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2025 AND ONWARD (IMPORTANT!)
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subscribestarI'll be cross-posting this to Substar and Furaffinity and these posts will be free so folks understand and are aware of things happening in the future.
First and foremost, as always, thank you guys for the support! Patreon and Subscribestar are the EASIEST ways to support me for as low as a single dollar a month, and it goes a LONG way, longer than people anticipate. For those who don't know, I'm legally disabled (but not 'enough' disabled to receive any monetary assistance but 'too' disabled to work a 'real job') and art is all I have. However, with the increasing hostility of Ai stealing jobs and shoving artists out of their own careers, with the economy absolutely tanked and people unable to buy commissions, it's been...tough. Tougher than the past few years. I've been trying to be positive but it's ROUGH out here when you're not super popular.
Secondly, for those who don't know, I'll be moving out of my abusive household once again. I moved back three years ago to help my father pay bills when my grandfather passed away suddenly, but in those three years, he still hasn't looked for a job (he's been unemployed since 2016 before he evicted us) and we no longer want to keep financially supporting him with how I've been treated. Usually, my father would just attack me since my husband and brother would go to work, but since my brother dropped down to 3 workdays a week and my husband works from home, my dad has nobody to blow up on now, so he's just been insufferable. A few days before Christmas, he threatened to punch me unconscious and told me that 'I can still eat hospital food' (I have an eating disorder and swallowing solids is difficult). On top of that, Christmas eve, my father tried to kill himself and it's just been hell.
So, in January, my husband and I will be moving into my sister's old house--my dad's legal home. Where we live now is technically my deceased grandparents' home, and though we'll have a place away from my father...it's still his home, so he'll be over often I'm sure. To add to that, the house is old and my sister and her husband, daughter, pets, and their thrice weekly parties trashed the place. I put some pictures on my side Bluesky account with the damages but it's not good. We've been cleaning and repairing slowly since they left in November. We're aiming to move in by mid-January if possible. And with the move comes two issues:
1. Rent is gonna jump about $600 a month (more because it's winter and the ancient house has old heating)
2. My future is uncertain.
I have the possibility of a year-long contract, 40 hours a week, of a $10 an hour job. It's not AMAZING, but that's still WAY more money than I make MONTHLY, and it also means I'll have some consistent income. I can't say much else since the whole thing is gonna be under NDA, but it'd be nice to have a 'real job' again. However, should I get this job or not is up to luck and I also haven't worked at a real establishment in over 14 years so I don't know if my meager resume will work.
1. If I get the job, I'll most likely open up for Patreon/Subscribestar commissions only for the foreseeable future OR only take regulars since I know they're patient and would understand a little wait.
2. If I DON'T get the job, I'll need to make sure I keep to a schedule to make sure I get all my art done on time, AND have time for comics, AND have time for rewards, AND have time for commissions, AND try and pay my bills that are jumping an extra 1/3 of our typical bills/rent.
Here's the current plans for the end of the year since January is uncertain.
-I need to finish my three comms in queue. I wanted them done before January but unfortunately, that may be impossible. Comms will hopefully be done before this weekend. Holidays screwed me up.
-Hellish Delight WILL be finished in January. I also want to make a 'cover' for it so I can sell the comic once it's finished and maybe redraw the first two pages, they look so...yucky.
-Chemical Attraction will be starting in February and it will be PATREON/SUBSCRIBESTAR EXCLUSIVE. I am unsure if I'll be coloring the pages, maybe for the upgraded tiers. I will probably post the first chapter to FA/Twitter/Bluesky, but then I'll make it all paywalled. The reason for this is I'd like Patreon (and Substar) to be my default payment options so that I can do LESS commissions, especially if I get that job, but if I DON'T, I'd still like to be able to take less work (minus rewards) so I have more time for comic stuff.
That said, things are uncertain for 2025 and I'm frightened of the future, but I want to stay positive. I gotta work harder, make this a year I can be proud of!. Thank you for all the support over the years, whether it be some likes, or retweets, or me drawing for you. it means the world to me to be able to draw for a living, it's been my dream since I was a kid, and you make it all possible!
