Fellow anarcho-communist, anticapitalist fiction writers! Can I pick your brains?
I've been thinking about shifting my fiction writing into some kind of platform where I can just share my work for (mostly) free -- like donations/pay-what-you-can-based.
I've gone the indie press route with my first book but the contract expires this year and, honestly? It has been an alright experience but I have been feeling the pressure of the sophomore slump because of the pressure to monetize hobbies and art, but really idec if I make any money off of my writing. My goal is to just get my work out there and hear from people who read and enjoy it. But I do still want a physical option too.
I'm thinking some kind of hybrid thing where people can either download the PDF for free, or purchase a print-on-demand copy and/or special zine editions I print on my own at home (either serialized novellas or short story collections) with some of my own art included. There's a local indie bookstore I love that often sells/hands out locally published zines so that is likely part of my distribution plan as well.
So what are the platforms you use? I've considered buying my domain for my author site from WordPress but tbh I haven't looked yet into whether that platform has shifted to the AI-scraping model (wouldn't be surprised if it has), or even posting chapters here on Tumblr or Ao3, though idk how good traffic would be with that. Also considering a Patreon/Kofi model but idk the logistics of that very well.
So, how do you distribute your work digitally, and what about physical copies of your work?
