{"id":2699,"date":"2014-04-23T13:45:06","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T17:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?p=2699"},"modified":"2014-04-23T13:48:46","modified_gmt":"2014-04-23T17:48:46","slug":"in-the-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/23\/in-the-know\/","title":{"rendered":"In The Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So, after a winter spent typing my fingers to the bone on novella edits (which are still ongoing, btw), I&#8217;m ready to release new work into the world. But as anyone who knows me &#8211; I like to do things a little differently. So why stop now?<\/p>\n<p>Starting this Spring, I&#8217;m going to be amping things up with <strong>new fiction, flash fiction, video teasers and exclusive content<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>Wondering how you can get your greedy little mitts on all this creepy goodness? It&#8217;s simple&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Shadowed Newsings<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2704\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/23\/in-the-know\/shadowednewsings\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/shadowednewsings.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"400,146\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"shadowednewsings\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/shadowednewsings.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/shadowednewsings.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2704\" alt=\"shadowednewsings\" src=\"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/shadowednewsings.jpg\" width=\"214\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/shadowednewsings.jpg 400w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/shadowednewsings-148x54.jpg 148w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/shadowednewsings-31x11.jpg 31w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/shadowednewsings-38x13.jpg 38w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/>Okay, so I&#8217;ll be the first to admit I never really got <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/zeS5\" target=\"_blank\">my newsletter<\/a> off the ground, but all that is about to change!<\/p>\n<p>I love sharing good news with readers and my fellow writers, but people can only read your updates so long before their eyes start to gloss over. So yeah, I&#8217;ll still be sharing any publishing news with you but that&#8217;s not all. Newsletter subscribers will soon start receiving the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New <strong>fiction<\/strong> every month!<\/li>\n<li><strong>tips &amp; tricks<\/strong> for aspiring authors<\/li>\n<li>access to <strong>contests &amp; free swag<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>bonus<\/strong> chapters &amp; <strong>sneak previews<\/strong> of upcoming releases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And it&#8217;s all free!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>And coming soon&#8230;Patreon!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>So, if you haven&#8217;t heard of Patreon yet, let me break it down for you. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2701\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/23\/in-the-know\/patreon_logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/patreon_logo.png\" data-orig-size=\"622,615\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"patreon_logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/patreon_logo.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/patreon_logo.png\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2701\" alt=\"patreon_logo\" src=\"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/patreon_logo.png\" width=\"143\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/patreon_logo.png 622w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/patreon_logo-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/patreon_logo-600x593.png 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/patreon_logo-400x395.png 400w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/patreon_logo-148x146.png 148w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/patreon_logo-31x31.png 31w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/patreon_logo-38x38.png 38w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/patreon_logo-217x215.png 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/>It&#8217;s sort of like Kickstarter, where you donate for access to various reward levels. but with Patreon, it&#8217;s all about <strong>supporting your favorite creators<\/strong> with monthly donations.<\/p>\n<p>But don&#8217;t feel like this might break the bank. Donations for my content will be starting at <strong>just $1<\/strong> and you can set a monthly max donation so you stay within budget (although since my content will only be released once amonth, that souldn&#8217;t be a problem) &#8211; and let me tell you&#8230;I&#8217;m cooking up come pretty <strong>cool content for patrons<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll also be adding <strong>Stretch Goals<\/strong>, which basically amount to bonus content. The more people who donate, the more cool stories, videos, and other experimental fiction will be coming your way.<\/p>\n<p>There are a few <strong>special projects<\/strong> I&#8217;ve been wanting to tackle for years now and with your help, I can make them a reality.<\/p>\n<p>So what do you say? Want <strong>more scary stories<\/strong> in your life? For now you can sign up for <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/zeS5\" target=\"_blank\">Shadowed Newsings<\/a> to start receiving new fiction and other freebies.<\/p>\n<p>That is also the best place to stay updated on all my latest news &amp; shenanigans, and where I&#8217;ll be announcing the start of my Patreon campaign in the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/zeS5\" target=\"_blank\">Go! Join! 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