Just days after she posted up her new patron badge, the patrons came out to play – and pay – this week for fiction author Cori Jones’ novel excerpt Hanging Wasp.
Three aggressively generous patrons in just a couple days vaulted Hanging Wasp well into the top rank of the novel category, showing the potential of a patronage model in promoting authors while securing them much needed income.
To date, Hanging Wasp alone has earned a cumulative total of $230 on PatronQuo.com. Who knows how much more money this novel submission will continue to accrue a month from now, in two months, in a year, and beyond?
For an unpublished novel excerpt to attract this much patronage is a testament to the potential commercial appeal of this property – both to readers and to the patrons who stepped up to show their support for this tale. It is also a testament to the appeal of a literary submisson web site like PatronQuo.com to pull in the fans to support authors in a manner that may one day potentially outstrip conventional publishing venues as a source of income for fiction authors – both published and unpublished alike.
Hanging Wasp’s leading patron – for all-time and for this month – is Tony Ferrero, who also happens to top the All-Time Patron Rankings.
In his bio, Tony Ferrero describes himself as a “drifter”, but he does provide a link to his apparently popular blog at the Village Voice site, where he writes under the moniker “Plague of Paradox.” Given the dearth of bio information offered by Cori Jones’ other recent patrons, we will respect their apparent interest in maintaining a low profile.
In other news, a landmark of sorts was achieved for PatronQuo late last month when Patron Ellen Pall stepped up to patronize two tales of her choosing: Running Away…A Memoir and Craftsman’s Volley.
In effect, Ellen Pall’s patron profile now functions as a recommended reading list of the stories she’s patronized.
Incidentally, Ellen Pall also happens to run “the free, non-profit book-recommendation website www.DebbiesIdea.com to encourage adventurous reading.” How apt that her patron profile now showcases a sampling of her literary tastes for those visitors who are interested in following her and checking out her site.
Following are the charts for the top ranking All-Time Patrons and This Month’s Patrons
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All-Time Patrons
1. Tony Ferrero
2. Liz
3. Jean Irizarry
4. Heather Kephart
5. Stuart Ackerman
6. Jason Cook
7. Ellen Pall
8. Lauren Lepow
9. Paula Phillips
10. Vivian Zabel
This Month’s Patrons
1. Tony Ferrero
2. Liz
3. Jean Irizarry