(Not) Farewell

Well, guys, I've never been one for speeches and long farewells, so I'm gonna try to keep this short.

Writing Lament of the Slave and then Lament of the Lost was a dream come true for me, a dream I never dreamed I would ever fulfill. Like many of you, I have always thought my writing was not good enough for anyone to read it. I felt embarrassed at the thought of anyone else reading it. I remember like it was yesterday when I posted my first chapter of Toothbrush Fighter on RoyalRoad. I was so nervous my hands were shaking. But while by far an amazing story - the response has given me the confidence and energy to keep writing.

What I'm trying to say is that I've been blessed with an amazing audience all the way through my writing journey. I never would have made it this far in my writing without you guys. Not an exaggeration. I can't count how many stories I've started writing, only to abandon them after a few pages and leave them unfinished because I lost interest (drive) in them. But your interest in Lament of the Slave/Lost kept me interested - to the point where I found it so hard to just abandon the story and decided to re-write.

Likewise, I find it hard to just drop the story now (I love it and it's become a part of my life).

That's why, as I wrote on Friday, I want to try to write Lament of the Lost at a pace that will work for me, despite the changes I've had to make in my life. No set deadlines, no limits on chapter length, stress me out. Once I have a part of the story written that I'm happy with, and of a reasonable length, I'll publish it - on Royal Road and Scriblehub.

As I wrote on Friday I'll leave Patreon in no-billing mode until the chapters on those sites (Tier 1 patreons included) catch up to the ones here and then I'll see. I honestly don't know what the options are with Patreon - it's something I have yet to look into. At the very least, I'd like to remove the paid tiers. I'll do my best to keep you informed of any changes, or if you have any further feedback (comments, notes, remarks), feel free to DM me. Or you can message me on Discord, I'll leave the server up.

Damn, I wanted to keep it short here, but...

Thank you guys. Seriously, thank you so much, from the bottom of my heart. You were amazing, not giving up on me when I didn't see a way to continue Lament of the Slave, patient when the pace of the story dragged like a snail. So many times I have wished I could give you more for your support, only to hit the limits of my ability. But not once did I hear you complain.

I really wish this wasn't farewell and so as my parting words I'll say I look forward to seeing you with the next chapter. 😁