Birthdays used to be so exciting when I was a kid, mostly because I used to go to Disneyland every year. (Ah, the perks of growing up in Los Angeles.) Nowadays there isn’t much of a fuss to be made about growing old in this declining American empire, but this year I’ve decided to make the most of it by offering a discount on a yearly subscription to this newsletter. Why not? It’s the only time of year I get to celebrate me.
🚨 From now until AUGUST 1, 2022, you can get a 20% discount on a subscription to my newsletter by using the link below 🚨
so what can i expect as a paying subscriber?
The honor of being called my 절친 (jeol-chin, or “close friend” in Korean)?
Some behind-the-scenes stuff—drafts, inspiration, annotations, deleted scenes, etc. for all my writing, including to-be-published work, as well as an entire unpublished novel. The posts are going to be structured a bit more like my old newsletters, less essay (…maybe), and more stuff. Sketches, drawings, inspirations, etc.
I also have a Discord server to which my paying subscribers have access. Giveaways, news, and the like will be posted there before even my newsletter subscribers see it. I’m still learning how to make the most of it, but I’m getting there. Slowly. 👵🏻
Once a month, I think I will offer an open discussion thread where I’ll sit down and chat with y’all about what’s going on—in the world, in your lives, in your writing, in your creative life, etc. Maybe even a tarot reading? I don’t imagine I’ll have a set topic, but I’m open to suggestions!
And now, some housekeeping things!
(ㅎㅎ Housekeeping…sorry, the anime this hamster is from is Oruchuban Ebichu, or Ebichu the Housekeeping Hamster.)
notes from the underground 🥀
Anything related to Wintersong and Shadowsong will turn up with the headline Notes from the Underground. It may or may not include giveaways as I still have a lot of author copies left. >.> All posts related to these books will also live in section of my newsletter called the underground.
In addition, for ease of access, the content will also be archived at my website, accessible only if you have the password.
the morning realms dispatch 🌞
Any content related to the Guardians of Dawn series will show up in your inboxes with the title The Morning Realms Dispatch. I will be sharing a lot of Guardians of Dawn-related things with my free subscribers, especially as we get closer to publication, but more in-depth content, such as extras about the worldbuilding (since I have…a lot of it) and detailed and gratuitous character profiles will be behind the paywall.
At some point I’ll be archiving that at my website as well. More to come!
That’s all for now! See y’all soon with *Bo Burnham voice* C O N T E N T. Until then, let’s outlive the bastards.
사랑해,
JJ