First Patreon Transparency Report (Patreon)

My degree, and first jobs out of college, were accounting jobs. Money, how it flows, debits and credits, reporting, and transparency, are deeply ingrained.

As a result, I figure that while I could keep everything private, I might as well let all of you who care know the current financial breakdown of BTDEM. 

Note: This is a lot of boring financials, and not really worth digging into unless you're deeply interested. 

Expenses so far:

Book 1 Cover: $350

Magic Circle Artwork: $50 + $15 in tips

Patreon/Royal Road Artwork Banner: $185 + $10 tip for early completion

Patreon Icons: $25 (Same artist as the magic circle)

Royal Road Premium: $5+$5

Book 2 Cover (Incentive for reaching 50 Patreons): $350 (Same artist)

Total expenses: $995

Revenues:

September:

    Baseline: $31

    Refunds: $0

    Fees: $5.40

   Operating Income: $25.60

October:

    Baseline: $385.88

    Refunds: $0

    Fees: $71.02

    Operating Income: $314.86

Operating Income September + October: 340.46

Total Profit/Loss: ($654.54)

I do plan on putting the book on Amazon (chapters 1-50 are "book 1"), and with a tiny amount of luck, I'll be able to get the $350 cover artwork fee back from that.

All Patrons will get a free version of the e-book if I ever figure out how to make it work.

The work will always be on Patreon and Royal Road - I'm not going down the Kindle Unlimited route.