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Re:Who Pays Writers? by vinceguidry on Monday July 22, 2019 @10:22AM (#20498191)
Anyone looking to make money in creative writing should consider erotic literature. Erotic content on Patreon is a growing segment.
Re:Who Pays Writers? by komali2 on Monday July 22, 2019 @02:24PM (#20500752)
Yup. Come up with an amusing and obvious penname (Robert Harder, Felatia Organica, that kind of thing), and then start writing stories about people having sex with monsters/bears/dinosaurs. Crazy market for monster erotic literature.

If you can find a way to convince furries to pay for your stuff then you've really got a goldmine. They've got tons of free fanfiction to work with though so that might be hard.

Re:Who Pays Writers? by antupis on Monday July 22, 2019 @10:39AM (#20498371)
Romance novels sell pretty well also consider how much there are low-quality novels in market https://www.citylab.com/life/2018/01/freelancer-gig-economy-...
Re:Who Pays Writers? by dondawest on Monday July 22, 2019 @10:26AM (#20498235)
I thought Patreon specifically banned erotic content / porn?
Re:Who Pays Writers? by vinceguidry on Monday July 22, 2019 @10:35AM (#20498312)
They're playing the game of trying to ban some of it but not all of it. For erotic literature specifically, they're trying to forbid certain genres. It's a weird cat and mouse game and I'm having trouble picking sides.
Re:Who Pays Writers? by dondawest on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @10:57AM (#20565374)
Super interesting. Is there anywhere I can find a list of the allowed erotic genres vs the banned genres?

Thanks.

Re:Who Pays Writers? by vorpalhex on Monday July 22, 2019 @01:30PM (#20500254)
I'm generally upset at them over their weird ban-not-ban. I can understand they have to deal with credit card processors, etc - but please give the community clear guidelines and don't play the part of the censor.
Re:Who Pays Writers? by vinceguidry on Monday July 22, 2019 @01:57PM (#20500485)
I'm not certain there's a way out of it. On Quora I've been seeing pedophiles creating accounts with the intent on pushing boundaries. It's pretty disturbing seeing it taken out of a literary context. I don't envy Patreon's task here.