Like What You’re Reading?
Here’s How to Help
Gunpowder, Fiction & Plot is an independent channel — no publisher funding, no algorithm-chasing, no sponsored reading lists. Just one person reading books and having opinions about them. If you’ve got value from the videos or this site, there are a few ways to keep it going.
Patreon — join the community
The Patreon isn’t really about supporting me — it’s about being part of a community of people who take books seriously and like to talk about them.
Here’s what you get:
- Access to the Patreon community — where we talk books, vote for the book club pick, and mock the snot cloud that is Holden Caulfield.
- The monthly book club — we read a book together and discuss it in a live stream or Zoom chat. One of the genuine highlights of the month.
- A mid-month translated fiction book club — dedicated to international literature, because the best books aren’t always written in English.
- A patron credit on every video.
Please note: at the Gunpowder Fiction and Plot Patreon we are proper pinko lefties and everyone gets the same benefits regardless of what you pay. Choose a tier you’re comfortable with — the idea is to include everybody in the community. Tiers run from $5 to $100 per month.
Ko-fi — buy me a coffee
Prefer a one-off contribution? Ko-fi lets you throw a few dollars my way without a subscription commitment. Great if Patreon isn’t your thing but you still want to show some support.
Free ways to support
Not in a position to contribute financially right now? Completely fine. The single most useful thing you can do is this:
Share a video with someone who reads
Word of mouth is genuinely how independent channels grow. If a video made you think of someone — send it to them. That matters more than almost anything else.
Beyond that:
- Leave a comment on YouTube. Engagement tells the algorithm the content is worth recommending.
- Subscribe if you haven’t already.
- Sign up for the email list below — the best way to hear about new content without relying on an algorithm to deliver it.
Whatever you do — thank you for watching, reading, and being part of this. It means more than you’d think.
— Scott