For those that are on the partreon, discord, or follow TO, you already know the news; I’ll paste the letter to the patrons below:
I thought I’d do this before the end of the month to give you all a heads up:
First, and foremost, I want to thank every last person who has believed in me, supported me, and been patient with all the troubles I tend to have with life and family; let me be clear, I am not hanging up the keyboard! I know this message seems ominous, and, in some ways, I’m sure it will be for some of you.
Let me properly explain… As many of you know, I am never short on ideas or things I want to write, yet never have time. Many of you are only here for Pokesync, TO, UE, or maybe the hope that POCAP will come back >.> Val. I do tend to stretch myself pretty thin with all the things I write.
Recently, I’ve stopped UE’s 1st Draft so I can focus on the final product and correct many things I believe I did wrong in listening to commentators pushing for another direction in the series; we all learn from our mistakes.
My current dilemma is just that; I want to polish and refine my books, introducing many things I’ve wanted to and changing some key aspects in the series but I am just so stretched between the 1st and 2nd Drafts, when, if I want to put them on Amazon, I need to take the time for that.
It’s just become too much to juggle throughout the years. So, I have to make drastic changes that I’m sure many of you might even feel betrayed by. I’ve tried to keep up the pace, but, at the same time, it’s also become very demanding on the editors that have to go through the mass of words I pump out each week, and I’m seeing that as a problem that needs correcting.
So, it pains me to be forced to take this approach, but I don’t see any other way; I really wanted just to push myself harder and make everyone happy, but I can’t. I’m sorry.
Changes:
First, probably the one that will make most angry… I will be moving on to starting TOs final draft starting tomorrow, which means I’ll be putting where the 1st draft is on the shelf. I know this is rough. I know the amount of lore and foreshadowing and details to come are exciting… I just can never stop because of how much there is unless I just start, send it now, and all.
– TO Rewrite begins tomorrow T_T I know many of you will hate me for it. I know the China Arc is hype. The UK Arc is hype. The France Arc hasn’t concluded. The Dagon and Pirate Arc are hype. I know this is a huge deal.
– ATM First Draft cut off. I know it’s become a snuggle read, and real, real wholesome. Honestly, I think it is a great place to leave off for the 1st Draft, all things considered.
Overview of changes in my schedule: 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. MST (as usual)
Sunday: TO Rewrite (Again, again, sorry T_T I have to if I’m going to move forward).
Monday: N/A
Tuesday: Pokesync
Wednesday: I can finally work on maybe back-logging chapters on this day.
Thursday: ATM Rewrite (I will be slowly releasing it on SH and RR on Monday, probably, as I’ve opened up the 1st on Patreon to the public)
Friday: UE Rewrite
Saturday: N/A
Again, I know many of you have seen this coming. TO will see big changes from what I’ve done, and I’ll probably introduce Selvaria earlier since she is kind of loved by some of you. If there are any requests, then I’m totally up to hearing about it since there really is a lot of leeway I can do at the start.
Tell me your thoughts; I’m open to hearing whatever you have to say or scream at me for xD I’ve opened the floodgates.
As for Public, I will be releasing everything weekly until all the backlog of Patreon is on here. The Rewrite is already going to the public every other day or so as I’m able to get it out. The remaining ATM chapters will come out to public… I said it all above, and if you want to talk about it or get further clarification, you can go to the discord link here: https://discord.gg/fn2gpFes
