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September Update
6 years ago
& August Update
Q: Lucid where have you been?!
A: I will get to that in this update.
I skipped the August Update because there wasn’t a whole lot to mention in it and I didn’t want to have a trend of my monthly updates only addressing my medical issues. Don’t get me wrong this update is going to partly be about that, but not entirely. There is some good news to be had too! it’s going to be a long post though. So strap in and be patient.
If you don’t like the monthly updates format or would prefer to be in the loop of things as they happen I highly recommend following the Telegram Updates Channel. I usually post smaller updates there the moment they happen. The monthly updates are usually a summary of all those updates with the major ones that didn’t fit withing the channel.
On the topic of Telegram I will be opening a new place for fans to discuss the stories, talk to me, and mingle with each other. This isn’t going to replace the Discord server, it is only meant to supplement it for the fans that prefer to use Telegram over Discord. There will be updates and announcements when the group is ready for the public.
Personal Update
Based on the previous paragraph I’m sure you can deduce that not too much has changed about me and my medical condition and you’re right! Treatment options were recommended by my neurologist but they were denied by my health insurance and I can’t afford the out of pocket costs. He tried to refer me to physical therapy and for the shots, however, I’m at a point where I would rather opt for surgery than some treatment options that is only going to postpone the need for surgery. My current game plan is to get better health insurance during open enrollment and hope that they cover the surgery.
I’m not sure if I mentioned this on the last update or not, but I was expecting my hours to be cut in early August and they were. I’m now working normal 40 hour weeks. This should, in theory, help me allocate more time into writing and streaming.
Speaking of streaming, game streams appear to no longer be feasible right now. I can still do writing stream because it’s not too hard on my laptop, but it can’t seem to handle gaming and streaming at the same time. Usually PS4 remote play is a viable alternative but it isn’t working right. I do know that Sony is planning a new firmware update in the near future that is supposed to fix a lot of connectivity issues and I’m hoping that remote play is included in those fixes. So until I can afford to build me a decent gaming PC or that firmware update is launched I am only able to stream writing.
I have considered making a gofundme for the surgery I need, but I’m not one to do that story of stuff. Same goes for making a donation/crowd funding page to build a new PC. I’ve thought about it, but it’s just not for me.
I do have many ways you can support me though. I have a Patreon and I accept donations while streaming and anytime to my Google Pay at this address: lucidkobold@gmail.com. If you’d like me to store this money towards specific funds then leave a note on your donation and I’ll be sure to add it to the appropriate account you’ve requested otherwise it’ll likely go into a general account that all my donations and crowd funding is funnelled into.
I will probably make a dedicated page on the website for all my donations with links rather than having everyone try to find it in the FAQs page. Seems more effecient that way. I would also include a pcpartpicker link to the PC build as well as some other wishlist items and all other information about leaving noted on donations.
{Visit this page for updates about the website}
Writing Update
I do have some updates regarding writing. You’d think with almost 2 month since the last update I’d have something completed by not but I have only been working this new schedule for a few weeks now and the first two weeks was my body adjusting to it. It’s super hard to adjust sleeping schedules though I was able to. Not to mention the pain hasn’t gotten any better at all.
Despite all the previous news and complications I have made a lot of progress on Mischievous Diapercritter and it’s almost done. I have one more part to get out and proofreading and it’ll be ready to upload. I have the ideas, inspiration, motivation, time, and energy. I don’t always feel up for writing because the pain is often too much. Not only that but there been some home/family issues I don’t wish to publicly talk about and it’s been affecting me a lot. These issued have since been resolved and shouldn’t persist anymore.
I end this update saying that with my family/home issues resolved and having fully adjusted to this new work schedule I should have no issues working on writing more frequently. That’s the very least I can do. As for the website changes, most of them are low priority and will be worked on once I finish up on Mischievous Diapercritter. I plan to work on writing some today in hopes of finishing this week, but I hate setting deadlines because there is no guarantee i will make it since my body is so wonky right now. I’m hoping that in the next week or so everything will be work as normal and hopefully even better than everyone is used to from me with all my extra free time.
Another thing with mentioning: commissions.
Which are still currently closed, but I do plan to open the hypno scripts again once I publish Mischievous Diapercritter and have the website maintenance done. These are usually quick and easy to write as long as there’s a clear goal in mind with them. I do still plan to have the story commissions open again once I have the first chapter of the new story published. There is currently no ETA on any of this. There will also be a small change to the ToS for the commissions when they open again. Nothing major just stating that I will accept private commissions (not for me or the client to upload) for an extra cost. The reason for the extra cost is because I wouldn’t be able to benefit from it since it’s not publicly in my portfolio and couldn’t attract any potential clients in the future. I will always so anonymous commissions at no extra cost. The client just won’t get any credit for the idea of the ideas in the commission.
The website equivalent of this post is: https://lucid-writing.net/september-update/
This post was too long to be posted in the telegram updates channel. The telegram update channel is https://t.me/LucidWritingUpdates
Q: Lucid where have you been?!
