I've got a lot of commissions on my list.

I always feel bad, making people wait. Used to be, I was a speed demon! I could get a normal pic done within a day, or at least a week. Now, I'm looking at my art to-do list, and there are things on there that are over a month old. The lingering unfinished obligations nag me, like an itch in my brain.

I guess my problem is that I just can't say no to people. I'm a very independent person by nature, I resist being put into boxes or told what to do by authority figures... but as soon as someone who isn't an authority figure says "hey, Tailsteak, I'd really enjoy it if you did X" I immediately go into people-pleasing martyr mode. It's hard for me to say "no, I wouldn't like drawing that" or "no, that would be way too much work" or "no, here's another artist who might do that commission better".

I mean, as it is, I already draw not one, but two regularly-updating webcomics and I'm working on an illustrated book. A lot of people would say that's enough!

I guess the other half of the issue is that my art is getting better (and therefore takes longer), while my prices are still pretty low. I am planning on bumping them up in the new year - it's a supply-demand graph curve thing, I guess. Which is good! That's the trajectory I want to be on!

Anyway, I guess the point of this journal is - please be patient with me. I am trying to churn through all this stuff as quickly as I can. I love and appreciate every single one of my fans and readers, and I do want to make as much stuff for as many people as possible with the finite number of hours in every day.

Thank you.