Hey Everyone,
I’m sure so of you have noticed several minor changes around here lately, like the fact that I haven’t replied to any comnts in a couple of weeks. That probably seed exceptionally odd to my oldest and most loyal readers/comnters, since I’ve tried to reply to every comnt on my most recent chapters ever since I started posting two and a half years ago.
The truth is, I’ve been dealing with sothing lately (well, actually, I’ve been dealing with it for a while, it’s just co to a head lately), and it put in a really bad place ntally while I tried to figure out what to do.
I originally started writing as a way to pass the ti, and improve my mood, after the company I worked for closed their local office and laid everyone off. It was supposed to be a temporary thing while I found work.
The problem with that is, I was working as a software developer and was laid off around the ti when adopting AI and implenting it in developnt flows was at its peak. Because of that companies around here either haven’t been hiring, or when they have, they want people with experience in AI systems. Sothing I don’t have.
So, why is this important, and why am I talking about this now?
Because over the last two years, I’ve pretty much been treating writing like a full-ti job. I’ve been spending six to eight hours a day, Monday to Friday, in order to write two chapters each day. I know it might not seem that way to a lot of you, but that’s how I’ve been able to release one of my other stories every couple of months.
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I did this while living primarily off my savings, with the expectation that I’d eventually find work in my field. Work that never ca.
Over the last few weeks, I’ve co to the realisation that, since I can’t find work as a developer or in a developnt-related field, I’ll probably have to pick up a job in retail or another minimum-wage field just to make ends et.
Although this shouldn’t be a huge deal, it kind of sent into a little bit of a depression spiral for a while. It had less to do with the fact that I have to take a low paying job, and more that I couldn’t find ANYTHING that fit my skillset, and was being forced into this situation.
So, why am I telling you all this? Well, believe it or not, it’s not to get your ask for people to join my Patreon. Although I’ve done my best to build my followers over the last two-ish years, it’s beco clear that it’ll take forever for to build up enough donors to support myself.
Despite what every art scamr on the planet thinks, I do not make a lot of money off my Patreon; right now, it doesn’t even cover my monthly condo fees. It would probably need to double, or even triple, in size just for to make ends et.
No, the reason I’m bringing this up is because in order to make enough money to get by I’m going to have to signifignantly cut back on my writing, releases, and writing-related activities like replying to comnts. I absolutely love writing, so I’m not going to stop; I just won’t be able to continue at even a fraction of my current rate.
I’ve built up a significant backlog in my current stories, enough to complete TBoB 6, DD book 2, and Imaginary, so I’ll probably just continue the current schedule until they’re done.
Once they’re finished, however, I may have to cut back my releases significantly. Depending on my available ti, and it may be as low as a single chapter per active story per week. If that’s the case, I may have to drop so of my active stories.
I’m not going to lie, I was seriously considering TBoB so I would have ti to work on my other, original stories. I admit this WAS during the worst of my depression, and I’ve reconsidered since then, but it was on my mind.
Anyways, that’s my current situation; Hopefully you all understand. I’ll let you all know what I decide once I find work and have a better idea of my schedule.
Thanks all,
-TheWackyWombat
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