General Update: August (Patreon)

First of all, BIG THANK YOU to everyone who is continuing to support me on Patreon during a bit of a creative blackout. A lot of what I did in July wasn't stuff I could really show you all (I have been reformatting FaLLEN pages for the new website, for example. Extremely tedious and boring work.)

Health Update: Entered second trimester of pregnancy, which is supposed to mean more energy for me than the first... and while I am sleeping less and not so nauseous as the first, I have run into some complications. In one week I've been to the hospital three times, I had to have minor surgery last month, and in between there has been a lot of pain in my stomach. I've been checked for everything, so the doctor's decided I'm having more stretching pains than most people get. When you are pregnant, your body kind of restructures itself to adjust to the added weight gain and inside there is a lot of stretching so you can give birth at the end of the pregnancy. We had a bit of a medical scare yesterday that led to me getting some new medication that will hopefully stop the pain. I've lost sleep lately since the stretching is most prominent when I'm not moving, and I've had to adjust to sleeping on my side (which is not how I normally sleep). 

I've kept busy, though. I'm hoping to finish the thumbnails today for the next chapter, I've sent out about 100 books already for the Kickstarter (with like 400 more to go, whew), and I've been working on future volumes of FaLLEN since writing is easiest for me now. Working on the website of here and there, will probably unleash it onto the world at the end of this month. 

I was thinking about doing a group chat via hangout or skype or something. Every tier would be welcome and there would not be livestreaming since I'm having a little trouble drawing fine-tuned art (another joy of pregnancy-- you get really clumsy) but it could be a Q&A or just general discussion. Anyone interested? We could all talk and maybe some of you could get to know each other. I've noticed a few of you seem to have formed friendships over the last few livestreams, haha. 

For everyone who is in areas of the world where this summer has been the hottest in years / on record (like me...), stay cool! For everyone enjoying winter, make a space for me because I'm coming to visit.