#the best tier if you've got no money at all is Following + just waiting for stories to come out lol

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Hi Pia :) Does the Gary and Efnisien tier in Ream give access to Underline the Blue chapters 5 to 8? Thank you, I love your writing! <3

Hello anon!

Here's what you get on Ream in terms of specific stories depending on the tiers! (the tl;dr is YES you absolutely do, but I'll put it out in a lil more detail for you):

Following (Free):

This will give you access to all public posts, and is completely free. It's like a 'newsletter/news' tier.

Mallory & Mount ($3):

This is like the 'tip jar' tier. Nothing specific happens here except for access to public posts and the occasional poll. And my eternal gratitude.

Mosk & Eran ($5.00):

This introduces chapter commentaries! (x2 a month) And poll access.

Augus & Gwyn ($9.00):

This is chapter commentaries, as well as the majority of early access chapters, which include Underline the Blue, Underline the Red and Underline the Gold, as well as The Nascent Diplomat. It includes these for ALL previous months, and not just the current month/s you signed up for. Access to a special Discord channel (you must tell me your username on the Discord, it's not automated).

Gary & Efnisien ($17):

This is chapter commentaries, as well as the majority of early access chapters, which include Underline the Blue, Underline the Red and Underline the Gold, as well as The Nascent Diplomat.

It now also includes Constellations, and likely Vexteria and Mallory & Mount early access too!

It includes the Game Theory edits, and any new scenes I add, so you can all see in real time how (slowly) I am altering this story and keeping it faithful at the same time. It includes these for ALL previous months, and not just the current month/s you signed up for. (you must tell me your username on the Discord, it's not automated).

Vexteria & Evan ($44)

ALL previous rewards from the earlier tiers, but starting around November-December will also include merch about once every 4-6 months. These will include things like notebooks, stickers, tote bags, magnets, diaries and more (it will change depending), and each will be themed to certain characters. The first one going out this year will be Augus and Gwyn. But people will need to be on that tier for at least 3 consecutive months before I'll start sending the first package, due to shipping and well, merch costs, lol.

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Note: The prices are more expensive on Ream because a) you are only charged once a month there, b) it's been 10 years since I set my prices and a slightly higher price range adjusts for a decade of inflation.

Also: Highly recommend the Following tier to folks! You'll still get notifications, but I'm thinking about transitioning my newsletter here. I might also put daily excerpts here too, though it will be a mirror to my Patreon (and maybe my Tumblr), I'm really enjoying all the extra options I get there!

If you have any more questions I'm always here to help! A huge benefit to Ream is simply that they're not being as ridiculous as Patreon right now who is blocking a lot of folks from signing them up, or kicking them from a subscription, also it allows explicit taboo/problematic content like noncon etc. and wants to make a safe space for it, almost similar to AO3 in nature, but for commercial writers.

And frankly that's something I really want to support!