Alfie ending colored + misc updates (Patreon)

Edit: For some reason this post got restricted due to showing sexually gratifying works. I had to switch it to paid members only. I have no idea why it was tagged, and I don't feel like contacting patreon help centre so it's going to stay paid members exclusive.

Time for a bit of an update!

My hand is getting better. Between an exercise schedule that actually works and better ergonomics I can work at about 60-70% of my past capacity now, as long as it's split between drawing and writing about equally. I feel that, in time, that number will go up even higher.

I am pretty sure that whatever is happening to my hand is mostly Repetitive Stress Injury and not some deeper issue that requires surgery. The upside is that I won't be getting any surgeries and that RSI is not fixed by resting, so I can keep working hehe. Downside is that, the issues that I have are caused by the way I've worked for years. I can't go on like I used to.

After I finish the Alfie Epilogue chapter I don't think I'll be drawing comics ever again. I love to tell stories, especially long form ones, but comics are a terrible way of doing that if you need to take it easier. They're simply too much work if you mean to release pages at a steady pace, and I sure as hell don't intend to do a page every other week. I don't fancy taking a year to do a simple short chapter. I have a lot of ideas I'd like to see realize and I don't fancy a snail pace.

I think I'll be going all in on writing illustrated stories both long and short. It's so much easier and faster than drawing comics! I love it. How do you feel about my recent efforts at combining illustrations and writing? I fear that it may be the only way I have to do storytelling left to me.

Now that you've had more opportunities to read my writing, what do you think? It's a pretty big shift in this patreon's direction... If anybody messages me requesting a refund I am happy to give it, even for annual subscriptions.

The recent vote driven story is giving me ideas for future projects that combine writing and illustration. GrimLewd 2.0 written as an actual LitRPG with stats and such? The Invitation sequel written as a novel? An actual choose your own adventure game written in Twine? I am excited for the future.

Specific project updates:

Alfie: I've finished coloring the end of chapter 18, as you can see by the images attached to this post.

All that's left to do is the epilogue chapter! To be honest I am dreading working on it for reasons outlined above. I am considering working on it slowly in the background, without pressure of deadlines and releasing it all at once when it's finished in a couple of months. Would that be better than drip-feeding pages one by one? Let me know what you think.

Nun n Witch story: I am not sure what to do about this one. I really don't want to draw more comics, but this one was right in the middle of the story. I could finish it as a short story, but that's lame as fuck.

I Will Never Forgive You: chapters 3 and 4 are a two parter so I wrote both of them at the same time. That's why it's been such a long wait. Chapter 3 should be released sometime next week, chapter 4 the week after. I really love writing these two women.

Puazi VDS: We're going strong with this one. I am enjoying working on the orange freaks again. Writing simple smut is interesting. It's a challenge to come up with a way to say "And then the penis shoot out cum into the pussy" without it sounding repetetive.