Hey folks! First time attempting a blog post on both new sites! Just wanted to wish all my lovely readers a happy set of holidays, and hopefully I'll be able to start getting some new content up after all the old's been reposted. I've had a hell of a time getting myself to do it, but thankfully the process is starting to get a bit quicker. It'll be easier when I don't have to post tons of things at once anymore.

Also, on a side note, I've always liked hearing what you guys have to say. I'm sad that Tumblr's dead considering how good it was for direct communication between writer and reader, but I still wanna at least try and keep up the dialog. In that vein, I'm very curious as to whether anyone would be interested if I opened up the chance to commission me for written work. It's something I've been toying with more and more lately (always need a few extra bucks during the holidays) and ko-fi has been a bust so far (no one should ever feel obligated to donate, I should mention) but I think my work's got enough kick to it that folks might wanna hear me lay some writing to their ideas, yes? I'm not 100% certain about it, and I'm still toying with how I'd price it, but I'd like to know if it'd be worth throwing on the table or not.

Either way, I doubt I'll have a Drenan and Lyrah Winter Veil post... again. I have attempted for three years in a row now to get in a holiday story about them, and I have utterly failed to complete one. I have no idea why. I'm not -that- busy -hell, I got a four day weekend out of Christmas- but I just... haven't managed it yet. It always feels too late after Christmas to do it too. Maybe I'll have better luck with Lunar Festival or Love is in the Air again. *shrug*

Anyway! Thank you all once again for taking the time to read my works. It means a lot to see followers on these new sites after Tumblr's crash, some of which I even recognize from their usernames. I apologize if I haven't responded to shouts and the like, but I'm still sort of getting a feel for the new sites yet, and I get nervous about public responses at times, sorry! Still, the coming new year might mean better for the... works if I can get back into the swing of things. I want 2019 to be an exceptionally productive year, if I can manage it.

Cheers, Ben Riote