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Not a good girl
7 years ago
I'm sorry for missing Fridays deadline. The shine page was about 80% done before I had to leave to go to play at a punk festival, I had virtually no net signal for 4 and a bit days. I had warned folk I was going in a previous journal but I came back to so many notes and messages. Some worried and concerned (I'm sorry I made you worry) a lot more were angry that I hadn't posted shine on Friday.
It just ended up making me feel ill.
I'm retracting the Saturday upload time. If people are gonna start threatening me and getting all entitled I'm just not prepared to put myself thru that. It's high intensity as it is getting everything done that's going on at the moment that I just don't want to add stress into the equation cause it'll just end up making me hate my comic. There will always be four pages of comic a month but they'll happen when they happen now. I'll try to upload as close to Saturdays as possible but if I miss it then sod it. It's not the biggest thing going on at the moment and certain folk need to chill out.
In other news the gig went great the four day festival was a lot of fun tho also weird and sad and crazy at various points. At one point a kid set himself on fire playing with flaming poy but he was ok. There was a dog show (the winner of best of show was a tortoise with a wig on) there was a cricket match halfway thru the Saturday in between bands and it rained lots on Sunday. I ache lots from sleeping on the floor for four days.
At the moment we are clearing our house out it's very mental right now with as much spare time as I can afford to spend decluttering and shuffling furniture around and reorganising its proper inhaling my time and stressing both me and my husband out a lot. It's not being fun at all tho will be nice once it's all finally done. Tho having non Bab/abdl friends living with us for 8 months is gonna be stressful I think.
I've not been feeling like a very good girl recently. Completely the opposite for missing deadlines and forgetting about my diet/no alcohol plan. I'm back on the wagon today and hope that with my exercise and weight loss program back on track I'll start feeling like me again cause currently I'm kinda super hating myself. It's all my own fault but I'm trying to take steps to being a good girl again.
It just ended up making me feel ill.
I'm retracting the Saturday upload time. If people are gonna start threatening me and getting all entitled I'm just not prepared to put myself thru that. It's high intensity as it is getting everything done that's going on at the moment that I just don't want to add stress into the equation cause it'll just end up making me hate my comic. There will always be four pages of comic a month but they'll happen when they happen now. I'll try to upload as close to Saturdays as possible but if I miss it then sod it. It's not the biggest thing going on at the moment and certain folk need to chill out.
In other news the gig went great the four day festival was a lot of fun tho also weird and sad and crazy at various points. At one point a kid set himself on fire playing with flaming poy but he was ok. There was a dog show (the winner of best of show was a tortoise with a wig on) there was a cricket match halfway thru the Saturday in between bands and it rained lots on Sunday. I ache lots from sleeping on the floor for four days.
At the moment we are clearing our house out it's very mental right now with as much spare time as I can afford to spend decluttering and shuffling furniture around and reorganising its proper inhaling my time and stressing both me and my husband out a lot. It's not being fun at all tho will be nice once it's all finally done. Tho having non Bab/abdl friends living with us for 8 months is gonna be stressful I think.
I've not been feeling like a very good girl recently. Completely the opposite for missing deadlines and forgetting about my diet/no alcohol plan. I'm back on the wagon today and hope that with my exercise and weight loss program back on track I'll start feeling like me again cause currently I'm kinda super hating myself. It's all my own fault but I'm trying to take steps to being a good girl again.
Don't feel too bad, they should be lucky they're getting 4 pages a month. Some artists only do one page a month to comics.
Part of the fun of reading a developing comic is letting your mind wander of what is coming next. Just let the pages come when they come and don't let any outside sources tell you that you're a bad girl for missing a self-imposed deadline. For a story as good as share with us, I'm almost certain that we're all willing to wait as long as it takes.
Also, *gasp* Star hasn't been a good kitten?! Hopefully your Daddy didn't punish you too hard, sweetie!
Don't let it bother you, kay?
Some people need to work on their manners, or I'll tell their mommies and daddies!
A MASSIVE THANK YOU for all the work you put into your art.
Behold, the interminably, dertemined antisocial everybody.
Just...just block anybody you get like that ok?
As for the other other stuff, hmm, they do make me really quite angry because in the 101 of life it says "Stuff happens so things can't always be kept no as much as you'd like" and people are freaking out cos you missed a (self imposed) policy of aiming to publish Saturday's?
There are some people badly needing to be taught some elementary manners around here, heck even disciplined for it.
You do realize the world doesn't owe you a flaming cent especially when it is here what you're getting is free even though the person spends hours of their own and one might add potentially chargeable time working tirelessly on it between other important things like have a life and maintaining a relationship with their partner?
Just how selfish are you to deny a person a few days away that they told you about when you know it'll be finished and up to be read soon enough?
Some of you frankly need to GROW UP!
I'm super glad your gig went well, I'd love to see one some day~
On that note, I still think you're a good girl. X3
Oh I hope you guys can get to feeling better soon, id be pretty stressed and not happy about people living with me a few days let alone a few months.. :/
I hope they are ok and don't stress you both out too much. You stay safe and stay positive and happy and screw that walnuts that send you mean threatening notes when they don't get what they want. -Huggsssss-
Hope the house guests don't stress you out too much :)
So please take your time and don't rush if there are people that are angry with you or threatening you then don't befriend them anymore and file a complaint in the webpage. Anyways hope you get better and keep up the work your doing
Your comic is awesome and you take all the time you need with it. Ignore any meanie head that things they diserve more. You could just stop the comic now and then no one gets anything if you really wanted to.
