Major Announcement for Patreon and SubscribeStar!

Hello, everyone! 👋 I hope you’re doing well.

This is going to be a major public announcement regarding both my Patreon and SubscribeStar. Whether you're a free member, paying patron, or someone who just likes to read my stuff, this will be important.

I have been thinking incredibly hard about my writing goals as of late, how they might be achieved in spite of my work schedule, sleep schedule, my personal life, etc. For those not in the know, I'm currently working on a few big publishing projects, one of which includes an epic sci-fi novel set in my "Twilight City" universe. I've been telling myself over and over that I want to get it published either this year or next year in 2027. 

Unfortunately, it's been a goal post that's been moving a lot, and I woke up one morning and got ready for work, only to realize that...I've not been making any progress on any big projects in over three months. Besides the usual IRL stuff to deal with, I've been constantly distracting myself; creating new side projects, keeping up with Patreon benefits, SubscribeStar benefits, editing gigs, living my own life out there, and...I now have a major backlog on my shoulders at the moment, and it's all been overwhelming me to the point I'm fearing I might hit complete creative burnout.

Thus, I've decided to significantly scale back on Patreon and SubscribeStar, as well as work on no more side additional side projects. I’ll also no longer be accepting story commissions. What this means is that beginning in July, I will putting my Rule 34 Raffle and Six Sentence Stories on 'indefinite hiatus' in order to focus not only on my publishing projects, but potentially lower the backlog. This backlog is full of stories, smaller projects, and unpublished works that have been stewing for years. So don't worry: you'll still be getting content, it's just that it won't be as frequent as before. 

However, this doesn't mean you won't be seeing any more R34R fanfics. As a token of thanks for those who've voted in each monthly poll, I've decided to cap off the Rule 34 Raffle by writing stories for all the characters that were on this month's raffle. Which means you can expect to not only read a fanfic featuring both Lord Beerus and Chief Bogo (hey, it was a TIE, and it'll be an interesting challenge for a crossover!), but also the other characters that were featured in this month's pool: Kurama, Scratch, Lambert, and Kovu. All of them will be getting fanfics as a big thanks to voters who've been supporting me and the Rule 34 content I've been making this past year. :)

I will completely understand if some decide to end their memberships, particularly if you're a fan of my Rule 34 Raffle and Six Sentence Stories. These challenges have been incredibly creatively stimulating and fun, but they've also been splitting my attention. They've been distracting me more than they should have, and I feel the growing workload has been negatively affecting my writing as I've tried maintaining a good work-life balance.

Mental health is very important. Burnout isn't fun for anybody. But I still want to get more of my stuff out there, and I'm ever going to get published again, I'll need to put in the blood, sweat, tears, and time into each of the big projects. 

With that said, I want to give an immense thank-you to my patrons and subscribers on both platforms. If you keep sticking with me, I promise I'll be creating and publishing even higher-quality fiction than ever before. I'm gonna be writing for you some greater stories, greater works, and greater novels, and hopefully, I can share them all with you in the very near-future. 

Thank you again, and wish me luck! <3