Hey, I just wanted to share some future plans that I have brewing!

First: I am making a big change to my work/life/writing balance that I think is going to both help my health and allow me to write more. One of my biggest struggles lately has been finding the time to write, do chores, and actually go out and *live* on weekends. On top of that, I'm usually too exhausted after work on weekdays to get anything done. I feel like I'm not living, but I'm also not accomplishing enough of the creative stuff that I want to. So, I'm going to try and change from a five day work week to a four x 10 hour shifts; giving me a three day weekend and possibly allowing me to devote all of Friday to creative pursuits such as writing. I am hoping that this change will allow me to both write more *and* actually get out of the house. Of course, working ten hour days will suck, but I'm hoping the extra free day will make it worthwhile.

Next, I'm looking into finding a replacement for Discord. At least, I want to find a different medium for storing my Ko‑fi rewards such as nsfw stories. Even though Discord is backtracking on their age verification nonsense after all the backlash, I've lost my trust in Discord after learning disturbing things about the age verification companies they were planning to work with. Plus, I'm worried that many people won't want to support my Ko‑fi if Discord is the primary way accessing the rewards. I haven't settled on what the Discord replacement will be, but I'm currently looking into Ghost and Wordpress.

Finally: I have started to get really, really into the 'book writing' mindset. Writing short stories is nice, but I want to actually create something that will last; even if it is just some silly book involving my living suit obsessions. Whether it is going back and actually finishing Shared Identity or some other project (like a book of Drethan's research notes on symbiotic bonds that I was obsessed with last week) I intend to try and make *something*. I'm hoping that the work schedule change that I mentioned will help me with this.

I should also take a moment to say: Thank you again for all of the support! I have been totally blown away by the number of people who are interested in my ridiculous stories, and I'm hoping that these changes will allow me to do a better job of creating more of them! (or maybe even getting back into art, hah)