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EDIT: The Patreon is locked due to suspended payments until July the 26th.


Ok so I'm a bit burning out and it's mostly because whenever I take a pause, and I do take pauses, I'm just chilling for three days and then doing everything that's late. As such, I absolutely need a bigger, clean break. It will be the entire month of July.

Since I'm not comfortable asking for your support while providing nothing in return, all payments are suspended for the duration effective now. They'll resume in exactly one month.

I will be using that month for three writing-related things: one Journey one Bob book on Amazon, and edition/rewrite of the first Changeling book. I'll make announcements when they're ready. The rest of the time will be used to recover, mostly.

That's it. Thanks again for your continued support. You folks are amazing and you are allowing me to live from my passion while having cheese money, which is absolutely amazing. I am very grateful and very lucky to have you. Oh, one last thing, the last Changeling chapter before the break will be out tomorrow and it will be BIG. The last Bob chapter will be out by Sunday and should be normal-sized. I promise not to cliff you.

Cheers!

Comments

Maël Benallou

Take care of yourself, we'll wait!

WarStrider72

Rest well chief. And play some elden ring

Joshua Gunty

Enjoy your break! Well earned.

Chris Wilson

Take the time you need, it's very well deserved.

Hussar L

Wish you relaxing break!

Szelanaya

No worries- take care <3

Guri Linus

My Royal Road library has far too many incomplete stories that will never be finished. Even if I was a terrible selfish person, I’d still be encouraging you to do this!

Denva

I love you mecanimus

Espen Nilsen

Take whatever time you need buddy, bob is a great sidekick character to our favorite dragon overlord (overlordess?) So we need you rested and comfortable to continue their journey 😀

WarStrider72

Jiwa: Changeling Chapter will be Yuuuuuuuuuuuuge! Me: It's a Red Wedding chapter!

John Anastacio

Take care of yourself. Hope you get all the rest you need.

erdnael

Take care of yourself, i'll binge read journey while waiting for your return

Enif

We'll be here. It's important to take breaks and I hope this will be a recuperative one.

Oblique

Great to hear there's still a chapter or two in the pipes, and that you're taking care of yourself.

elijah pickett

Go for it! Hope it's great and you are energized! You make fantastic worlds!

ikbenbarry

how dare you not take my money for an entire month, our favourite dragon would be so dissapointed in you. but in all seriousness I hope a month off will do you good.

War and Pieces

Good choice, you gotta take care of yourself. See you in August.

StarWolf

About time you took a break… make sure to get some exercise in! Get that blood flowing with fresh oxygen in too keep those grey cells pumping out the next books!! 🤣

J

Take care and relax!

crusaderstar

Convalesce! Also with more notice I'm personally fine funding a month off, esp since you take them so rarely.

Bunny Waffles

Chill, rest, and thanks for the promise of no cliffs! That is truly huge!

Allie

Take care of your brain!

JHD

Enjoy your break, and do not get sunburned!

Kennyevilmonkey

Enjoy your rest, and a big thank you for not leaving us stranded on a cliff!

Orange Thistle

Looking forward to the next Journey book. Thanks for the heads up on the break. I hope you feel better.

Specter

Appreciate the communication and transparency, good luck!

AjiTae

Take a trip. Simply relaxing in the same environment as always won't help with burnout. You'll just wake up a month later feeling the same.:)

Julian

Merry vacation!

Roombot

Have a nice relaxing time off!

Deinos

Enjoy your vacation you certainly earned it!

Drakenclaw

I wish you a good recovery and a nice break.

lenkite

Take a vacation and recharge!

Pltergeist

take your time and enjoy

Kosuda-kun

Take Care and enjoy your time off

william wallace

I wish you much cheese and sleep.

DM

Hey, I am perfect happy paying for your month off…. How can I donate?

Lilith

Thank you for looking after yourself and taking a break! Burnout isn't fun (ask me how I know…) and taking a pause and resting and just doing fun things is important :) I would also be more than happy to still support you financially while you're taking a break. Just think of it as paid leave

Claus Jørgensen

Take the time you need. Your wellbeing is more important then a story 👍

Noah

Thanks! Wouldn‘t mind paying for your break tbh, I hope you continue writing forever! You are probably my favorite author since I started reading journey more than 4 years ago :)

Jamie Trevino

Hope to see you again soon! Take a rest!

