

Hello! If you’re active in online creator spaces, you might have seen some chatter about the Patreon Apple/iOS app. By chatter, I mean extremely angry posts about potential loss of income. Here is Patreon’s official statement about the iOS app, which is implementing a 30% fee on in-app purchases from November. On a related note, Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, The No. 1 Readers' Club

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30/04/2024

Things Googled for Rotting Trees

I had completely forgotten I keep a vague, meandering list of weird shit I look up for every manuscript. I just dug out the Rotting Trees list and I’m pleased that I have absolutely no memory of why I needed to look up Ed Sheeran. * Technically I used my uni credentials for evil and Continue reading

Books

Ecosia, Patreon, Rotting Trees by Francesca Astraea, Southend-on-Sea

23/11/2023

Self Publishing? In This Economy? (chatting about why it’s fun)

Is going into a creative career an admirable pursuit of one’s passion or an act of epic financial self-sabotage? Don’t look at me for the answer, I once stuck my finger in a plug socket. Anyway, I’ve been chatting with arty friends and less arty friends alike about publishing Rotting Trees (from 11th December! Read Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation

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