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Future plans, again
6 years ago
I know I've done at least one of these before, but I don't know how many, so that's why I haven't numbered this even though I probably should.
Well, here's the first and most important thing. I thought about it a bit, and I'm going to be shifting into just doing serious, SFW stories for a while. Just because I want to do some serious, SFW stuff. I know everyone likes the lewder stories, but I really feel like my best work comes out when I get really into it and focus on how my characters interact with one another, beyond simply being captured together or helping each other escape or any of that. I want to really explore what makes them, you know, proper characters.
And I have a bit of a plan for how to go about doing that. I have most of an outline for my next big story – it won't be as big as some of my other ones, though – and I actually have something I've been building towards. Sort of a big, important event, possibly a two- or even three-parter, that should fill out several gaps I've left in some of the oldest of my Argent-centric stories as well as carry the whole ensemble further forward. I've actually been leaving some increasingly obvious hints, and I'm admittedly more than a little sad that nobody has picked up on them. I can't just give you all the answers – where's the fun in that? But I am definitely going to give you most of the answers within the next few stories.
I do apologize, sincerely, for leaving you for so long without a properly long story, though. I just have been having so much trouble finding the motivation to start actually writing the next one out.
Moving on: Those of you who are just here for the lewds should be happy (or at least less disappointed) to hear that I still intend to do NSFW artwork. I know that's what people really want. And that's okay. Sometimes that's what I really want too. I'll try to mix some SFW pictures in as well, but there should be enough NSFW to keep everyone happy, myself included. Haven't done a statue pic in a while, so I'm thinking that'll be next.
Also on my list is to do some actual, serious worldbuilding. I'm talking maps, charts, planetary data, scenic views of Slate Ridge, titles and summaries of every single Legend of Liora game, stuff like that. I've been neglecting my setting, and I want to change that. I'll be working with others on that, I hope, because Argent's planet isn't wholly my own. The Madria/Klaversstead/Slate Ridge area certainly is, though; that's probably where I should start.
Part of the above is also going to be redesigning Argent's shirt. I like it a lot still, but I think it's come time for me to break away from those last few direct ties between Argent's world and ours. It made sense way back at the start, when my setting amounted to "the real world but with furries and magic and real-life roguelike dungeons," but it doesn't make sense now that that's not what it's turned into. (Those who have been around since the very start of Argent's escapades might remember a few more references to real-life things that seem to have been forgotten. Rest assured that I haven't forgotten them at all. You'll see.) It's not hard to make this change in attire make sense in-universe: a sequel to Breath of the Wild has recently been announced in our world, right? So why not add a new Liora game to the list in Argent's world? And we all know how much Argent loved the last one, I hope. The new design will keep the same colors and general style, but it will be wholly my own.
An outfit redesign does mean I have to make a choice: edit Argent's current reference sheet just enough to change her shirt, or do an entirely new reference sheet from scratch for her. Considering how long it's been since I did the current one and how differently I've been drawing her in my most recent pictures (compare https://www.furaffinity.net/view/26412613 to, for example, https://www.furaffinity.net/view/29575388 and https://www.furaffinity.net/view/30524446), I'm leaning toward the latter. But that's lower on my list of priorities.
Just a few more art-related things to mention, and that should be it for now. First (actually, what is this now, eighth? never mind), I'm making it my goal to do at least one sketch per week from here on out. This won't always be possible, but it's my goal, and I'm going to do my best to stick to it. I need to get in some more practice on a lot of things, and I want to try to get faster and less... neurotic with my sketches. I often run into a bit of a block because I don't like to leave work unfinished, but I am going to intend, ahead of time, not to have to finish all of these. All of them will end up on my Patreon page, and the ones that don't also end up here will be exclusive to patrons.
Which leads into my last item: How would people feel if I created a second Patreon tier? I'm thinking a $5 pledge could get you a free sketch request each month. Would anyone be interested in something like that? Would anyone be against it? (Side note, to my one and only patron at the time of this writing: thanks for wanting to support me even though you aren't getting much out of it. Seriously, it's not much at all, but it gives me some confidence.)
And I think that should be it. If you made it to the end of this journal and actually read all of it, I thank you sincerely. I hope I wasn't too long-winded, and I hope I haven't scared anyone away or anything. If you have any comments, I would love to hear them.
