Lineart on p. 18 has begun! It's been slow the last few days since I have been applying for jobs and cannot draw on these 8 hours/day anymore. Ch. 1 gets another 12-15 pages (dw, story instead of PWP is coming) and then Ch. 2 is planned out. Can't promise anything tho depending on getting the job I want. I was too starry eyed in the hopes of getting to be an independent artist with Nox. Sadly, life with rising prices and mounting health problems does not allow more time to see this get off it's feet ): I plan to continue work on Nox but it will likely be slow as a 'hobby'.
One page takes me roughly 30 hours to make. This is because of physical ailments with my dominant hand/pain that goes along with it, as well as chronic migraines I have suffered from for years. I don't usually talk in detail about my issues because I despise guilt-tripping. Saying it now though so people can understand where I am coming from. With art not working out to lead a sustainable life with, I need to once more look into other options. Depression is now mostly in check, which means I am less unfit for conventional work now.
It's a shame, I was my dream to live off my comics, to share these lewd stories with you all. But again, the exploding cost of living makes it unsustainable to focus on this for much longer. I have no savings, I can barely afford groceries. It's time to wake up from the dream. I am eternally grateful for those who supported me through this. It means the world to me that people were interested in seeing me succeed. It just unfortunately was not enough to sustain. I was told before starting this: Plan for 4-5 years to get your work off the ground. Growth is slow and that's normal. But I unfortunately do not have 4-5 years to focus on this. Even though I really want to. Again, I'll keep working on Nox, and if that ever meets it's end, likely the distant-future sequel to it, and another story I had planned.
But I cannot say how much time it will take, or if it will happen at all.