thank you 🌻
guys i just wanted to tell you that i have read all your sweet messages to my last post and you made me CRY EVEN MORE but you also helped me so much already to feel better. i still feel a bit out of it, but i have way more hope and i also have a little bit of a plan on how to proceed from here! also i did draw Noah up there yesterday, you gave me motivation to continue 🥹
after reading your messages i was thinking a lot about what i could do to "save" our boys and what i could reasonably do and i currently gravitate to two things
a bi-weekly (every two weeks) update schedule JUST for public updates.
this means shorter posts, but more frequently so that it can stay afloat. You (on patreon) will still get the full scene with the intended beat and rhythm - which is exactly why until now i didn't want to do this. i want my readers to have the best reading experience. i always want it to have a good flow and pacing that pulls you in.
but i also know that my pride is in the way when it comes to that, so to be able to sustain Ghost Lights I will try this out for a while, just to see if it makes any difference! that way i can maybe offset that my readers weren't getting notifications for new updates.debuting a side project that I have currently named "Barking Continues" BUT IT WILL CHANGE FOR SURE probably 🐺
do you remember Benjamin and Lucas? here and here are posts about them!
I was already thinking about doing more with them as soon as their story is written, but now I decided to actually really go for it! They're gonna have their own story, way shorter than Ghost Lights, more light-hearted, but I'm still gonna put all my love in it and it will also tackle a few deeper themes. And i want to experiment a little bit with style and color and those kind of things! It won't have the same amount of detail as Ghost Lights has, probably a way more sketchy style, but their story is still important to me and i love those boys and i want them to be out in the world... and if they can help a little bit to share the spotlight and let Robin and Noah rest a little (so not all of the responsibility is only on them) and i think that would help me mentally as well. because currently, as you all saw 🐌💦, it can affect me greatly and i don't want to ever give up on Robin and Noah and how i tell their story
Basically I just want to have fun with another project ON THE SIDE, because I have worked on Ghost Lights for 10 years, and I think it would probably be healthy to expand a little.
Ghost Lights will always stay my main project and I don't plan on changing its update schedule on here, but I want to draw my other babies and I want people to fall in love with them and share them with you!!
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I will reply to all of you individually soon. Thank you so much for giving me hope 💚
Comments (18)
Oh my God. I literally just found ghost lights a few days ago and it might just be the coolest most beautiful story I heve ever read. It actually made me cry. There are only few stories that have been able to do that. Both the story and art style really resonate with me. I fully understand your situation. Personally I heve autism and adhd. Thanks to that I can't hold up a "regular" job either. I heve struggled with burnout and depression for many years. Please take this from me. These feelings wil pass. I think what you did was a good choice, reaching out to the community. Bottling these feelings up won't solve anything. The only way to feel better is to talk about it. As for me. I wil continue to support you from here on out. I love your work and know that I wil look forward to whatever beautiful art you post. ❤️
Im so glad youre feeling more motivated. Your comic was one of those ones I discovered early in my art journey that really cemented in my mind that I could strive towards making stories, and I've been following it ever since. Ghost lights is truly a masterpiece in my mind and I'm looking forward to see whatever else you plan on making. I've seen one of my favorite artists lay down their pen before due to their mental health and the rat race of the algorithm is literally working against artists in every capacity 🫠 but that's why I admire your perseverance. Thank you for this story and your amazing art 😭
we love you sm, even more than we love your stories! whatever you think is best to keep you as well as you can be, i'll be along for the ride :) p.s. i absolutely love the story concept behind benjamin + lucas
I like the idea of exploring a side story. Gives you some space and time from the main one, and lets you pace yourself more comfortably
Glad you're feeling better~💕 Noah looks so cute btw 🥺 I'm looking forward to the side project ☺️
Much love to you Fanta! ❤️ I am looking forward to the new comic!
Love ya Fanta 🫶💖
Yes I remember Lucas and Benjamin!!! I cannot wait to dive into their story! Just remember to take your time, a lot of changes at once might be a bit tough and if it's too much feel free to take a step back but either way I believe in you and you've got this!!! So excited for what's to come!
A less intensive side project sounds like an excellent idea! I look forward to reading Banjamin and Lucas' story 💜
Glad to see you're feeling a bit better (crying a lot helps with that, too, so pls don't feel like you have to hold tears back) and that you're having plans for possible solutions you wanna try out. Sounds good and reasonable so far, hopefully that will help. And I'm very much interested in what you're cooking up with your other characters, so there's exciting. :)
Im curious what the other title options are...
Ngl Fanta, I would be more than happy to pay for a tier on here that was just sketches and sneak peaks whenever you can that was like €1.50 or €2 just to support you ❤️❤️
I have followed you since the beginning and I'm not about to go anywhere.
I think a sketch style would be great, something quicker & simpler for you to get out so you still feel productive, but doesn't take too long so most of your time can still be focused on your main story.
💕💕💕 I was successful in getting a few folks to subscribe to your comic and found some people who've read before, so hopefully they'll continue reading again!
We’re routing for you!!!
May the bark be with you! 😄
I'm looking foreward to see Benjamins and Lucas Story !🙂↕️🙌