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2 years ago
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The Hefty 'Bre has something to say!
I've been meaning to give a more formal update on stuff for a while, but August was certainly keeping me on my feet with prepping for vacation and a convention all within a 2 week span. Went to Wisconsin with my folks for a full week from the 12th to the 19th followed by Indy Furcon from the 24th to the 27th. But it didn't prepare me financially. From late July to even now, my hours were cut down at my job and I've had to save a lot as a result. I even have my Ko-Fi plugged for now until my next paycheck comes and can feel more financially secure, but that won't be until September 15th. Yes, I did spend a fair amount at the con, but that is part of being there besides going to panels anyhow. Then again, this is my...5th con I've been to, so I could be wrong.
But more importantly, I have been thinking of other avenues of expanding myself in terms of earning funds while also improving my productivity. Especially on here and Itaku - which I have been slacking on posting for a while. While I don't have a definitive layout nor openings, I aim to do occasional story commissions for people and likely charge by the hour based on how long it takes me to plow through a story. Of course, I'd have a timer to use for this, but again, it is an idea for now. Would like to hear from other writers how they do pricing sometime so I don't feel like I am over or under charging people for the work I put in. I am a simple and sometimes detail oriented writer, as anyone who have read my works would know. But I say this as a means of potentially giving me the motivation to write more. Something I have been honestly lacking for a while now.
With me worrying a lot about my funds among other things that have occurred over the summer, it has left me with little inspiration to write and even enjoy seeing posts from others. As for why, I'm not certain. My thinking is that my job has to do with it - especially now that I have a new boss that isn't doing a good job communicating with others on what goes on sometimes. But even then, I can't be certain. I feel deflated and wanting to laze around more than I should, unsure what to do with myself. I've told myself I am going to do something about it, but I often fail in doing so either out of laziness or not having the push to do it. I want to change out of these bad habits by pushing myself for the greater things in life, but even then, I need to curb myself. ...I am unsure if any of this is making sense, so let me see if this sums up how I feel:
> Has a lot of great ideas in mind to do for the future, but as more developments happen in life, those ideas get pushed around inside my head or pushed out for a time. Maybe altogether.
Or in other words, I struggle to keep things in check and knowing what I want to do with ideas. I feel as though that has been a problem with me for some time. As for how I aim to combat this, it isn't easy, but I aim to chip away at some things over time while pushing to do a small project or two to show some growth and effort for mainly myself. (Did I mention I am tired as I write all this out?)
One project I hope to have out by my birthday is a story all about the main guy of my account here - Arnoch. I hardly use or mention him these days, but I suppose that has to do more with how I view myself - either Soul or Justin. You all remember that journal from months ago on switching Arnoch out? I still have intentions for that, but I have a bit of reading into on that to make sure this FA account rebranding goes the way I want it to. Same goes with Twitter namely because I want a fresh look on that site(Before it probably burns down for good, but who knows). But don't take all this as Arnoch potentially going away or even me wanting to put him up for an adopt. I brought him into this crazy life of mine out of random RPs and I'd be damned if I sent him away. However, for the story I have in mind, it will take a while longer to develop than I thought.
But outside of that, I do have some other stuff to speak of: My birthday is within a month! Turning 25 this year and this is a big deal given I will be a quarter of a century old. And for this year, I do wanna celebrate it in the best way I can: With friends and (HOPEFULLY) opening my Discord server to the public. I'm not making a promise, however, it will be open by then, but I intend to discuss more with my mod on changes before opening it up for others to join. My place is meant to be chill and be for fun with a sprinkle of chaos for added amusement. That and fat/vore content, if you wanna view those channels. But you must be 18 years or older to join. No exceptions. You confirm that right after you read the rules to my server, but if you're caught being underaged, its the ban hammer for ya.
But with that aside, I am also going to start rolling out posts I have yet to get out for sometime like commissions I got in the past, stories I wanna quickly write up, and even one story I did for someone. It's an indulgent story for this person and I, so keep an eye out when I post it. And speaking of story posting, anyone know a good editing software for making story thumbnails? Wanna try my hand at it going forward so most of my stories don't look bland.
Okay, okay, I think I've rambled a bit too much on this update, so let me just condense everything down here into bold text.
TL;DR - I have been struggling to have a drive or motivation to do a lot thanks to stress from various sources, but aiming to gain motivation while pushing to be more active across Itaku & FA. All while improving my craft and potentially opening my Discord server on my birthday, October 13th.
