Introduction!

[ceciliatan.livejournal.com]

Just read the actual userinfo on this comm--which I've really been enjoying, by the way--and saw this: Introductions: When you first join this community, please make an introductory post telling folks who you are and what you do. Are you a creative person, a donor, or both? What kind of goods or services do you offer? What kind do you like to read or view? Why do you like crowdfunded creativity?

So, hi, I'm Cecilia Tan, and I've been a pro writer since I was a teenager which was (mumble) decades ago. I've published a lot through the 'traditional' press, but I've turned to web publishing of various kinds because traditional print publishing is in such crisis now.

I have one main crowdfunded serial going on right now, called Daron's Guitar Chronicles, which updates every M/W/F and although I just added some Project Wonderful ads to the site, probably if it makes anything it will be from donors. It launched November 1st, and so far hasn't earned anything, but I would rather be trying to put it out there and at least having READERS enjoying it, rather than it moldering in a drawer. But I would like to see if I can make the crowdfunded model work.

The novel-serial is written from Daron's point of view, and so I've given him his own Twitter account, and he's bucking for his own LiveJournal, but I told him he can write "liner notes" posts on the novel site if he really wants. So he's doing that. Most of the comments on the site, what few we've gotten, have been directed at him, so he's answered them. I don't know if the audience will eventually get intrigued by that, I hope so, but even if they don't, I'm having fun with it.

As a reader I've gotten easily sucked into several other online novels. I have gotten more and more out of the habit of reading physical books and more and more into reading fanfic online, and that has made an easy transition to reading original fic and ebooks for me.

Comments

[haikujaguar.livejournal.com]

*squint* The Circlet Press Cecilia Tan? Wow! I had no idea you were lurking. :)

Yes...

[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

The very same. You should hear her in a live reading some time!

[ceciliatan.livejournal.com]

Ayup! 'Tis me. :-)

[haikujaguar.livejournal.com]

Ooh! Very cool. It's nice to see people I remember from the 1990s SF/F con circuit/crowd here. :)

[ceciliatan.livejournal.com]

Yup, still hanging around. I've changed slightly which cons I go to, but mostly things are much the same. :-)

[haikujaguar.livejournal.com]

What do you attend these days? I've lost touch with where folks are mostly going and am trying to figure out some crowdfunding-friendly cons. :)

[ceciliatan.livejournal.com]

Arisia has grown and grown and continues to be very DIY and "big tent" with the most diverse mix of fandoms in general convention fandom. Wiscon is always fabulous, just amazing, and would be a really great con to do a crowdfunding panel or workshop at, too. Those are the absolute best for me. :-)

[haikujaguar.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I'll look into Arisia then; you're not the first person to recommend them! (Wiscon was a bad experience for me, not really wanting to repeat it. -_- )

[ceciliatan.livejournal.com]

Aw, I'm sorry to hear that. I don't do every Wiscon, it's a little far, but I try to go every few years. Arisia though, since it's right in my backyard, I definitely do every year.

[jolantru.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the community!

[ceciliatan.livejournal.com]

Thanks!