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Catching my breath (Patreon)

Published:
2026-08-06 15:21:05
Imported:
2026-11

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Hi everyone!

Sorry about the lack of a RBP chapter yesterday, and the ongoing lack of Hoard chapters. I hit kind of a wall; yesterday I couldn't push through the block to get it done, and when I sat down first thing this morning to try again, I hit the same block. It's a familiar sensation, mental fatigue and burnout causes this.

I've been really reveling in how much easier these short, swift chapters are to do; I know I've mentioned considering changing my whole catalog to this approach because it lets me get work done and published even when I'm in a bad mental state. I have, to be clear, been in a pretty bad depressive episode the entire time I've been posting RBP chapters, which is the main reason I haven't managed to work on Hoard too. Being able to still write and publish in this state is an absolute game changer, but it apparently also has its limits and I just found one of them.

It seems that even with the lighter and more frequent style of writing, I still need my downtime and days without work. Those of you who've followed me for a while know how much I hate that, but I learned long ago to respect it so I don't burn myself out.

Yesterday was spent in frustrated self-recrimination that I wasn't getting writing done, which isn't the same as rest. I'm going to deliberately take today off, and see how I'm feeling in the morning. Absolute worst case, I'll be back to publishing by Monday; I think it's likely I'll be in shape to continue much sooner.

I guess I don't strictly need to post a chapter every day, though I was really reveling in being able to do that for the last few weeks. RBP is on track to wrap up within the next dozen or so chapters, so it'll still land well within the word count and deadline for the contest if I take a day or two to recover.

More princess shenanigans soon! More dragon shenanigans...as soon as I can.

Thanks for reading, everybody.

Comments

Laurent Jerry

Hey, all of your work is free content with little to no advance on patreon, as much as I want to read Hoard, you dont owe us a schedule. Be well

Dominic Corbin

There is no weakness in needing a break. You should be taking regular time off to relax and decompress. You already know that burnout hurts your ability to write, and why wouldn't it? Burnout is bad, please don't push yourself to that level of exhaustion. As they say, schedule "maintenance", or it will be scheduled for you when least convenient. Taking care of yourself is part of the job to be able to write consistently. So relaxing is something you are supposed to do for your work!

Quazzy

woah, rbp being depression work is SO impressive!

icesharkk

creative work can't be churned like butter. See: the collapsing state of AAA games industry. You should seek the support you need to feed the creative process without being burdened by self recrimination. Easier said than done but you do have a community that remind you of these things. I'm glad you posted so I could peek into your world and provide some amount of head pats. My DM for D&D suffers similarly and is currently handing off the campaign to another player at the table for a break. She just cant muster the motivation during a depression but also needs the group as part of the important social pillar that keeps the dark at bay. (she's also a fan of your earlier work and worries about you as a fellow human being). So yeah even though I might not know you personally, you are a valuable person and your work has positive impact on other real people :).