[Stress Noises]
Hey, everyone. Quick update.
Firstly, I'm going to take a short break. Next Vigor Mortis chapter will be Wednesday the 16th. Apologies for the short notice. Also apologies for taking a break on like, the worst possible chapter for that, but life just punched me in the face and that's just how it be sometimes. I promise, things are about to get really good! ^.^
To those of you here for Hive Minds Give Good Hugs, you may have noticed I've been missing a lot of updates on it lately. The short answer is twofold: firstly, in general, I can't keep writing four chapters a week. Something had to give, and it has been HMGGH. The story will now update on Mondays only, not Mondays and Saturdays. This is important because it means Saturday is going to be my official day off, which until now... is not a thing I had at all. It takes me, on average, two days to write a chapter. So with four chapters a week... yeah. The math wasn't checking out.
Why is HMGGH the one dropping a chapter rather than VM? Well, VM is substantially more popular, but I generally try not to care about stuff like that and the real reason is that I've been finding HMGGH to be excruciatingly difficult for me to write. It's just... not fun anymore. Which is annoying, because we are really, really close to the end of that story. The climax that I had in mind since before I even started writing it is approaching, and like... damn it, I'm going to make sure it gets done! I'm gonna finish this story!!! ...But I have to not burn out completely and that means taking my time with things. Apologies in advance, as the story will likely still have the odd missed chapter even with the current reduced update speed. But we'll get there!
Thank you all so much for supporting me! I'll see you next week!
Comments (10)
I'm not a fan of the Patreon model for writing because of how hard it can make taking breaks. It's certainly got it's upsides, but the pressure to consistently produce increases the risk of burnout.
No worries, you have to make sure you don’t burn out, everyone needs a break sometimes
Yaaaay! I'm so glad to hear that you are taking a break! /very sincere virtual hugs if wanted I know it's really hard to take breaks, when you feel responsible for giving people the products of your hard work. I'm really impressed with you for taking the break you need anyway! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Have a good break Thunda!!
So I don’t even read hmggh but take your breaks. Creativity is a resource, don’t expend it too much. We’ll all be here when you get back. Heck, even a month of break is chill with me.
I don't know your exact situation, but things have been pretty messed up lately. I actually reduced my workdays from five to four recently, so I can hardly criticize someone 'only' wanting to work six days.
Completely reasonable - maintaining a reasonable life/work balance is important for your own health and well-being. Take it easy.
I wish you a happy break! But damn, this month must be cursed or smth. Even Azarinth Healer's patreon is on a hiatus...😞
It's February. This month has always been cursed.
I don't care if have to reduce to once a month even. Just take care of yourself and don't burnout.