As for you, glad you had fun at the festival and I hope your back gets better and your stress dies down. You will be able to survive I know you will. And keep working at your goals, you will reach them, even if there are some falls you can get back up and back on track. I know you can. ^_^
*hugs*
Well I can only wish you to get better soon, especially during the hardships you endure recently (and that you describe) !
As I just said, hope you'll get better ! *hugs*
Also if my post comes out as too ... personnal, let me know. If so, I'll try to be more formal, don't worry !
*puts itching powder in the diapers of the entitled people* Come on people, she does have a life outside of her art, there's no need to demand or threaten her in anyway. Find something else to do and when she posts it appreciate it.
I'm sympathetic to your moving plight too. I just did a huge move, States away from home. It was more than three solid days of work for me, so that you have any time for anything else is astounding! I say that moving is like a constant three day long workout, what with hefting boxes and such. Just do your thing, and don't listen to those terrible people. Threats are absolutely uncalled for and unacceptable conduct.
Sorry you had to deal with that disrespectful behavior, Star! Glad to hear the festival was a nice time, at least!
I'm also glad to hear that you are putting in effort to take care of yourself (ie. diet plan)! And I don't think a little slip up makes you a bad girl!
Do not let yourself be put under pressure, you're just human. Take the time you need. What are the opinions of others. You are one of the few artists who can sustain such a comic. Do not let yourself take pleasure in drawing. Keep cool little girl.
Anyone who wants to complain, get grumpy, do anything that isn't extending grace and love at this amazing artist, I will be happy to introduce you to my friends, Captain Jab and Doctor Righthook. They do not take kindly to the mean and ungrateful.
i personally love your work and look forward to your future works
Anyway, I think you know most of us are plenty patient to wait and grateful for all you do. *sends hugs*
Take your time, you owe nothing to anyone and your personal life takes priority. Seriously, I could list the many artists I know of who lock their art behind paywalls, and these ungrateful assholes threaten you for being late...
I know that shine is a highly expected comic to read, but i cant see why a small deley would cause this much of an issue.
Hope you are fine. :3
Also am i the only one that thinks "There was a dog show (the winner of best of show was a tortoise with a wig on)" is totally something Rainbow dash would do just to win?
The solution to stress is to not intentionally do optional things that can have the result of more stress, wanker.
I'm sure people threatening her over not upholding her promise to upload her FREE comic is going to make her love to do her FREE comic that she puts out (for FREE)out of the goodness of her own heart.
I keep mentioning that it's free, because it is. You don't pay her enough to make her upload on time. DESPITE THIS she STILL decided "Hey, I should make a determined time when I put these out so people don't have to constantly check."
She not only made a FREE webcomic FOR YOU but she also decided to make a schedule FOR YOU, when she DIDN'T HAVE TO, and you treat her like this when she can't stick to it? All I can gather from your comment is that she shouldn't have tried at all.
I think she should take a month off.
Wanker.
When you give people something and then pile on expectations for them to have you will drive out the people that are the worst in the bunch of a fanbase. Those who feel like they have somehow had something robbed due to missing a deadline and having something late. What is clear is she shouldn't have done it, even in the face of the comment that shows up every time reading "these don't come out often enough". Her own motivation to post should be within her own inspiration to create and not within what others assume she is capable of doing.
I equally find it intriguing you think I was attacking her for something.
Wanker.
I'm not mad at that, but like everybody else in this thread, its the entitledness that got under my skin. You made some salient points that I didnt quite agree with, but I would have handled it a lot better, up until you said wanker, like why be vulgar? I see it happen in a lot of ither arguments too, like someone will say their opinion or advice and then totally ruin it by insulting the person theyre talking to. Why? What purpose does that serve?
Thats why I said it back. Im sorry I got heated, but people gotta stop making people rush things if theyre not the one paying the persons bills that theyre rushing. Its like someone telling a janitor to hurry up, its probably necessary if youre their boss, but if youre just walking by, leaving muddy footprints on their floor, its not cool.
All is forgiven.
This is your show, Star. You are quite literally entitled to do this at your own pace, and not one person has a right or expectation to tell you to do this at any pace other than the one you choose, or need.
I am just astounded at the temerity of some people.
You are incredibly wonderful, possessed of a very big heart, and very talented. As always, you have my appreciation. <3
It's not OK, but it is how it is sadly.
If those people are reading right now: It is STARS comic. NOT yours. She makes it for us out of the goodness of her heart and you are not going to get what you want, ESPECIALLY if you choose to threaten the artist you're supposedly such a fan of.
Anyone set-top gets all bent out of shape and thinks its ok to threaten violence over a comic or artwork needs an orderly queue formed of everyone else so they can have some sense slapped into them.
Totally not ok at all!
A comic strip like yours is a gift from the author, not a contractual obligation nor something that is owed.
Glad your gig went well, never heard you play but bet you're awesome, cleaning is fun but decluttering sucks big time.
Anywho.. I'm rambling so imma say as a good fan of shine I CAN wait cos that's what you should do doncha know?
Take your time. ^^
You missed a deadline...
It wasn't a personal attack to those who decided to rely on it as part of their base existence.
Likewise, it wasn't a suicide note or any reason to become worried about your well being.
It was a deadline, set by a person with something we all should have... a life outside FA. You SHOULD miss these deadlines from time to time! Life SHOULD get in the way. This is not a pay-comic, and the second it interferes with your enjoyment of life, it should be set aside. It doesn't matter if you are at a Punk Festival, a nice dinner, a day at the park, or God forbid elsewhere on the internet other than FA or even *gasp* the Furry Community. Life should get in the way, it's how we know we're alive.