Sarkopheros
What I've Been and Will Be Doing
Hey guys. Been a long time. Some of you may wonder what the hell is going on with me.
First off, I'm safe, no coronavirus. Don't worry about ol' Sark. What should my nickname be? Sark? Koph? Eros? Wait ... would you believe I never realized my name ends in "eros" before?
Anyway. I'm stronger and healthier than ever, and that's a literal statement.
Second, why I haven't been creating. Essentially, I changed careers about a year ago and since then I've been focusing more on that and allocating my time better. Because of that and changing interests, continuing my series (apparently series is the plural of series) sort of fell by the wayside.
I realized also that I'm mostly driven by interest. With some exceptions, it's very hard for me to focus on something I'm not interested in at the moment. My attention wanders. This has been a bit detrimental. Yes, I have taken the reins and been disciplined in many facets of my life. But I decided that when it comes to creating, recreation, and enjoyment, why should I be? I decided "Fuck it. Why NOT do whatever I want?"
So it is that roleplay has taken over a lot of the recreational time that would otherwise be spent writing. I only have so much recreational time, and it gets split between gaming with friends, watching shows, roleplay, and other stuff. I have to choose and prioritize.
I tried to be disciplined with smut creation. I dutifully wrote my stories and continued my series. I had this weird idea that I could become Patreon successful and do smut as a full-time job. Maybe I could have. But I have non-erotica I want to write, and I'd rather put more time into that.
So when it comes to smut creation, I'm going to just do whatever I want. When I want. It's the Sarkopheros show now.
I love you guys. I love hearing from readers. More than a few of you have found me through my RP posts. I will not say anything unkind about my fanbase because there is nothing unkind to say. Please don't think I have anything against you, the fans, or that I blame you for somehow making me create smut, because that's not true at all.
But the bottom line is this. No more trying to keep everyone happy except myself. It's tiring and I feel my time could be better spent another way. Selfish? Maybe. But that's how it is and that's how I'm going to be.
I hope you'll continue following me and enjoy what comes of this process. But if not, oh well. I'll never have a six or even five-figure fanbase because I'm not willing to work for it. And that's okay. I just don't care about pleasing a wider audience anymore.
I'm going to try to post up some of the newer stuff soon. I hope you're all safe during these weird-ass times.
I am shutting down sarkopheros.com
I don’t know when I’m going to be actively pushing stuff out on a regular basis again. However, there are plenty of free options for me to do so. Eka's Portal has basically all my content. I'm also on DeviantArt Literotica and Hentai Foundry, though all three have restrictions that prevent me from posting everything. If anyone knows another adult content site I could post everything on, including vore and my shittier drawings, let me know.
Two weeks from today, on August 28th, the website will shut down. It’s been fun having an official website, but it’s just too costly.
As far as content, I am not announcing anything because I don’t want to get anyone’s hopes up and time and time again I’ve announced things only to fall short due to shifting priorities. So I’m not doing that again. If it happens, it will come out of nowhere.
I’ll see you around.
Hey, guys. I have good news! TL;DR I negotiated new terms with my hosting company and the website's good for another year.
Basically what happened is that they charged me for a two-year renewal 15 days before the billing cycle was due. The problem was that I couldn't afford to pay what they were asking. I did have some money socked away in Patreon, but it wasn't nearly enough. I contacted HostGator a few days ago and talked to a rep there. She got me a discount and we changed the site to a yearly billing cycle—which the Patreon money almost completely covered. They charged me for the new annual cycle and refunded me what they'd already charged for two years. I wanted to wait on any announcements until I saw the money back in my account—which it now is. So it looks like we're going to keep the site for at least another year!
Thank you to my patrons on Patreon. There's only a few of you, but you saved my website and kept the content alive for hundreds of other readers. ...I mean, technically, I'd still have my free websites, but the official site is way more convenient for everyone involved.
To non-patrons, if you can spare a couple bucks, please consider becoming a patron. You'll be helping to keep the website up and running. I know this is may be a bold thing to request since I haven't created in months, but my Patreon is set up to only bill when I actually release a Brod story for this exact reason—you don't pay a dime unless I write a Brod.
Anyway, that's all for now. Thanks again, Patrons.
Hey, everyone!
I know it's been a long time since I posted. Not much has changed—I'm still working on starting my own business and I believe it's going to launch very soon. That's good. Once that stabilizes, I think I can get back to creating. Again, thank you for all the messages of understanding. Believe me, I wish I had all the time I wanted to write smut, but I don't. It's unfortunate. It's great that you guys are being supportive.
Unfortunately, the real world is rearing its head in another way—sarkopheros.com is coming up for renewal. It's a two-year contract that costs $262.80 and I don't have extra money because it's all going into food or starting the business. I don't want to ask for donations because while I'm 99% confident I will return, I cannot guarantee that last percent. I don't feel right taking money from people for content there's a chance I may not produce. I do have some money saved in Patreon, but it's not enough. I also don't have time to do commissions.
In short, I want to keep the site but I don't know how to pay for it. We may lose sarkopheros.com. I only have two ideas. One: try to negotiate a price I can afford with the hosting company. Two: back up the entire site, pay for domain name parking so I can maintain the URL, and then recreate the site when I can afford to pay for it.
I am sorry to break my silence for such an unfortunate reason, but if nothing else, you all deserve to know. If anyone has input or ideas, please let me know. Renewal happens on the 28th of August in 14 days.
Sarkopheros News 2018-05-30
Okay, it's been over a month since I posted last so I figure I should post something.
First, we won an important victory for Net Neutrality in the senate! This is a big deal. But we still have to win the house. Once again, battleforthenet.com can help you contact your representative. Remember, representatives are not like senators. Your state is divided into a number of congressional districts, and each district has a rep. You need to find out which rep represents your district. You can find that information here.
Now, onto the actual Sarkopheros news. As you probably noticed, I have not created content in a while. This is, in large part, why I changed my Patreon to per-story as opposed to per-month. I had a feeling this would happen. I have come to realize that I'm really bad at predicting when I'll get shit done because my schedule is quite sporadic.
What's going on right now is that I'm trying to start my own business. I won't say more than that, because I don't want my business associated with my smut.
I'm going to be very candid here and confess something.
First, let me say that the following is not an indictment. It is not a passive-aggressive swipe at the fans. The fans are a large part of why I do this. So DO NOT feel guilty. Do not feel like this is somehow directed at you. I only mean the following as a summary of events that transpired.
I had this crazy idea that I might be able to make some money creating smut. Yes, I love creating smut, and I'd do it even if money wasn't involved. But the thing is, I figured with the existence of things like Patreon, maybe I'd make enough to justify doing this more often. A side hustle, as the whippersnappers say. But it never happened. I don't know why. Probably my stuff being really niche. But the fact is, I only have 3 patrons at the time of writing. My real job is very slow. I need to make more money, but I don't want to be stuck with a normal job. It's become clear that I need to once again look at my priorities. Get shit sorted. So I'm putting a lot of time and effort into creating a business.
Unfortunately, this does mean that smut goes on the back burner again. I don't plan to bring things to a complete halt, but until I start generating revenue and the new business stabilizes, I just can't spend as much time as I used to on this stuff. It will be slow.
I don't know if this will work. But I have to try. I'm making efforts I've never made before, so I'm hoping for results I've never had before. Wish me luck. I'm gonna need it.