Mid-Blog update! :) Please read

Fair warning now, this might be a longer blog update. I feel like i have a lot to say, and I want to go over my plans for the rest of the month because I'm traveling. But I will try not to make this too long-winded.

#1 - I will be leaving for Canada on the 26th! I'll be going up there for a close friend's wedding and a quick chance to see some of Alberta, which I'm super excited for! I will be coming home on October 1st, however, and that's a little too long for me to stick with a regular update schedule. So I DO plan on updating on the 21st, but then taking time off. And since I don't really know how far ahead I'll be, I don't have an exact date yet for when regular updates will be back? It will likely be about 2 weeks. Hopefully not any longer. I'll keep you posted as always!

#2 - A shitty thing happened to me the other day... Long story short I got scammed and some kind of virus was put on my laptop. *SIGH* I won't go into detail because, the whole thing makes me feel like an idiot (because really, what kind of young millennial falls for email scams these days!?) but I had to take my laptop into Best Buy to the repair center just for them to do a clean-up on it. They're confident it will be fine, but it's still soooo stressful knowing they have all my files and just... ugh. Fingers crossed it's nothing serious-- I don't think it is-- and that my laptop will come back in tip top shape. I should be able to pick it up on Thursday or Friday... and until then I am using my old laptop. This means I can still work on stuff for the most part, but I don't feel totally comfortable doing coloring with this machine... because the screen is so much duller than my new one.

Anyway, what I'm getting at here is that I've got an unexpected delay on my productivity this week. Womp womp. I don't think it will make much of a difference to you guys-- but if it does for some reason... yeah. Just keeping you in the loop. And also reminding you, you can never be too cautious -___- People suck.

#3 - So aside from yesterday being stressful as hell, the last couple weeks have actually been largely GOOD. Like... almost too good to be true in a way??? I was able to finally pay off all my debt, which is INSANE considering I've had debt for the last 10ish years! So being at the baseline and able to move up is a really, really good feeling. I'm also really glad that my NSFW Kickstarter thing is finally done and sent out, because that was a huge lingering task for me. I feel genuinely lighter right now! And have even made some time to go to the gym lately??? Like, whaaat???? I've managed to set aside gym anxiety??? Who am I and what have I done with... me. lol

#4 - I am going to tentatively plan on doing Inktober this year! I posted a poll about it and pretty much everyone was interested to see what I come up with, so it should be fun! I think I will post a weeks worth of images at a time here on my patreon, and save daily updates for my Instagram. That way you guys aren't bombarded with it. :) And dont worry-- I dont think this will be a major stressor for me since it's just for fun. I'm not planning on doing super elaborate artworks, just daily sketches or something. And TLLT/Patreon will come first of course.

#5 - This one is pretty big for me... I have slowly been writing again! I know this probably means nothing to you guys, but it's been 3 years since Honorable Discharge was published, and with the exception of RAWHIDE, I haven't written anything seriously since then. It's even MORE of a big deal when I tell you... it may or may not be about a certain hetero couple. A certain... naughty rodeo boy and his sweetheart childhood best friend. Mmmmhnmmm. <3 You know who I'm talking about!!!!

Before I wrap things up, Rowdy sent me this to add!

#6  - Heyo! Hope y’all’re well! I’ve been contemplating lately what makes people feel really connected to a BL comic. Is it the art? The character design? The themes the story tackles? The ?  Let me know in the comments below!  Also, I recently scored something I wanted for a long, long time. Tron Pinball! More diversions from reality - just what I needed . (See images below) 

Stay well and thank you for your continued support of Mccull!

I think that about sums it up. I know this blog entry was kind of long-- thank you if you read it all! lol. And I hope you all are doing well. I'm SO much happier now that we're at the end of summer and fall is coming <3 No more astronomical electricity bill. No more endless hours of daylight. No more shitty sleep for me.  Pumpkin spice, cozy flannels, and spooky shit here I come!

- Mccull