An Update on My Work and Future Plans (Patreon)

Thank you, as always, for your support.

I'm sorry that another month has gone by without a new release. As usual, I'm completely swamped with things I need and want to do in both my work and personal life, and I'm feeling overwhelmed.

I know this isn't the best time to be talking about future plans, especially with the current delays, but I wanted to share that for the past six months, I've been spending some very meaningful time on a new long-term project behind the scenes. It will likely take years before I can show you anything concrete, but the preparations are moving forward.

Meanwhile, progress on the new work right in front of me remains frustratingly slow. It feels like for every step forward, a new problem appears, but I am still pushing on. I won't have much time for it at the start of August, so I'll be making you wait a bit longer, but I am determined to release it by mid-August, no matter what. At the end of last month, I said I'd work on it until I was satisfied, but that was with a mid-July release in mind. This could go on forever, so I've decided to make compromises where needed and choose to just get it finished and delivered to you.

I've been trying to get back to releasing work consistently like I used to, but in reality, I'm still far from it. There was a time I became mentally and physically exhausted from the frustration and pressure. As I've written before, I tackled this thinking I could manage it all if I just pushed myself, but looking back, I realize I was trying to do the impossible and setting myself up for failure. My desire to release as many works as possible is still strong, but I have to accept my current limitations. I am truly sorry for not being able to meet your expectations.

Going forward, I'm shifting my approach. I will continue to release ongoing series and short works at my recent pace, while pouring my energy into the long-term concept I'm developing quietly. The goal is to let it one day emerge in its best possible form.

This doesn't mean my update frequency will decrease, nor am I canceling any planned projects. Please see this as a strategic shift to make my creative process healthier. I'm officially letting go of the goals to "speed up my pace" and will stop making promises about release dates as much as possible. In reality, this has been happening gradually, but I wanted to state it officially.

I am very sorry that the new work that should already be out is still delayed.

And once again, thank you so much for your support.