A: I will get to that in this update.
I skipped the August Update because there wasn’t a whole lot to mention in it and I didn’t want to have a trend of my monthly updates only addressing my medical issues. Don’t get me wrong this update is going to partly be about that, but not entirely. There is some good news to be had too! it’s going to be a long post though. So strap in and be patient.
If you don’t like the monthly updates format or would prefer to be in the loop of things as they happen I highly recommend following the Telegram Updates Channel. I usually post smaller updates there the moment they happen. The monthly updates are usually a summary of all those updates with the major ones that didn’t fit withing the channel.
On the topic of Telegram I will be opening a new place for fans to discuss the stories, talk to me, and mingle with each other. This isn’t going to replace the Discord server, it is only meant to supplement it for the fans that prefer to use Telegram over Discord. There will be updates and announcements when the group is ready for the public.
Personal Update
Based on the previous paragraph I’m sure you can deduce that not too much has changed about me and my medical condition and you’re right! Treatment options were recommended by my neurologist but they were denied by my health insurance and I can’t afford the out of pocket costs. He tried to refer me to physical therapy and for the shots, however, I’m at a point where I would rather opt for surgery than some treatment options that is only going to postpone the need for surgery. My current game plan is to get better health insurance during open enrollment and hope that they cover the surgery.
I’m not sure if I mentioned this on the last update or not, but I was expecting my hours to be cut in early August and they were. I’m now working normal 40 hour weeks. This should, in theory, help me allocate more time into writing and streaming.
Speaking of streaming, game streams appear to no longer be feasible right now. I can still do writing stream because it’s not too hard on my laptop, but it can’t seem to handle gaming and streaming at the same time. Usually PS4 remote play is a viable alternative but it isn’t working right. I do know that Sony is planning a new firmware update in the near future that is supposed to fix a lot of connectivity issues and I’m hoping that remote play is included in those fixes. So until I can afford to build me a decent gaming PC or that firmware update is launched I am only able to stream writing.
I have considered making a gofundme for the surgery I need, but I’m not one to do that story of stuff. Same goes for making a donation/crowd funding page to build a new PC. I’ve thought about it, but it’s just not for me.
I do have many ways you can support me though. I have a Patreon and I accept donations while streaming and anytime to my Google Pay at this address: lucidkobold@gmail.com. If you’d like me to store this money towards specific funds then leave a note on your donation and I’ll be sure to add it to the appropriate account you’ve requested otherwise it’ll likely go into a general account that all my donations and crowd funding is funnelled into.
I will probably make a dedicated page on the website for all my donations with links rather than having everyone try to find it in the FAQs page. Seems more effecient that way. I would also include a pcpartpicker link to the PC build as well as some other wishlist items and all other information about leaving noted on donations.
{Visit this page for updates about the website}
Writing Update
I do have some updates regarding writing. You’d think with almost 2 month since the last update I’d have something completed by not but I have only been working this new schedule for a few weeks now and the first two weeks was my body adjusting to it. It’s super hard to adjust sleeping schedules though I was able to. Not to mention the pain hasn’t gotten any better at all.
Despite all the previous news and complications I have made a lot of progress on Mischievous Diapercritter and it’s almost done. I have one more part to get out and proofreading and it’ll be ready to upload. I have the ideas, inspiration, motivation, time, and energy. I don’t always feel up for writing because the pain is often too much. Not only that but there been some home/family issues I don’t wish to publicly talk about and it’s been affecting me a lot. These issued have since been resolved and shouldn’t persist anymore.
I end this update saying that with my family/home issues resolved and having fully adjusted to this new work schedule I should have no issues working on writing more frequently. That’s the very least I can do. As for the website changes, most of them are low priority and will be worked on once I finish up on Mischievous Diapercritter. I plan to work on writing some today in hopes of finishing this week, but I hate setting deadlines because there is no guarantee i will make it since my body is so wonky right now. I’m hoping that in the next week or so everything will be work as normal and hopefully even better than everyone is used to from me with all my extra free time.
Another thing with mentioning: commissions.
Which are still currently closed, but I do plan to open the hypno scripts again once I publish Mischievous Diapercritter and have the website maintenance done. These are usually quick and easy to write as long as there’s a clear goal in mind with them. I do still plan to have the story commissions open again once I have the first chapter of the new story published. There is currently no ETA on any of this. There will also be a small change to the ToS for the commissions when they open again. Nothing major just stating that I will accept private commissions (not for me or the client to upload) for an extra cost. The reason for the extra cost is because I wouldn’t be able to benefit from it since it’s not publicly in my portfolio and couldn’t attract any potential clients in the future. I will always so anonymous commissions at no extra cost. The client just won’t get any credit for the idea of the ideas in the commission.
The website equivalent of this post is: https://lucid-writing.net/september-update/
This post was too long to be posted in the telegram updates channel. The telegram update channel is https://t.me/LucidWritingUpdates
