So at this point, it’s pretty obvious that Amazon is either staffed by one Schizophrenic who really needs to take his meds, or an insane 80′s AI that’s just trying to do it’s best despite being originally intended to determine the most popular flavor of ice cream.

The story that they objected to (that resulted in account suspension) made it through the review process when I resubmitted it (before the account suspension…) despite the only change being reducing the number of times the word sister appeared in the text (there was no Incest or even Pseudo-Incest (there was only one sex scene….)).  It’s important to note that the same text had passed review 3 times before without objection.

All this makes me think that all it takes is a reviewer to be having a bad day, be a little strict, or just not feel like actually reviewing and just clicking “deny” (heck, I’d even believe it being the result of the mouse slipping) for a story to be turned down, and given that I’m on my “last warning” that’s it.

So here’s what I’m going to do.  I’m going to leave up the half-dozen things currently on Amazon (in part because they’re in Select so I can’t publish them elsewhere without more pain from Amazon) but I’m not going to be releasing anything new there.  That should leave the opportunity for people who like my stuff to see the link to my blog, and maybe come looking if they want to get their hands on MORE of my stuff…

To support myself, I’ve set up a Patreon Page. Patreon is a method for people to show support for content creators by offering a monthly pledge to encourage their work.  I’ll also give access to a few extras, but for the most part, my stuff will be freely available.  I like to think that people will understand just how much effort goes into my releases that they’ll think little of providing an amount that is less than the cost of some drinks these days.

How long until Amazon decides they don’t want the rest of my stuff?  Who knows.  I could try and release more stuff there, and see if it works, but it’s probably not worth the risk, and definitely not worth the stress.

I had already planned to take a week or two off for XCOM2′s release, but after that I’m planning to get back to writing, and hopefully you guys will enjoy what I have to offer.  Please, if you like my work, head on over to Patreon and sign up.  It only takes a moment, and it’s a great way to show your support.

Thank you all for your support.