So it's 2020. What now?

So, the decade is over. I know it was ten years, but it felt like twenty. 

What does this mean for all of us? What’s different about this Patreon now that the new decade is upon us?

It means it’s time to stop running this like it’s a diaper art comm list and more like a business! 

Yes, Genn is taking their gloves off and getting dirty! I’m organizing everything! I use a Bullet Journal now!! We’re getting SERIOUS!

[wheeze] 

I want and need this Patreon to be successful for the sake of my future; you guys have helped me immensely this past year, and I am forever grateful for your continued support! But this year, I’ve realized that a big part of doing things for others is making sure you can maintain yourself and keep yourself organized and on the right track, and, honestly, I haven’t been doing that for myself. 

As you have seen, in the seven months lifetime, this Patreon has taken two hiatuses out of frustration and exhaustion, simply because I was so frustrated with the lack of content I could produce in a large amount of time, just because sketching a piece took me three hours a pop. Things weren’t working and I wasn’t sure if this Patreon was worth the effort. This post, a month ago, was going to be me saying “Hey, so this isn’t worth it anymore. I want to actually produce the comic and I can’t do that when I spend a whole month drawing beanbags.”

But we don’t have to do that anymore, because I decided to hone my craft a bit in the past few weeks, and in some form of New Year’s miracle, and as seen by some of the people in our little community, my work time has been cut by more than half thanks to this burst of 2020 miracle speed, so I have a much faster art turnaround now! Which means you guys will get your rewards much faster now, and I don’t have to change a thing!
 

Speaking of rewards, the posting schedule. Let’s talk about that.

This place is dead, folks, and that’s on me. I didn’t have a posting schedule because I didn’t have a drawing schedule. People with ADHD like me cannot work freeform like I have been. 

I’ve been working on creating a structure for this whole art shindig so that I can keep everything all together, because the biggest problem with my art was that I was constantly stopping because I was taking on too much and getting overwhelmed. 

I've been asking artists about business practices, and one thing I came to realize in my research is that you can draw something one day and save it to post at another time. Sounds like common sense, sure, but stress affects your ability to problem solve sometimes like that, like I’m sure you know. I’ll send you your specific request as I finish them, as I want to make sure that I at least finish them within the month, but I’ll be posting them at a different time to keep the content flowing. Patreon work will be worked on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but will be posted on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. As we are now, I don’t think even that will be enough to fill the month, but it’s a start. Once more people show up, will have content spill over into other months, and the art will be flowing like water, which will honestly take the edge off a little bit.

And now the kicker. 

The FUCK is up with the comic?

That ain’t stopping, folks. To some of you, its never even started, but I’ve been working as hard as I can with the limited time I’ve had to get dev stuff completed, but with as slow as I’ve been last year, I can’t say I have much to show for it. 

But with my newfound 2020 miracle speed, I can get a lot more done in a short amount of time, so that content will be coming, as that is actually a project that has me more excited than anything else right now; you guys have no idea how mad I’ve been that I didn’t get to work on it as much as I’ve wanted to. But there is no time like the present to turn it around! I’m not going to post spoilers or anything, but I will post teasers here and there to show progress as it develops. I know you’ve been waiting but….just have a little faith. It’ll be worth it, I promise.

Conclusions are hard so I’ll sum it up here.

TL;DR

· Genn’s getting serious; they even write shit down with a fancy pen now! Intelligence has increased by 2. (We're going all in to make this successful).

· They can draw faster now! Art Output has been by 3! (faster as fuck, boiiii)

· They’re going to try and post every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday! Genn used Fingers Crossed! (potential regular posting schedule)

· Because Art Output has increased, the role “Comic Developer” is now unlocked! Let’s see what happens! (I can do more comic shit because I go fast now)

The goal for me this year is that I wont have to work in a restaurant anymore and live off Patronage. It can be done, and I know I can do it. Also I hate my job, 

But yeah, let's see what happens. I refuse accept failure, but life is a funny concept. 

Can't thank you guys enough for your continued support. January queue is going up in a few!