Hey, all!

Well, we've reached the end of the first month of 2026, and in all honesty, I could have done better. You may have noticed that I've missed my goal to clear out my queue- a realistic goal, I thought, until another curveball was thrown my way. The legal issues with my license are more or less settled, but I did something I haven't really done in a while- I let it get to me. For the past few weeks, I've not been performing at my best, and I've been lacking motivation. I've thrown myself into distractions just to keep my mind from running away with whatever anxiety-inducing problem crops up. Call it seasonal depression or a fit of anxiety, but I completely derailed for a bit. I am very tired of having to beg your patience and sympathy for the litany of things that have gone wrong for me- honestly, some times it feels like nothing's gone right for me since my Dad passed away. But that language of self-pity keeps leading me into traps where I can't do the one job I have left- writing stories for you all.

I know some of you are probably growing impatient with me, and wondering when you'll get your stories. And I wish I had a better answer than, I just let myself get beaten down. But that's not how I want my reputation to go down in this community- so, while I may have to ask your indulgence and patience for a little bit longer, this is me making a promise to you:

-2 commissions posted a week. Unless all I have are the handful of monster projects people have commissioned me for, this should be a realistic goal.
-More regular projects and content on Big Stories. Big Stories has been keeping the lights on for a long time, and I don't want Silver do to any more of the heavy lifting. You'll notice that I've launched a new independent project and starting posting more stories outside of our usual content. I'm going to build on this momentum, because it's time to put the story back in Big Stories.
-More communication from me. I have been terrible about keeping up with some people, and that's inexcusable. Please, do not take it personally if I've left you hanging, I sometimes just get overwhelmed- but I want to start fighting back against that.

And that's really what everything boils down towards. I've been too passive in my work- inspiration and motivation are wonderful things, but discipline and drive actually get shit done. There's a lot of unglamorous things about writing for a living, and I'm going to have to face those head-on. From this point forward, I can't let the nasty little disasters in life keep me down- many of you have shared very kind words of sympathy and support, and admiration for my writing. Those kind words help make my day, and I want to live up to that. I'm going to attack this queue with all I've got, and I promise to not leave you all waiting for much longer.

Thank you, take care, and God bless,
-Renard