The survey is now
replaced, in the sidebar, with a widget linking to my Patreon. If you like my output, and would like to continue seeing
it, and you can afford to spare a little, please consider supporting
me by this route. Patreon advises that typically about 90% of
contributions make their way to the creator, the rest being taken up
with a very modest share for Patreon itself, and fees related to the
transfers of funds. This makes it a very efficient way to make a
regular contribution to people who are creating work that you
appreciate, or that you would like more people to appreciate.
There are rewards
for becoming a patron, as is expected on that platform, but none of
my content will ever be exclusive to patrons. Patrons will mostly get
various sorts of behind-the-scenes access to know or influence what
I'm working on – but that influence will never look anything like
editorial control. Everything you see on the blog will continue to be
my work, it will just include some things that spring off ideas from
patrons – as it already sometimes springs off ideas from readers
already.
Openings
won't be the first Quaker project on Patreon. I find this reassuring.
I also vastly prefer this idea over any form of charging for access
to my work, at least in terms of work in the form of blog posts. I
trust in the generosity of Quakers, both in material things and in
generosity of spirit, that if Friends appreciate my work, some will
contribute to encourage me to continue.
Addendum (20 November 2021): I have also started taking contributions via Ko-Fi, which is ideal for people who want to give me a one-off ‘tip’ to show support or appreciation.