Caitlin

Take your time! And same, I would pay for your break, your writing is worth it to me

Aclys

Honestly, people with regular jobs usually get/take the july month off to recharge and rest up, please have absolutely no doubt that you deserve to do the same. Your stories are more than worth the wait!

Vincebourgh

Have a nice break! You deserve it

Scott, just Scott

Thank you for the great stories, and have a good July.

Weldt

Also try to have some fun in you summer vacation. In Iceland you have right to around 24 I think days for vacation a year once you are older and worked longer for the company it goes up so I would just see this as a summer break :D

JustARandomPerson

Have a great vacation; it's well deserved! You work so hard

Elie

Enjoy your break!

Swinter

Enjoy your vacation :).

MoonlitShade

Well deserved break, you’ve been trucking along for a long time. Rest up and rejuvenate, Wordsmith.

Senko

Everyone needs time to rest and recharge their batteries even when doing something they enjoy. See you in a month.

RonGAR

REST UP MY GUY!!! We'll be here when you get back! 😁

Clifton

Rest is important, so is happiness. I think you're missing a golden opportunity for personal joy by not leaving us with giant cliffs for your break.

Peculiar Oranges

No cliff for bob, all I could ask.

jarthur93

enjoy your break sir

Kitty kat

Im honestly cool with tossing you a fiver while you're on break. I consider that part of the process for a quality product. If it was 2 or 3 months, I'd suspend. Either way, if you aren't comfortable I won't push additional stress on you while you're on break :)

PickledTink

Have fun on your break. If ever you find yourself actively avoiding doing something, you should probably ask why you are doing so and taking time to do something else, anything else, for a while to recover.

JLM

Take your time and enjoy your vacation... burn out is no fun.

Diego Rossi

Have a nice break and enjoy your vacation.

D

soooo... youre taking a break to work? Oo Why not do a summer vacation? Take the fam to the beach, thats what id call a break. But then, im not writing amazing stories, so what do i know? XD

Len

Just so you know, taking a break to do other writing related things is NOT a break. That’s just doing other work. Take a real break man, where you will be doing absolutely nothing writing related, it’s super important.

Lynnethe

Happy to hear that you're taking the time off for some self care. Do whatever you need to to recover- and if that requires more than a month, then so be it. We can wait. Enjoy the time off.

phenebeans

Take care of yourself!

Mecanimus

Unironically swimming and boxing regularly now! ... because I'm overweight.

Mecanimus

So how do you know? And it's fine I feel more guilt free not taking the money. I'll probs take a break during Christmas anyway,

Mecanimus

Thank you, and it's ok I'll take your monry furing my Christmas break, haha!

Mecanimus

Ah, I miss Iceland. We traveled there for two weeks. Don't miss the food though.

Mecanimus

I'll take a break around Christmas so I feel better not taking the fiver now.

Mecanimus

It's ok it will be very light work and probably only for two weeks or so. ... and I don't have a choice lol work has been piling up.

Mecanimus

I should still have two good weeks of full rest which is ok I think. But yeah it's not a full rest.

Weldt

Well I think you are Canadian and I did travel there once for a friends wedding I must say the food there was brilliant and I would most likely gain 50 kg's if I would stay there :D

Len

Well, I think Viv would force you with a stern look to take official breaks ;).

DM

I was SO happy you’re working on a first Changeling collected book….

Flippu

Enjoy the summer! Next Bob chapter afterwards?

Kazith

I thought there was going to be one more Bob chappy? If not that’s cool? But bummer if so.

Karel Londin

Take time to unwind and relax

PickledTink

He promised not to cliff us with that chapter. He fulfilled that promise by ensuring we were cliffed with the previous one instead :)

Kitty kat

Fair enough! No point making you feel guilty or uncomfortable while on vacation, right? Kinda defeats the point XP

Joshua Aarons

Ohhh boy oh boy everyone! Mec is back tomorrow! Or maybe Saturday? Either way strap in Harrakians!

Torbjørn Nilsen

I Hope Mec's taken a break though. It would be Mec's style to have worked his ass harder than ever and called it a vacation.

Lilith

Currently burned out myself. Should have taken more breaks I hope that taking this longer break helped and destressed you!