Hopefully that cleared things up. But I'm gonna be back on the ball with things. Expect a bit bigger things from me going forward as I'm not about to give up on the ideas I've had. That includes that story with Justin & Ico. That tale has been in the closet for a while, so I'm gonna brainstorm how to best proceed with entries on it going forward. But I think that is all for now. If you actually read all of this and didn't skip around, type "Fix my sleeping schedule" in the comments if you choose to reply to this post. But for now, as I always end these journals...
But more importantly, I have been thinking of other avenues of expanding myself in terms of earning funds while also improving my productivity. Especially on here and Itaku - which I have been slacking on posting for a while. While I don't have a definitive layout nor openings, I aim to do occasional story commissions for people and likely charge by the hour based on how long it takes me to plow through a story. Of course, I'd have a timer to use for this, but again, it is an idea for now. Would like to hear from other writers how they do pricing sometime so I don't feel like I am over or under charging people for the work I put in. I am a simple and sometimes detail oriented writer, as anyone who have read my works would know. But I say this as a means of potentially giving me the motivation to write more. Something I have been honestly lacking for a while now.
With me worrying a lot about my funds among other things that have occurred over the summer, it has left me with little inspiration to write and even enjoy seeing posts from others. As for why, I'm not certain. My thinking is that my job has to do with it - especially now that I have a new boss that isn't doing a good job communicating with others on what goes on sometimes. But even then, I can't be certain. I feel deflated and wanting to laze around more than I should, unsure what to do with myself. I've told myself I am going to do something about it, but I often fail in doing so either out of laziness or not having the push to do it. I want to change out of these bad habits by pushing myself for the greater things in life, but even then, I need to curb myself. ...I am unsure if any of this is making sense, so let me see if this sums up how I feel:
> Has a lot of great ideas in mind to do for the future, but as more developments happen in life, those ideas get pushed around inside my head or pushed out for a time. Maybe altogether.
Or in other words, I struggle to keep things in check and knowing what I want to do with ideas. I feel as though that has been a problem with me for some time. As for how I aim to combat this, it isn't easy, but I aim to chip away at some things over time while pushing to do a small project or two to show some growth and effort for mainly myself. (Did I mention I am tired as I write all this out?)
One project I hope to have out by my birthday is a story all about the main guy of my account here - Arnoch. I hardly use or mention him these days, but I suppose that has to do more with how I view myself - either Soul or Justin. You all remember that journal from months ago on switching Arnoch out? I still have intentions for that, but I have a bit of reading into on that to make sure this FA account rebranding goes the way I want it to. Same goes with Twitter namely because I want a fresh look on that site(Before it probably burns down for good, but who knows). But don't take all this as Arnoch potentially going away or even me wanting to put him up for an adopt. I brought him into this crazy life of mine out of random RPs and I'd be damned if I sent him away. However, for the story I have in mind, it will take a while longer to develop than I thought.
But outside of that, I do have some other stuff to speak of: My birthday is within a month! Turning 25 this year and this is a big deal given I will be a quarter of a century old. And for this year, I do wanna celebrate it in the best way I can: With friends and (HOPEFULLY) opening my Discord server to the public. I'm not making a promise, however, it will be open by then, but I intend to discuss more with my mod on changes before opening it up for others to join. My place is meant to be chill and be for fun with a sprinkle of chaos for added amusement. That and fat/vore content, if you wanna view those channels. But you must be 18 years or older to join. No exceptions. You confirm that right after you read the rules to my server, but if you're caught being underaged, its the ban hammer for ya.
But with that aside, I am also going to start rolling out posts I have yet to get out for sometime like commissions I got in the past, stories I wanna quickly write up, and even one story I did for someone. It's an indulgent story for this person and I, so keep an eye out when I post it. And speaking of story posting, anyone know a good editing software for making story thumbnails? Wanna try my hand at it going forward so most of my stories don't look bland.
Okay, okay, I think I've rambled a bit too much on this update, so let me just condense everything down here into bold text.
TL;DR - I have been struggling to have a drive or motivation to do a lot thanks to stress from various sources, but aiming to gain motivation while pushing to be more active across Itaku & FA. All while improving my craft and potentially opening my Discord server on my birthday, October 13th.
Hopefully that cleared things up. But I'm gonna be back on the ball with things. Expect a bit bigger things from me going forward as I'm not about to give up on the ideas I've had. That includes that story with Justin & Ico. That tale has been in the closet for a while, so I'm gonna brainstorm how to best proceed with entries on it going forward. But I think that is all for now. If you actually read all of this and didn't skip around, type "Fix my sleeping schedule" in the comments if you choose to reply to this post. But for now, as I always end these journals...
But hey, just remember not to burn yourself out homie, one step at a time!