New Year’s Update, Possible Changes?? (Patreon)
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Hello everyone who stuck around for January and 2022! I’m just here to share with you guys some thoughts I’m having for this year.
Obviously, I’m enjoying my break lol. Even though I’ve still been sketching here or there, it feels great to be able to do that without the looming deadline of Friday over my shoulder. And to be honest I’m contemplating if after this break is over, I just go back to the same routine and risk burning out again in a few months or so.
So I’m just here to shoot off some ideas and get some feedback. Remember that these are just ideas and nothing is certain. And nothing will be changing about what’s already planned for this month.
Sometimes I think about either decreasing my workload or taking regularly scheduled breaks. The break idea is less favorable because I like to give you all and Twitter stuff every week, cuz I believe consistency is key and that’s what I want to be known for; posting the same amount of content, at the same time, of the same day, every week if I can help it.
So the more likely option is decreasing my workload. I simply have a lot to work on in a month. Comic pages are the most rewarding with their multiple panels, dialogue, and narratives. But they obviously take the most time, and I’m usually doing 2 in a week. Except for when I do the side comic updates like Avatar, and now I’m working on 3 pages in a week. Pinups are relatively easier and more open, but they can be hard to work on in addition to comic pages; especially with stuff like alternate versions. And then we have the Patron Requests: They bring a lot of hype and it’s so fun making those handful of Patrons feel they got a special request. However, it’s clearly not easy adding four extra pinups to the workload late into the month.
So while I usually have a schedule in place to get it all done in a timely manner, some times I slip up, I fall a bit behind, and then it all catches up to me towards the end of the month.
So for a long time I’ve thought about decreasing or getting rid of some of this workload. But each thing feels like it’s essential in its own way. Obviously the comic pages are the heart of my Patreon now matter how much work they take, and the pinups allow me to draw freely without the constraints of writing a story. Patron Requests are extra work but might be the most exciting thing every month for you and me.
So I ask you the patrons, what do you think??