Update and Plans for the Patreon until Book 1 is released.

Hello everyone. First off, I want to apologise for neglecting patreon. It isn't fair on any of you that have been supporting me all this time and I want you to know that I appreciate you all. I was hoping to have Book 1 by now but my editor has unfortunately been experiencing some health difficulties and as she is doing it as a massive favour to me, I don't wish to push her and make things worse. Furthermore, I also want to have a new cover for my rerelease and I don't have the funds right now to pay for the commission. Again, this is something that is largely out of my control as the money for the commission is coming from a workplace injury claim at my old job from almost 3 years ago and they are unsurprisingly dragging their heels and trying to pay as little as possible. Even so, it's taken far longer than I could have expected and I am glad beyond belief that my union is covering the legal fees. Fortunately (and unfortunately), I got an update from my solicitor saying that my old job is going to consult the medical experts regarding our latest offer. If they fail to respond to the offer, it goes to court.

So, what does this all mean? Well unfortunately it means that Book 1 is still a ways off, but I will be doing everything I can to make that as small a wait as possible. In the meantime, I'm going to be focusing more directly on Book 2 which I've been avoiding, in part because of my ADHD (which I'm now being fully medicated for), but also because I didn't want to get too far ahead. This is admitted, a stupid reason, especially as my lack of a backlog before is a significant part of why I suffered from burnout with the original release and why, in some places at least, the quality could have been much better.

As for what I'm going to be make up for the lack of content on patreon, from tomorrow until the release of Book 1, I plan on releasing a series of Patreon Insights and other extras. I'll be releasing them on weekdays and I'll be covering things such as my inspiration for Ardent Tears, the various magic systems, the history of the world, and other little tidbits about myself as a storyteller and a worldbuilder, as well as the world I've created.

I know this isn't necessarily what you all signed up for, but I hope you at least find it somewhat interesting. With all that said, I look forward to seeing you tomorrow for the first Patreon Insight.