Collections, Store Restock, and ZINE TWO!

Hi everyone, this is the big update post!

First update - COLLECTIONS!

Patreon has introduced Collections, allowing creators to group posts as a way to help Patrons navigate through rewards more easily. I have set this up and all collections are up to date and viewable on Desktop and Mobile!! Tags are still discoverable but you will have to go to Collections > scroll down to find them!

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Second update - STORE RESTOCK!

I have gotten a lot of inquiries as to whether or not prints and Zine One will be restocked, the answer is YES! I am working on it - the prints are done, along with new designs and some with new poster sizes (!) and will be shipped to the store fulfilment company as soon as I can. The Zine will take a little longer, but it's in progress!

Beyond the restock, I just wanna thank all of you for the support during the store launch. It was a crazy week and I'm still in disbelief and overwhelmed by the support. Thank you!

There was a lot more I could have done for the launch, and I apologise for the lacking on my part. I know some of you missed out on the Zine, and I recognise some of my updates came too late such as the discount code posts etc. I also shied away from using newsletters because I didn't how it worked oml. But I have spent more time trying to figure things out on the site, and I am learning to do better in future store updates/launches. Thank you in the meantime for the continued support and understanding.

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Third-ish update - INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING!

Relating to store and merch updates: one of the biggest concerns I saw from the launch was the expensive af international shipping costs! Currently, my store is managed by a U.S.-based store fulfilment company, therefore, everything is shipped from the U.S.

I have communicated this concern with them, and GOOD NEWS!! I am learning about a drop-shipping option where all packages are sent to a processing center in the U.S., and then all packages for a specific country are bundled together, then shipped to that country and delivered by your local postal service. The downside, however, is that this takes twice as long for the packages to arrive. I'm currently communicating the desire to add this as a shipping option, and I appreciate everyone's patience as this is being set up. Hopefully this will make shipping a lot less costly!!

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Last-but-not-least-update - ZINE TWO!

ZINE TWO!!!!!!!! This is the second collection of NSFW smutty comics. Please refer to the images for a list of comics to be included in Zine Two!

Unfortunately, unlike the first zine which was mailed to Patrons in the $15 Pilot Tier, I have decided to put the second zine on my store.

When I first launched this tier, I hadn't expected so many sign ups and was expecting to make small zines for maybe 100 people or less, honestly I didn't know what to expect because I feel very unconfident in my work. Then it took me really long to figure things out and realise I want to make a thick zine with a proper book spine, and then so many more of you signed up which I'm eternally grateful and out of words for...

When Zine One was finally made, I packaged and mailed 700+ zines and paid shipping out of my own pocket. Majority of Patrons are located in the U.S., which has discontinued tracking services originally applicable for small packages like mine, and in order to do tracked packages, everything would have to be mailed as parcels, which amounts to $15.93/package for shipping alone. I cannot do this, and I cannot risk people not knowing where their books are, which became a huge issue last year. This concern, on top of the cost of everything else, and the exhaustion that comes with packaging and shipping everything by myself, makes it unfeasible for me to mail zines to Patrons.

I'm really, really sorry about this. I hope you understand my decision behind this.

What instead will happen, is that Patrons will receive a discount for when Zine Two is released, and Patrons in the $15 Pilot Tier will receive the greatest discount at 25% off.

$15 Pilot Tier patrons will also be able to sign up to be credited on the zine on the Acknowledgement Page. The Google Form will be posted shortly!

And to make up for everything, $15 Tier patrons who are pledged in the month of the zine release, will also receive the E-Book for Zine Two. Please refer to the last two images in this post for anticipated timelines!!!

When the store launches again for Zine Two, $15 Tier patrons will have early access to the store with a passcode. Hopefully, this ensures patrons are able to get the zine in case it is sold out.

It would help tremendously if those of you who are interested in purchasing the Zine could like this post so I could gauge how many copies to print!

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Once again, much like Andrew and his essays, I have written a wall of text. My god.

Thank you for reading all this, and for all the love and support.

x,

Jui