Publishing on Patreon
Patreon lets readers pay a monthly membership. Serial authors use it for paid early access to chapters.
| Sells | Serial chapters |
|---|---|
| Good for | Serial authors with readers who want the next chapters before everyone else. |
| What to upload | Chapter text · Cover |
| ISBN | None |
| Exclusivity | None. You can sell the same book elsewhere. |
| Official site | patreon.com |
Steps
- Create a creator page and set up your tiers.
- Decide how many chapters ahead of the free serial each tier gets.
- Post chapters to the tiers on schedule.
- Link the Patreon from your free serial so readers can find it.
Watch out for
- Paid early access. Usually runs ahead of a free serial by a fixed number of chapters.
- Early access is a promise: keep the lead you advertised, or paying readers notice first.
How StoriesDen helps
- The serial planner schedules your chapters and keeps you ahead of your posting days.
- Each chapter gets paste-ready text for the site, with author notes and stubs kept per chapter.
- A launch playbook ticks off what a serial launch needs, one item at a time.
Plan, write, format and track your Patreon listing in one place.
Start freeOther storefronts
Stores change their rules. The store details here were last checked on 17 September 2026; always confirm on Patreon's own site before you upload.