Serious Update (Patreon)

Hey guys so things have not been going to plan, a lot of irl stuff has been happening mixing with family stuff. I'm not gonna go into a big rant about what my family has been doing. Doctor visit didn't go well, and as an added bonus our car got vandalized. We've experienced some losses and that's certainly affected us. On just my end, I've had some comp issues and I've lost work because of it, which is depressing, worse yet when you think you are on top of it by saving every 500 words, imagine the pain when you discover the laptop's either S key or cntrl key malfunctioned so you never saved. I've had this laptop for a long while and it IS damaged it's got cracks in it (first laptop to ever have cracks in it, may not get this brand again) and the wifi adapater went screwy, and yes sometimes i've been typing and even if i hit a key sometimes the letter doesn't appear so its been concerning but i've been hanging on. I was planning on replacing this laptop with the holiday deals going on but I had to put a pin in that depending on how this all goes. 

I'm sharing this with you because, I am overwhelmed and I try to be as upfront and clear as I can be. I was gonna work hard today and tomorrow before bringing this up, but having tossed my cookies yesterday and this morning, I don't know if I'm sick or if its because of the stress. I do know I just don't wanna disappear and not tell you guys what's happening. I know other creators who've had to take breaks because of things and I've worked hard to try and avoid that. I know stuff happens, but I'm the kind of person who feels bad if I can't/don't do a post a day. 

So here is where we are, it is time for Requests and Backburner requests to open, you guys have paid for November and I had hope that things would work out and I could bounce back, and I even told my family what's happening and they either don't understand or don't care about my state of things. There are 2 technically 3 options that can happen the third one being the least likely so I'll save that for last

Option 1 Instead of getting the usual requests this month instead you guys can choose a series either on my fic list or my watch list, and I'll organize the backburner list for it. (This gives me time to work on the back log while organizing ideas and giving both patrons and commissioners more wonderful things to pick from) If you choose something from my watch list it'll be added to the fic list and it'll be something I write for 2023. Many series on my fic list haven't gotten attention and it is time to rotate shows out, and bring new ones in. So as my patrons you'll be able to choose and save series going forward. (If this option is chosen I'll post my watch list, and my fic list and you guys can pick from the list and I can continue with a little bit less stress and pressure)

Option 2: You guys can get your usual requests for this month and if you do that's fine. I'll just have to pause patreon for December. This means you guys won't be charged for December but you also won't be able to make any December requests. (Sadly it also means I won't have any money coming in which has been a big concern)  

Option 3 Holiday Pass, no requests, no ideas, just time for me to finish the backlog and recover from everything going on. With the money coming in I can replace this laptop and keep my bills paid so that'll be some loads off my back. 

Option 3 is a big ask, but either option 1 or option 2 has to happen so I can prepare for the upcoming holidays and deal with family stuff and winter stuff. While also clearing the backlog of things on my docket. Option 1 to me I feel is the best because I want to be able to give you guys something and its getting stuff done and organized and helping figure out what series I should be working on next year.

So Option 1 is Ideas/Series, Option 2 is Pause, and option 3 is Holiday Pass, comment or message me your choices and I'll post the appropriate post tomorrow/soon. Your support means the world to me and I've been trying to avoid this because of the kind of person I am. This post has been hard to write, because I feel damned if I do, damned if I don't. I am not the type of person to sit with a drink while a place burns and say "this is fine." I do this for the sake of my own mental/emotional health and I'll go with whatever option you guys decide