For the last few years, I’ve waited with baited breath every time I’ve tried to open Big Closet.
As I wait . . . I ask myself, “Is today the day?
“Is today the day Erin’s financial woes will finally make life so miserable for her that she’ll give up.”
“Is today the day Erin has to umpire that one more contentious spat between site users that will push her over the edge?”
For those of you who weren’t around for Big Closet opened, we TG authors didn’t have a friendly place. I remember posting Peaches on Fictionmania. Someone posted a comment that said. “Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh Dear. I couldn’t make heads or tails out of it.”
I just thought, “Screw you. I’ve been the subject front page articles that insinuated that I was an embezzler. Do you think your cute little comment is going to ruin even a minute of my life?”
The trouble was, it bothered the heck out of my co-author, a gentle soul who shouldn’t have had to put up with that kind of garbage.
My next story will be number one hundred -- and I’ve never had a comment here that caused me to feel less than good about myself.
Erin works very hard at protecting her authors!
That’s what makes this place so great. (And by "Erin" I mean all those who work to make BC a wonderful place.)
Authors like to post here. Good content brings in more readers. Having readers makes authors feel good . . . just as long as Erin makes sure those readers behave nicely. That’s the circle of life for this site.
Unfortunately, it also takes resources to run this site. One of those resources is money.
There was a time I could afford to support this site financially. I’m now practically retired and have had to make adjustments. I’ll still do what I can, but others are going to have to pick up the pace to fill that void.
One day . . . Big Closet will be a thing of the past. That’s life. If people don’t do what they can, that day will be sooner and not later.
Lions and Tigers and Bear . . . my ass. Peaches is a great story and it still sells on Amazon with Erin getting all the proceeds to help run this site.
Jill
Comments
Nice to know........
That my purchase of Peaches not only furthered your renown as an author, but also helped out here.
I have donated money in the past, and I will continue to do so. Here is my promise........
Having been out of work for some time now, and looking at hopefully being back to work very soon in a good position with a good company, I promise to celebrate when it happens by making a major donation to this site.
Just knowing that it is here, that I have an outlet for my problems, and that I have friends here, has been very important to me - as has the many hours of entertainment I have garnered from this site. I will gladly pay that debt.
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D. Eden
Dum Vivimus, Vivamus
Goog Luck
Here's hoping your job search finds you that perfect job that feeds your soul as well as your body.
Jill
Angela Rasch (Jill M I)
Is today the day
My heart was in my mouth when the site failed to come up earlier today. With today being the last day of the month I wondered if they were backing up the site before taking it down. Or if the service provider had simply decided to pull the plug. This site is awesome. And it's scary to think that a story as wonderful as Peaches was receiving such hostile comments elsewhere. I think so many of the stories I've read and enjoyed here would receive similar treatment elsewhere. (I just finished Shannon's Course. Thank you.)
I have been thinking a lot these past two weeks about the donations needed to run this site. And the time and effort. Erin and Piper have done so much for us. They need more donations to keep this site running. I'm hoping more of us chip in to help them survive. Thank you ladies for running this site. And thank you authors for publishing here.
Your Welcome
Without readers who appreciate our work, writing would be hollow. Thank you. I'm sure Amelia R also thanks you.
Jill
Angela Rasch (Jill M I)
I intend
To be here for a long, long time. I'll help by sending some money to them any time that I can spare a bit.
I've also bought about twenty stories from here over the last few months, using the site's Amazon links whenever possible.