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Michael W (Warren) Lucas
@mwlucasTracked since May 2026
creating Books. Tech books. Novels. More books. Stories. Article.
Paid members48
0% past 30 days
Total audience77
incl. free followers
Estimated monthly gross$96
$48-$144 modeled range
Starting price$1/mo
8 membership tiers
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$0/moFreeHiddenPatron count not public
$1/moSee the Sausage Being MadeHiddenYou don't have much, but that's okay. All of my patronizers, even those of you with only a buck, get a few things.
1) The fiction fans get a free story. I'll change the story occasionally.
2) The nonfiction fans get a Unix fortune file, composed of footnotes and quotes from my books. Again, I'll update this occasionally.
Every month, I'll post a patrons-only post discussing where I am in
various projects, what's happening, and details I'm not sharing with the
greater world. This might include parts of works in progress, pending
book covers, or other oddities. Contents vary: writing books is
messier than it should be.
You'll get to see what nobody else sees; my appalling creative process. Not for the faint of heart.
Thank you!
$5/moDigital ReaderHiddenYou like me! You really like me!
For $5 a month, you'll get a link to download a digital copy of most new titles I publish. You'll get tech books in the IT Mastery series, novels, and stories. The link stays good for one month, so grab it quick.
I can only offer what I have the digital rights to. I don't "write books;" I "create and license intellectual property," and must abide by the terms I negotiated. I can't send out
ebooks published via No Starch Press, because I don't have those rights--as in, you won't get Absolute OpenBSD 3/e. Stories that I sell to anthologies, ditto. But you'll get a copy of everything that comes from Tilted Windmill Press.
(Note the "new title" in the description. I'm planning some bundles in 2021, such as a SSH/Sudo collection that will be available everywhere but Amazon, as well as a Montague Portal omnibus. I can't afford to give away previously published titles, sorry.)
Plus, of course, you receive the gratitude, updates, fortune file, and story that the one-dollar supporters get.
$10/moPrivate DiscordHiddenAccess to my private discord! Rather, it's your private discord. It only exists because of you. But it has my name on it, and I actually check in every so often. I don't live there because I go offline to write, but I'll answer questions and whatever. Not free tech support, but occasional advice. Most of that advice is along the lines of "computers were a mistake," but still, advice!Plus the ebooks, and the monthly See the Sausage Being Made post.
$20/moDigital SupporterHiddenYou not only like my work, you want people to know you like my work.
That's why I'll put your name in the back of the electronic edition of most of my full-length books, as an Author Supporter. I can only do this for books I have the rights to, e.g., Tilted Windmill Press titles. (Stories that I sell to anthologies eventually revert to me, and your name will go in them then.)
You'll get a download link for a copy of everything that I write that I have rights to, patron-only updates, and even more gratitude. Plus the story and fortune file, of course.
$50/moPrint ReaderHiddenYou like me so much, you want my name on your bookshelf. And you want to put those books in your living room, so that visitors can admire your taste in literature. You get a print copy of everything I publish in print while you're a Patron.
EVERYTHING.
Signed.
If a book costs over $40 list, you'll need to be a patron for at least two months to receive this reward. (I need to purchase those books.)
I'll put your name in full-length books, just as in the "Ebook Supporter" tier.
Plus ebook versions and patron-only updates, of course.
$100/moCareer SupporterHiddenYou don't merely like me. You want everyone who buys any of my books, in any format, to know that you like me.
Your name will go into every book I write, in both print and ebook. Depending on the publisher, this might be in the Acknowledgements or in a special section where you're designated as a Career Supporter.
I'll ship you a copy of everything I publish.
You'll get a link to download ebook editions as well.
And patron-only updates.
And a pony!
No--wait. No pony. Sorry.
$250/moWhat Is Wrong With You?HiddenSo you like the idea of throwing money down a well, but don't want to pollute the water table? Burning cash increases atmospheric CO2 levels? And using bills as toilet paper wrecks the plumbing?
Send your excess cash to Lucas, who will safely dispose of it in the gelato shop.
This is the daft level, for the true Lucas Loony. You get all the benefits of all lower tiers: your name in books! Defaced--er, *signed* books shipped to you! More books! Books books books! So many... blasted... books.
You also get a special "What Is Wrong With You?" certificate, suitable for framing, with your first shipment books. (Upon Patronizer request, an F-bomb may be added to the title.)
I might also send you something special. Something odd. It depends on what I can find around the house.
When the opportunity arises, I will introduce you Crypt-Keeper style.
There is no sensible reason to choose this level, unless you want to submit your support as evidence in your inevitable competency hearing.
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