First and foremost, as always, thank you guys for the support! Patreon and Subscribestar are the EASIEST ways to support me for as low as a single dollar a month, and it goes a LONG way, longer than people anticipate. For those who don't know, I'm legally disabled (but not 'enough' disabled to receive any monetary assistance but 'too' disabled to work a 'real job') and art is all I have. However, with the increasing hostility of Ai stealing jobs and shoving artists out of their own careers, with the economy absolutely tanked and people unable to buy commissions, it's been...tough. Tougher than the past few years. I've been trying to be positive but it's ROUGH out here when you're not super popular.
Secondly, for those who don't know, I'll be moving out of my abusive household once again. I moved back three years ago to help my father pay bills when my grandfather passed away suddenly, but in those three years, he still hasn't looked for a job (he's been unemployed since 2016 before he evicted us) and we no longer want to keep financially supporting him with how I've been treated. Usually, my father would just attack me since my husband and brother would go to work, but since my brother dropped down to 3 workdays a week and my husband works from home, my dad has nobody to blow up on now, so he's just been insufferable. A few days before Christmas, he threatened to punch me unconscious and told me that 'I can still eat hospital food' (I have an eating disorder and swallowing solids is difficult). On top of that, Christmas eve, my father tried to kill himself and it's just been hell.
So, in January, my husband and I will be moving into my sister's old house--my dad's legal home. Where we live now is technically my deceased grandparents' home, and though we'll have a place away from my father...it's still his home, so he'll be over often I'm sure. To add to that, the house is old and my sister and her husband, daughter, pets, and their thrice weekly parties trashed the place. I put some pictures on my side Bluesky account with the damages but it's not good. We've been cleaning and repairing slowly since they left in November. We're aiming to move in by mid-January if possible. And with the move comes two issues:
1. Rent is gonna jump about $600 a month (more because it's winter and the ancient house has old heating)
2. My future is uncertain.
I have the possibility of a year-long contract, 40 hours a week, of a $10 an hour job. It's not AMAZING, but that's still WAY more money than I make MONTHLY, and it also means I'll have some consistent income. I can't say much else since the whole thing is gonna be under NDA, but it'd be nice to have a 'real job' again. However, should I get this job or not is up to luck and I also haven't worked at a real establishment in over 14 years so I don't know if my meager resume will work.
1. If I get the job, I'll most likely open up for Patreon/Subscribestar commissions only for the foreseeable future OR only take regulars since I know they're patient and would understand a little wait.
2. If I DON'T get the job, I'll need to make sure I keep to a schedule to make sure I get all my art done on time, AND have time for comics, AND have time for rewards, AND have time for commissions, AND try and pay my bills that are jumping an extra 1/3 of our typical bills/rent.
Here's the current plans for the end of the year since January is uncertain.
-I need to finish my three comms in queue. I wanted them done before January but unfortunately, that may be impossible. Comms will hopefully be done before this weekend. Holidays screwed me up.
-Hellish Delight WILL be finished in January. I also want to make a 'cover' for it so I can sell the comic once it's finished and maybe redraw the first two pages, they look so...yucky.
-Chemical Attraction will be starting in February and it will be PATREON/SUBSCRIBESTAR EXCLUSIVE. I am unsure if I'll be coloring the pages, maybe for the upgraded tiers. I will probably post the first chapter to FA/Twitter/Bluesky, but then I'll make it all paywalled. The reason for this is I'd like Patreon (and Substar) to be my default payment options so that I can do LESS commissions, especially if I get that job, but if I DON'T, I'd still like to be able to take less work (minus rewards) so I have more time for comic stuff.
That said, things are uncertain for 2025 and I'm frightened of the future, but I want to stay positive. I gotta work harder, make this a year I can be proud of!. Thank you for all the support over the years, whether it be some likes, or retweets, or me drawing for you. it means the world to me to be able to draw for a living, it's been my dream since I was a kid, and you make it all possible!
Hopefully moving soon will bring at least -some- peace, just sucks having to pay more just to have that.
I hope you'll get this job or something else really good comes to your way.
I'm feeling you hardcore there with the uncertainties of life...
please do tell me if I can help you out in some ways? Especially while I'm still close by.