lilythekitsune
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October Roadmap
🕑 Added 2023-10-01 22:02:51 +0000 UTCThis one's a bit bittersweet but I need to get this out ASAP.
I'm burnt out. Yep, everyone knows this fact. Commissions have been insanely slow and the ones I'm putting out are lackluster and I feel awful. It's the 'well something is better than nothing' mentality and I hate it. But the sad reality is...I got nothing. I'm beyond drained. I'm that toothpaste tube you've rolled up and keep pushing, hoping you get one last spurt to survive the day but it's not enough for your mouth's coverage.
Shitty analogy aside, that's the crux of it. It's why rewards have been slow, why commissions have been slow, why I haven't been as chatty and may have been getting short with people. Being an artist right now feels like a death sentence; like never before, every canceled pledge means more work and more work means...well, less Patreon stuff, and that means I can't ever get a break.
I've started selling my belongings to make thing work. People have been asking for refunds when I can't even pay my rent. I'm exhausted and scared and horrified 'this is it' every single day. But enough about the pity party, let's get to the nitty gritty.
TL;DR: No commissions this month. I do--and will--still draw rewards since those are technically commissions but also paid slots. I still have some commissions in queue I'm gonna try my damnedest to get out this month. I only squeezed out one comic page and I wish I had time for two last month. September was a damn speeding bullet!
HOWEVER. I'm going to be offering adoptables. Custom ones, at least, since I can do what others do and make a base and then sell designs for an affordable price. Something to pad my bank account with and get those refunds rolling out. I still owe a LOT of money to folks and am dealing with a court case since a furry is trying to sue me over 'undelivered promises' in the form of Patreon rewards; despite me refunding him for 5 out of 9 months. So....it's been a lot.
I'm hoping, at least, this month goes easier for me.
And then after that, I'm going to take a break. I'll still do rewards and my comic, Patreon things, but need to just...relax. I need to recharge SOMEHOW. If that means selling almost everything I own, then I will, so long as rent is paid and I can put pennies into Sundance's surgery fund. We're right at the end and I'm struggling immensely.
So, the TL;DR is no commissions this month, commissions in queue are being worked on, will get comic pages out this month, I need a vacation (HA!)
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Cohasset Alicorn
Hopefully things turn around and pick up for you the rest of this year and into next year.
