Q&A (Patreon)

I hadn't intended on making a post for this, but I understand that not everyone is in the Discord, and not everyone uses the Patreon chat feature, so apologies for the early morning e-mail.

I'm not irritated about the question being asked, just trying to give a direct and truthful answer so it may sound blunt, and I'd like to address it in one go so I don't have to waste word count repeating myself. That just slows production. Please don't read this in a negative tone, that's not intended, I promise.

Q: Will ASA be returning?

A: Let me find my footing first. I'm really enjoying Habitat 7 and have finally rebuilt some inspiration and motivation. My goal is to get to a point where I can comfortably write 3 chapters of H7 weekly. Once that rhythm is stable, I'll start trying to work in a Summoner chapter once a month—maybe more if I can return to my 2021-2022 writing pace without hurting the quality of the product.

I actually have about half of Chapter 2 done, but right now I just add to it when I feel inspired. It’s not the primary focus yet.

As many of you know, I’ve been dealing with some health issues and have made some major lifestyle changes. One of those changes is that I'm going back to school full-time. What you receive depends entirely on my productivity and mental bandwidth between classes and family. I'm hoping the "college mindset" helps me become more disciplined with my schedule.

To maintain transparency and give you a peek behind the curtain: Yesterday I only managed 450 words because of errands and kid-duty. Monday 1,800. Sunday 1,000. Saturday nothing. But Friday? I hit 2,800 words—the most I've done in a single day since late 2023. It's not perfectly consistent yet, but I am touching the keyboard almost daily. Including Friday, I hit over 2,000 twice last week.

Again, when/if I can develop the consistency to deliver stable, scheduled releases of Habitat 7, I'll try to work in 'surprise' chapters of Summoner. I want it finished just as much as you do, but I won't force it.

If I don't enjoy writing it, you won't enjoy reading it.

I'll have Chapter 12 of Habitat 7 up for you folks today or tomorrow. I'll maintain posting it here a day ahead of RoyalRoad, where I intend to post at least 2 or 3 weekly to maintain visibility. When I have a few consecutive 2,000+ days, Patreon will really start pulling ahead.

If you're enjoying the story, please go leave some comments, ratings, and reviews! Every interaction helps drive the story forward!

Thank you guys again for being part of this journey.

I'll leave this thread up as a Q&A and take a look during writing breaks.