Mecanimus, signing off. (Patreon)

The Calamitous Bob is complete after 238 chapters, 4 years, and, I’m guessing, around 1.2 million words. It has been a WILD journey and I can only thank you for sticking with me to the end. I started Bob as a comedy and a commentary on tropes even with darker moments and I’d like to think it ended as a coherent epic although I did keep the trope reversal thing. As you may have noticed, the end was a bit on the open ended side but I’d like to believe this fits Bob. The story has never been about giving people a finite and restrained direction, but a space where they might find their own. 

Thank you again for everything. I couldn’t have done it without you. Now I will emotionally crash for a week or so but before I do that, let’s talk about the future.

Now what?

Well, first things first, I’m not starting a new series right away. There is a TON of corrections to do. Also, I’m tired, boss. I have been writing over 10k words per week every week, 10 to 11 months a year for five years and now I need some time to let the next story percolate. The Bob tier will remain active until RR has caught up, then at the end of that month I’ll close it. The ‘give me both’ tier will remain active as is until I pick the next story.

For my next story, I’m considering several options. I will post pilots for each in the free tier and gauge reactions, so if you want to stop your subscription but enjoy my work, you can switch to free patron to see if what comes next suits your tastes or not. One thing I’ll say is that my next protagonist will be a man this time for sure. I need variety.

That’s all. Very touching moment for me, I can’t believe it’s over. I really hope you had fun and I’ll see you in our next adventure, if it pleases you.