Christmas Break! (and other news about WisteriA and new plans)

Hello! holiday speaking... to say happy holidays.

But also, I have some updates on the status of my Patreon activities that I should share. First I'll address the state of updates on WisteriA, my webcomic. After that is about the changes to the paid rewards resulting from the change in my schedule. Finally, a short note about winter break!

WisteriA

First of all, I'm still working on WisteriA. I have lots of story planned and I think about it every day...! But I've decided to turn my attention to more illustration work lately since I felt I was getting a bit out of practice in that regard.

WisteriA has proven a bit difficult to monetize, unsurprisingly because my audience started out very small and the comic couldn't create the momentum needed to grow it. This is fine; I knew it wouldn't be a straight line from nothing to something. Still, a year in, I think it's time to adjust once more. I'll be continuing to post updates to the comic, but I've decided to do so whole chapters at a time. The story really lends itself better to continuous, interrupted reading, being a character and story-driven series rather than a daily humor one.  The bottom line: WisteriA chapters will be posted one chapter at a time from now on, with whatever time it takes to make those chapters between updates. I'm guessing like, two months at least, depending on chapter length.

Naturally this means the rewards system I have currently in place (advance page viewings, namely) is getting totally uprooted. This is also fine.

New rewards, and duration of change

The main thing: I'm switching back to illustration-based rewards, with the usual PSD and full resolution files and all that. It aligns more neatly with my current art goals, so you'll start seeing posts of that nature coming along soon. I've already actually posted a few of them previously, like this Riamu one, this Rika one, and this Marnie one. More to come!

Here is something important to note: I launched my own pixivFANBOX last month where I've set up essentially the same rewards structure that I've used here: PSD/CLIP data, high resolution exports, and WIP screenshots. The only difference is that, as of writing this, there is a second tier planned where I'll be including a more titillating variety of works on top of the usual family-friendly work I have released here lately. For now, I plan to start that content off exclusively in FANBOX, but I'm still unsure whether I'll bring it over here. I still plan to release things like WisteriA progress reports and such here, and I'd really like to keep this and that separate. In any case, the main takeaway is that FANBOX is the surest way to access everything I have in store. If you've never used it, don't worry: it's pretty simple, works basically like Patreon and they PayPal and all that! Cool.

You'll find my FANBOX page over at this link. 

Break

That concludes the outline of my current plans. Drawing a lot, studying, brushing up on illustration style and technique, with comics work sprinkled on whenever I can. That said, it's Christmas! Which means it's time for a bit of rest...

I'm not sure exactly when I'll be back to doing nothing but drawing all day, but I'm guessing sometime after 2020 kicks off. I'll get some much needed rest, and then throw myself back into it with new ideas and renewed drive! Excellent.

I have some unpublished files that I want add to the current month's rewards, so I won't be suspending Patreon/FANBOX or anything going into the new year. I've already outlined what changes you'll be seeing in the rewards though, so just be aware of that.

With that, I want to thank everyone for all the support up until now. It's not easy starting something from nothing, but I've seen the small glimmers of potential now, and it's kept me going all this time. I hope to continue drawing and improving, and creating nice things for the world. Thanks so much.

Merry Christmas!

-holiday