Support WuxiaSociety
WuxiaSociety is the authoritative English-language encyclopedia dedicated to classic wuxia literature. We preserve the legacy of legendary wuxia authors with professional translations, deep cultural context, and a thriving community of readers who want to understand these stories the way Chinese readers do.
This resource represents hundreds of hours of professional translation work—donated freely. Every character article, every annotated chapter, every cultural explanation is skilled labour that would cost thousands if commissioned commercially.
Your support helps me dedicate more time to this passion project: more translations, deeper analysis, and the comprehensive English-language wuxia resource that you won't find anywhere else.
Ways to help
Buy back translation time
For $4.80/month (only $0.16 per day), you help me choose wuxia over commercial work. This lets me maintain my monthly commitment to:
- Translate 1-2 chapters (15-20 hours of work)
- Write 6-8 in-depth articles (25-30 hours of work)
- Build the definitive English Wuxia Wiki
Fuel the next translation
Leave a $5 tip. Each chapter takes 6-8 hours to translate and annotate—work that costs $80-100/hour commercially.
Every coffee counts. 20 patrons = 1 hour funded per month. The power of the community means these coffees add up to real hours I can dedicate to wuxia instead of paid work.
Fast-track your favourite novel
Want to read a specific wuxia novel or rush a particular chapter? Commission a sponsored translation and I'll prioritise it in the queue.
Perfect for book clubs, academic research, or impatient readers who can't wait to see what happens next.
Refer translation clients
My commercial translation work pays the bills so WuxiaSociety stays free. Every client referral buys me time to work on wuxia content instead of chasing invoices.
If you know anyone needing professional Chinese-English translation, send them my way.
What you're really funding
The hidden cost of "free" content:
One translated chapter (6-8 hours of work):
- 3-4 hours: Core translation
- 2-3 hours: Cultural annotation and footnoting
- 1 hour: Style polish and terminology consistency
One 3,000-word character article = 8-12 hours of work:
- 2-3 hours: Research across Chinese references, novels, and forums
- 3-4 hours: Writing, structuring, and fact-checking
- 2-3 hours: Cultural footnotes and terminology verification
- 1-2 hours: Formatting, linking, and image sourcing
At professional translation rates ($80-100/hour), WuxiaSociety represents $50,000+ of donated labour.
Your support means I can afford to donate this expertise to the wuxia community instead of selling it to the highest bidder.
The economics of passion projects
Current reality:
- As a new father working from home, I translate wuxia during nap times and evenings
- Every hour on WuxiaSociety costs $80-100 in commercial work I'm not doing
- I currently commit at least 1 hour daily to this project—that's $2,400-3,000/month in foregone income
Becoming a father didn't pull me away from wuxia—it clarified my purpose. This is my legacy project: I want my daughter's generation to discover the same joy in these stories that captivated me.
Rather than scaling back, I've committed to daily work on WuxiaSociety despite having fewer hours for work. But I need to make this financially sustainable.
Current reader support:
20 Patrons at $5/month = $100/month
- Covers ~1 hour/day of translation work for the month
- Validates that this choice matters to readers, not just me
- Current goal: We're at 1 Patron—help us reach 20!
- It is an affirmation that I'm making the right choice
Target reader support:
100 Patrons = $500/month
- I can justify spending 1 hour a day each month
- This choice makes financial sense now
200 Patrons = $1,000/month
- This becomes primary work alongside selective commercial translation
- I hire help for formatting/editing, focus purely on translation and research
- Output potentially doubles: more chapters, more articles, broader coverage
500 Patrons = $2,500/month
- Full-time work on WuxiaSociety
- We expand beyond Jin Yong to Gu Long, Liang Yusheng, and Wang Dulu
- The comprehensive English wuxia canon becomes reality
With 500+ Patrons: WuxiaSociety becomes the full-scale cultural preservation project it deserves to be.