May 2024 Update

Hello folks! Happy May, and in a couple of days May the Fourth be with you. (I'm assuming we're all big nerds here :P)

Last month the update had a bit of venting going on from me, so this month is all about Positivity. Gotta find the balance in thing!

Looking Back On April

While we didn't hit every goal I had for the month, things went pretty well! OFG got it's full compliment of releases, and the new Sponsor tier worked well and I got to work on some other stories. I'm really happy with the Sponsor tier so far and am looking forward to seeing it how it progresses - no expansions yet though!

The major misses were - Late FoF, QT:NW and no movement on housekeeping stuff. FoF has now been posted, so I'm going to be working on QT:NW over the next few days to get it out ASAP.

I also, on a personal front, had some BIG life changes start rolling that caused some of the delays in production - the House Hunt began for me, as I need to move this summer, and I think I ended up seeing something like 45 different condos, townhouses and homes last month between appointments and open houses. The housing market in Canada is wild right now, and I had some 'What do I actually need, and what am I willing to pay for wants?' moments. There ended up being a whole set of drama around one place that I wanted and realtors being kind of shady, and in the end I've secured a place in my home town (as opposed to nearby cities) and will be moving in June! It's a nice little two-floor condo situation right in the middle of town; no yard, and no spot for a BBQ, but I'll manage.

What's Happening This Month on Patreon

The schedule will hopefully look something as follows

May 2-5: QT:NW catchup, hopefully a Le Francais commission

May 6-10: Sponsor Week

May 13-17: OFG Week

May 20-26: FoF and QT:NW

May 27-31: Housekeeping stuff, and me prepping to move

Depending on how efficient I can be I'll also be trying to get more housekeeping stuff done in the middle of other things. I really need to get some of the stuff I've written lately posted to the free sites, and get AMA Arc 1 fully edited so it's off my plate.

On the Character Art front, Bayushi has shown me some previews of his work on Tasha and she's looking good. A new Poll will go up soon, and we're down to just Becca and Miranda so I will probably add a third option of 'Move on to another story' since Mallory hasn't been around for a while and Becca hasn't gotten 'her moment' yet.

Personal Update

Other than the whole Moving in June thing and the excitement/dread of that (it's not across the country this time, so that's good!), my other Big Thing is weight loss. I've mentioned before that I've been keeping a 'Keto' diet; well, let me tell you, switching from 'mostly Keto' to 'actual Keto and keeping track with an app' is a big difference. I used to dream of potato chips and cake. Now I miss Milk and Peanut Butter. But it's going well! I eat WAY more eggs than I used to, switched to a more protein-rich protein shake (that tastes better than my last one too!) and have discovered a new love of Parmesan Crisps made fresh in the oven (literally just piles of shredded parm and some basil melted onto parchment paper, creating a crispy cheese chip).

That should be all for now - QTNW should be coming shortly and then we'll be into the releases for May!

Thanks so much for all of your support folks, sometimes I still need to pinch myself and remember that I'm writing for a living now.

Cheers,

~Break.