i'm taking an october semi-hiatus - patrons will NOT be charged on november 1st (important info)

for the rest of this month, i'm going to focus entirely on HTM tutorials and commissions, and try to catch up as much as i can.

to that end, i'm taking some time off from everything else. this means that i will not be posting any of my usual content in october -- no paintings, sketches, OC spotlight, MOTM art, or wallpaper. (the results of the ongoing OC spotlight poll and MOTM poll will be applied to november instead.)

because of this, you will NOT be charged for october on november 1st. i don't want my patrons to pay for a month of no content, so i'm going to pause the upcoming billing cycle. you don't need to do anything, it all gets taken care of on my end. 

my posting will go back to normal in november, and the next time you'll be charged as usual will be on december 1st.

(if you want more info, there's a helpdesk article on how pausing a billing cycle works. i'm also happy to answer any questions or concerns, and to clarify if anything's confusing.)

again, i'm doing this so i can devote october to working on HOW TO MONSTER tutorials and commissions. i'll do my best to catch up as much as i humanly can (i.e. i'll be careful not to burn myself out in the process). the only thing i'll be posting in october is whatever HOW TO MONSTER stuff i manage to finish. and many commissioners will have already gotten an e-mail / update from me, and if you haven't, keep your eyes peeled -- i'm working my way through the backlog.

(this whole post/decision is kind of a follow-up to this vent from a couple of weeks ago. a huge thanks to kubi, because without them this semi-hiatus would not be possible. i couldn't afford to lose a month of income if it weren't for kubi offering to help me pay my october bills, so i'm very grateful for getting this chance to get back on track. <3)