A Cry for Help
It's been a difficult start to the month...
Hi there! This is going to be a little different from my other posts, as I'm posting everything here for the sake of spreadability. I'm in a bit of trouble & as much as I hate to ask it, I'm going to need some help covering some steep medical expenses... I'm trying to achieve my goal by 9/22 since that's when my bill's due. Here are some ways you can support me on my way to $5k:
Donations
I have a tip jar here if you'd just like to impart a little money gift without anything in return! Every bit absolutely counts, & I'm eternally grateful for any help I receive. If you're a personal friend, I do have other ways you can send money that won't take out a fee for what I receive - please message me on social media to know how!!
Itch Bundle
Like games or books? I have a special Itch bundle with all my works, including the card game I made with my partner Chris!! You can pay the base price for all of it, or add a tip if you're feeling extra generous. I'll be running this promotion as long as I'm saving for my goal. You can find the bundle here!
Physical Commissions
I'll be taking a limited amount of physical media commissions. They're a special price of $100 (usually MUCH more) for a 5"x7" mixed media piece. Made with brilliant markers, shimmery watercolor, sparkly pens, and lots of love!!
*Edit 8/15: All slots have been claimed!! Thank you to those who wanted a physical art piece!
Doodle Live Streams
I'm not currently offering digital commissions but you still have an opportunity for one - I'll have doodle streams on my Twitch channel where you can get a quick sketch for only $15! I'll draw characters, animals, & more, maybe with a color add-on for a bit more $. Details to come on my social medias! You can follow my Twitch channel here!
Donate-a-Thon Streams
Speaking of Twitch streams: I'm streaming for longer & more often, with donation-based incentives and goals! You'll have opportunities to make me do things - such as sing or play community-chosen games - & I plan to do giveaways when I hit certain milestones. Starting Monday, 8/14!!
Merchandise Shop
Do you enjoy cute things to wear or display in your home? I have a merchandise shop!! I list it last since it doesn't contribute as much as you'd expect (you can find an example list of prices-to-profit on the main Threadless website), but I'm so happy when I see others wear what I made!! You can find my shop here!
And that's it!
Thanks so much for reading, and especially so if you help me in any way! I appreciate you!! I'll try to keep updates going anywhere that I've posted about my dilemma just so you know how far along I am to my goal... I hope I can make it!
**Progress Note 8/6:**
I've currently reached my first milestone: $1.5k out of the $5k needed!!! Wow!!! Thank you so very much to everyone who has helped me out so far, I'll continue working hard towards my goal! To celebrate, I'll be doing a giveaway once my mouth heals after my oral surgery... I'll add more details when I can!
**Progress Note 8/9:**
My second milestone has been reached!! $2.5k out of $5k, almost halfway there!!! Wahoo thanks everyone!!! I had my surgery done on monday & it was pretty rough so I'm still needing time to heal, but with every $1k I plan to do a giveaway! It'd be great to be able to give away 3 things to celebrate... if you'd like to help push it closer to there, I do still have 1 physical art slot left... just reach out to me to claim it! Otherwise, my Itch bundle & merch shop are great ways to get something back for helping me until I start my $15 sketch streams (or you can just send me something directly)!
**Progress Note 8/15:**
Yesterday's kick-off Donate-A-Thon doodle livestream helped me push past yet another milestone: $3.5K of $5K!! I'm overwhelmed with gratitude!!! I'm drawing a winner for my very first giveaway tomorrow (for a physical copy of my game, Beautiful Monsters) and revealing them during my Wednesday morning stream... I'm very excited to send the game out!! I hope whoever wins enjoys it! I'll be doing two other giveaways as well (for every $1K hit)... hopefully I'll have reason to do another one very soon! Another important thing to note is that I'm finally starting to actually recover from the surgery, though I remain on a soft foods diet for now. I am VERY ready to eat a potato chip.
**Progress Note 8/25:**
My fourth milestone is hit - $4k out of $5k - so I'm going to do a few more giveaways!! There are some VERY nice prizes that I'm including that are being very kindly provided by people I care about: Steam codes for the FULL GalaxyTrail games library donated by its CEO & very dear friend of mine, Sabrina, and Steam codes for the FULL Analgesic Productions games library donated by my wonderful partner, Chris!! I'll also have one of my digital character art commissions as one of the prizes you can choose! These prizes are available for anyone in the world who's helped me - all you have to do is put your name into the drawing here! Good luck, and I draw the first winner this upcoming Monday (8/28) during my Twitch stream at 9am PT.
I'm so close to reaching my goal... hopefully sooner than later I'll be able to make it!!
**Progress Note 9/1:**
I REACHED MY $5K GOAL!!!!! Thank you so, SO much to everyone who helped me get to this point, I'm so grateful to have such kind friends!!! I'm going to keep my Itch bundle up through its original end date (9/22) just in case anyone wanted to get my games & books a little less expensively! I'll also be doing a special celebration Twitch stream on Monday, 9/4 (at 9am PT like always) to play Pokemon Stadium 2 and give away TWO bundles of GalaxyTrail's full games library!! I hope everyone who joins in the stream can feel just as loved and joyful as I've felt with all the support I've gotten!
