[Announcement] I'm baa~aack!

Hello again, my faithful patrons and eager fans, it's me, ya girl.
(There's a TLDR at the end of this)

I'm never sure what tone to take with these posts. Like, should I be professional and to-the-point, should I open up emotionally and pour my heart out, should I try to keep things light, cracking jokes and using memes? How much information is too much? It's hard to strike a satisfying balance.

I guess it's best to start with the issue at the core of the matter- money. Friends, my financial situation is getting dire. At the start of 2022, my bank account was in the best shape it's ever been in- as much as I hated writing for that gacha game, the paycheck was very good. 

The last six months have been BAD. My dad was kicked out of his home with <48 hours notice, which is how me and my family discovered he had no savings whatsoever. I ended up having to cover a lot of the costs involved in finding him a place to stay and getting him set up there, and while I should be getting paid back, it will likely take a while. In that same time frame, I also had to pay for my own urgent dental surgery, and help pay to replace the furnace when it died in the middle of winter. Now, I'm uncomfortably close to broke, and need to change something dramatically if I'm gonna keep my head above water.

For the record, none of this can be blamed on my current boss not paying me or anything. The per-word rate I make writing dialogue for this game is quite fair, bordering on generous- the problem is solely that I have not been able to focus long enough and put out enough words to meet my financial needs.

All this is context for why I have unpaused the patreon billing cycle- I feel extremely guilty for doing so without having any content to offer you at the moment, but I am in pretty dire straights. I'm not going to leave you high and dry, though!

So, here's the big announcement you've all been waiting for: I'm going to start writing smut again! My priority is still going to be working on the game, however. I have made a commitment, and I fully intend to see it through. This means progress on stories may be slow and sporadic (what else is new?), but there will be progress!

Even if I can't pay all the bills doing it, I do genuinely enjoy writing for I Just Want To Be Single. (Have you tried the FREE DEMO yet? You should!) I feel like I'm really making something good, something meaningful, particularly to people who don't really see representation in a lot of places. It's nice to have work I can talk about, and even show off in public, too!

Continuing that positive note- I'm genuinely feeling better than I have in years. Even with all the stress and anxiety of all that's happened in recent months and the ongoing financial crisis looming over me... I feel good! My family has been nothing but supportive ever since I started transitioning; hair removal's been working great, I'm totally smooth except for a few stubborn spots. I'm starting to get boobs too! They're not quite big enough for a bra yet, but they're getting there- I didn't want to have to deal with a bra while I still had a hairy chest, so I started transitioning with a fairly low dose of estrogen. Plus, I've been hitting the gym! Every weekday morning, almost an hour a day- my strength and endurance have increased dramatically! Every day, I'm one step closer to my final form; looking like Noi Dorohedoro (Maybe if I get close enough, I might start showing off a bit! ;) ).

I really want to thank all of you, my fans and patrons, especially those of you who've stuck with me from the very beginning, through all the long hiatuses and sudden changes- I hope you enjoy what comes next!

TL;DR: I'm gonna start writing smut again! I'll continue working on the game I've been working on since last march- that's still my priority, but my dire financial situation due to multiple ongoing crises means I need additional income to say afloat. Despite all that, I'm doing good mentally, and I hope you stick around to see what's coming!