My Apologies 😢

I am, as of this point onward, no longer going to continue doing paid Memberships on my blog. My apologies to anyone still signed up for it. I will be releasing all of my stories for free here–mostly–in their entirety. I’ll just have to censor them is all.

It has come to my attention that I simply can’t operate in the current culture as I have been, and expect to see any results. From this point on I write fiction (all by myself, no bots involved in the making of my content) for fun as a hobby, and if anyone wants to read them, then awesomeness. 🩷 They will be completely free as I’m not even making enough money to bother with the complications it causes my accountant (i.e. my husband). The tax software gave him the hugest hissy fit just trying to figure out how to include my all of $100 I made last year.

Not worth it!

I’ll still be here, just doing my thing, and I’ll do narrations too, but I will be doing them on my own time, in my own way, and at my own pace.

Thank you for all your support and kindness toward me thus far. 😘

33 responses to “My Apologies 😢”

  1. Darcy, I fully understand your concern. Have you tried Medium? You are a good writer, so you can probably make more than $100 on that platform. My perspective is, if I can make enough to cover the WordPress and Medium fees, then I’m happy. I just write about what interests me, and I don’t pay too much attention to the income side, but I know that’s not the case for everyone, and extra cash is crucial for most. I think you will do well on a platform that pays for the articles that you write versus the WordPress structure. Also, screening is extremely important. You’ll be surprised at the number of crazy messages that I need to block on a weekly basis.

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  2. I love reading you and feel privileged that you will continue to share your wonderful writing with me, and I also believe on some, maybe cosmic level that putting good stuff out there can only mean good will come back to you , whatever form it takes x

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    Darcy Branwyn

    Thank you for letting me know about that option. For the moment I’m just going to rest a bit. I may never try to make money off writing again, and that’s okay too.

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    Darcy Branwyn

    Thank you, my friend. I appreciate having you around.

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  5. Absolutely! Taking care of yourself is important.

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  6. Darcy, as loNg as you tag your stories correctly then it’s up to people to read or not read I’ve never had and complaints about my explicit content because people have been pre warned. Besides your sex scenes aren’t all that explicit and are fairly sporadic I wouldn’t worry about it. Just be yourself if people don’t like it when they have been warned that will be on them not you

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  7. I think that must be a hard decision for you, and I think you put in a tremendous amount of work trying to earn a living from something that should, in a just world, earn you a living. Unfortunately, creatives are so often abused by the system-even the successful ones, more often than not, have what should be theirs stolen by others who are smarter at that, or better at manipulating the system.

    However-

    You are a wonderful writer, and I look forward to reading your stories in the full. Remember, money comes and goes, but it is just a construct of a capitalistic society. Your stories are yours and yours alone, and they will live forever.

    A couple little quotes from singer/songwriter Guy Clark here.

    1: “I am just a poor boy, work’s my middle name, if money was a reason, well, I would not be the same”-Dublin Blues

    2: “Ain’t no money in poetry, that’s what sets the poet free, I’ve had all the freedom I can stand”-Cold Dog Soup

    Oh, and you have absolutely nothing to apologize for. You went for it, and that’s always worth doing. Have a great day, Darcy!❤️

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    Darcy Branwyn

    Thanks. I can’t seem to get a clear idea on what’s even allowed on WordPress. Does anyone even know???? 🤷 Thanks for letting me know your experience.

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    Darcy Branwyn

    Thank you. I appreciate you!

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  10. They would let you know if it wasn’t that’s what’s the categories and tags are for you’ve read ch4 SLO not exactly subtle and I haven’t been told off

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    Darcy Branwyn

    Ok good. I’m kinda glad you posted explicit content. lol. Mine are old school romance that’s been around for decades. 🤭

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  12. Bear in mind mills and boon have been selling for longer than I have been born

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    Darcy Branwyn

    And what kid hasn’t read grandma’s romance novels anyway. I was taking them out of the library in middle school and no one said a word.

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  14. And it never harmed them

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    Darcy Branwyn

    All it really did was drive me to finding a man of my own. LOL. And he hasn’t complained about it yet.

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    Darcy Branwyn

    😉

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  17. Well just going to go and kill off a mc….

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    Darcy Branwyn

    I’m probably going to sound silly but what’s an mc?

    Like

  19. Main character

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    Darcy Branwyn

    Oh…. Oh wait? Who?

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  21. Read and see in ch8

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    Darcy Branwyn

    It’s Darcy, right? lol 😂

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  23. Well book 3 is called…..

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    Darcy Branwyn

    Oh you’re so bad. 😵

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  25. It sounds like you’ve made a thoughtful decision for yourself and your content. Your dedication to your craft and your audience shines through, and it’s great to hear that you’ll continue creating and sharing your stories. If there’s anything specific you need help with along the way, feel free to reach out. 📚

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    Darcy Branwyn

    Thank you! 😊

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  27. You don’t need to apologize at all. I remain eternally invested in Tangled Moon. 🙂

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    Darcy Branwyn

    Thank you! It’ll be here, probably for some time now. lol. It’s my favorite so…. 😜❤️

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  29. Jean Grey Avatar

    yeah. it is hard to make any profit. too much free stuff of all kinds already on the internet.

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    Darcy Branwyn

    There sure is. Plus apparently AI is taking over Amazon. If a computer can write a novel a day… mortals are becoming obsolete.

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