Well, here's the first and most important thing. I thought about it a bit, and I'm going to be shifting into just doing serious, SFW stories for a while. Just because I want to do some serious, SFW stuff. I know everyone likes the lewder stories, but I really feel like my best work comes out when I get really into it and focus on how my characters interact with one another, beyond simply being captured together or helping each other escape or any of that. I want to really explore what makes them, you know, proper characters.
And I have a bit of a plan for how to go about doing that. I have most of an outline for my next big story – it won't be as big as some of my other ones, though – and I actually have something I've been building towards. Sort of a big, important event, possibly a two- or even three-parter, that should fill out several gaps I've left in some of the oldest of my Argent-centric stories as well as carry the whole ensemble further forward. I've actually been leaving some increasingly obvious hints, and I'm admittedly more than a little sad that nobody has picked up on them. I can't just give you all the answers – where's the fun in that? But I am definitely going to give you most of the answers within the next few stories.
I do apologize, sincerely, for leaving you for so long without a properly long story, though. I just have been having so much trouble finding the motivation to start actually writing the next one out.
Moving on: Those of you who are just here for the lewds should be happy (or at least less disappointed) to hear that I still intend to do NSFW artwork. I know that's what people really want. And that's okay. Sometimes that's what I really want too. I'll try to mix some SFW pictures in as well, but there should be enough NSFW to keep everyone happy, myself included. Haven't done a statue pic in a while, so I'm thinking that'll be next.
Also on my list is to do some actual, serious worldbuilding. I'm talking maps, charts, planetary data, scenic views of Slate Ridge, titles and summaries of every single Legend of Liora game, stuff like that. I've been neglecting my setting, and I want to change that. I'll be working with others on that, I hope, because Argent's planet isn't wholly my own. The Madria/Klaversstead/Slate Ridge area certainly is, though; that's probably where I should start.
Part of the above is also going to be redesigning Argent's shirt. I like it a lot still, but I think it's come time for me to break away from those last few direct ties between Argent's world and ours. It made sense way back at the start, when my setting amounted to "the real world but with furries and magic and real-life roguelike dungeons," but it doesn't make sense now that that's not what it's turned into. (Those who have been around since the very start of Argent's escapades might remember a few more references to real-life things that seem to have been forgotten. Rest assured that I haven't forgotten them at all. You'll see.) It's not hard to make this change in attire make sense in-universe: a sequel to Breath of the Wild has recently been announced in our world, right? So why not add a new Liora game to the list in Argent's world? And we all know how much Argent loved the last one, I hope. The new design will keep the same colors and general style, but it will be wholly my own.
An outfit redesign does mean I have to make a choice: edit Argent's current reference sheet just enough to change her shirt, or do an entirely new reference sheet from scratch for her. Considering how long it's been since I did the current one and how differently I've been drawing her in my most recent pictures (compare https://www.furaffinity.net/view/26412613 to, for example, https://www.furaffinity.net/view/29575388 and https://www.furaffinity.net/view/30524446), I'm leaning toward the latter. But that's lower on my list of priorities.
Just a few more art-related things to mention, and that should be it for now. First (actually, what is this now, eighth? never mind), I'm making it my goal to do at least one sketch per week from here on out. This won't always be possible, but it's my goal, and I'm going to do my best to stick to it. I need to get in some more practice on a lot of things, and I want to try to get faster and less... neurotic with my sketches. I often run into a bit of a block because I don't like to leave work unfinished, but I am going to intend, ahead of time, not to have to finish all of these. All of them will end up on my Patreon page, and the ones that don't also end up here will be exclusive to patrons.
Which leads into my last item: How would people feel if I created a second Patreon tier? I'm thinking a $5 pledge could get you a free sketch request each month. Would anyone be interested in something like that? Would anyone be against it? (Side note, to my one and only patron at the time of this writing: thanks for wanting to support me even though you aren't getting much out of it. Seriously, it's not much at all, but it gives me some confidence.)
And I think that should be it. If you made it to the end of this journal and actually read all of it, I thank you sincerely. I hope I wasn't too long-winded, and I hope I haven't scared anyone away or anything. If you have any comments, I would love to hear them.
I have made the same experience when I was doing some generic fantasy themed work in between my porn and it always gets a lot less attention. So yeah, it can be quite discouraging, but then again, viewer numbers and comment frequency shouldn't really be the driving factor to begin with, right? So I say go for it. And I am looking forward to seeing the world building you'll be doing.