Now that I'm no longer sick, I'm once again firing on all cylinders. I've been in bed for most of the week, so I dont have anything substantial to show on my Friday update aside from a lot of writing. But lets talk about something else for now. This very drastic change of plans will hopefully improve a lot of things in my artistic life.

One.
I am going to start livestreaming again today or tomorrow. (depending if I can get things working) The goal is to livestream a few hours a day so that all of those commissions I owe can be finished and taken care of soon. In addition, I want to eventually start up some new commissions here and there. Nothing time consuming, Just something to keep my rent checks from bouncing in the future.

Two.
When I am finished livestreaming, I will switch gears and work on Ex Gender. Some of the non spoilery artwork can be livestreamed as well. This project is still planned for a mid summer release, but I may end up releasing a near finished build, in order to give me time for the final touches/illustrations and voice acting/etc. It also gives me a chance to respond to some very useful feedback. If I decide to go with this plan, one or two free updates will be distributed to everyone once everything is complete.

Three.
There are many personal and random illustrations I've worked on in the midst of my other projects. Working on these helps keep my artistic blood flowing... when I stop working on what my imagination randomly desires (like I have been doing recently) then the rest of my artwork tends to suffer because of it. In light of this, I have decided to start up a Patreon. So at the very least, I can continue to receive support even when I am working on the less productive images in my files. The art that will be uploaded and featured through Patreon will be completely separate from my commissions and Ex Gender illustrations.

As of now, I want to avoid running out of funds, so commissions and Patreon might be the most responsible decision at this point. I do not intend to let these activities get in the way of the Ex Gender project. On the contrary: staying in the spotlight has done wonders for my productivity as a whole. I tend to thrive when there's more of an immediate social responsibility, and it effectively keeps me from falling into long unproductive episodes of depression. I believe hiding away from the public eye to tinker away at this Ex Gender project has been a huge mistake. I should never have stopped livestreaming. But now's not the time for hindsight, I have much work to do.

I am very thankful for your continued support, and your saint like patience with me. Keep an eye out for some updates soon!