February 23 Update (Patreon)

There is too much going on. Sierra tired. Putting new things at the top, things you know later.

Comfort and Warmth: Desertopa is a long-time member here and he has put out a cozy little game on Steam! If you check the reviews you'll see some other TLS fans as well, so please give it a look. ^-^

Audiobook Deal: I don't know how much I can talk about yet, but behind the scenes I have been negotiating a substantial deal between several audiobook publishers over rights to the Depthless Hunger series, with the final bid won by Audible itself. You will hear more about this later. Definitely good, but also tiring.

Newgrounds Animation: Do you guys still use Newgrounds? Well, please check out the full W1 animation (fully animated by Annikath, voiced by OolayTiger) to help promote DStP. Speaking of which...

Don't Save the Princess: Thanks to everyone who has followed the pre-launch page or offered criticism of the full campaign story. You will hear more about this... sometime.

Skyvenom: Sold a lot at first, but it's always hard to say whether it will build momentum and reach a second peak. =/ It's premature to draw conclusions based on a couple days of trajectory, but I'm sad anyway.

TLS 0.78.2b: No new achievement bugs reported since my hotfix. It has been fun checking the global achievement stats, watching the 0.1% creep downward as people play. That may not seem like much, but with a game like TLS that's hundreds of players!

Other Stuff: If we are in communication about things, I have probably not been as prompt as usual, so please be patient with me.

It's funny, this is one of the busiest weeks of my life in terms of the number of balls in the air, but not even close to the top in terms of time spent working. There are times where I could only say "I spent all week working on TLS" or "Still writing a novel" that I put in far more hours than this week. Yet with so many metaphorical balls in the air, I can't overcommit because I never know when another one will come down. (In this metaphor, I suppose I'm juggling with multiple people, each throwing spheres, pins, or bowling balls at me with unpredictable timing.)

What will next week look like? It's difficult to be sure. I will refresh the Skyvenom stats a lot, which will impact my mood even though I can't do anything about them now. I might sign a final audio contract, or maybe not yet. We may start the DStP Kickstarter, but only if everything is actually ready. We'll see.