Announcement (Patreon)

Hi everyone,

Usually, I like to stay a very private person, but I wanted to open up about something that has been weighing heavily on me for a while, and that is the schedule. You are meant to receive 2 chapters, M-Thur every week, and if I’m not able to deliver on that promise, then I feel really guilty. I’m not talking about when I combine 2 chapters into 1 long one, or sick days, or holidays. That is normal and understandable. What makes me feel anxiety is when I simply can’t deliver despite being well in myself in terms of health, whether that is because a chapter is difficult to write, or if it takes more out of me, or any other reason.

The further you get into a story, the more difficult it is to keep track of everything, so there’s a lot more planning, going back and reading earlier chapters, and similar things involved. This is why it’s becoming too difficult for me to write 2 chapters per day. Unfortunately, if it continue on this path without making a changes, it will lead to burnout, which will lead to a drop in quality, and I really don’t want that.

The way I’ve been brought up is that you need to earn what you make, and I don’t feel comfortable making a living off something I’m not proud of. So, I want to change the schedule. It will still be Mondays to Thursdays, but only 1 chapter per day. Whether that chapter be 1500-2000 words (which I usually average), or 3000 words like some chapters need to be, it doesn’t matter. I don’t want a word count to weigh on my mind. I want to write a chapter I’m happy about regardless of the length. Sometimes I get lost in writing and a scene ends up being way longer than I originally intended, and I think that is fine.

I know this will come as a disappointment to you all. If any of you want a refund for the month, please message me and I will sort that out for you. But I know I will feel a lot better and happier with this new change. I love this story, and I love writing. I don’t want burnout to make me end up like so many unfortunate authors on Royal Road or other platforms, who push themselves too hard and then break down because they didn’t want to disappoint their readers. I feel a lot of anxiety writing this post, but it is necessary.

Then there’s the other thing that I wanted to talk about, which is the epilogue for the Two Suns World. I’ve really been enjoying writing it, and even though I wanted it to be complete last week, I know for the quality of the story, it is better that I don’t rush. I’m really bad at estimating how long something will take, I’ve been told it has something to do with me having autism and ADHD, so I struggle with a sense of space and time. But because of this, I sometimes say we’ll have an arc done in a week or two, but it takes longer.

Anyways, I don’t want to rush this epilogue because it’s something that I’ve been building up to for so long, and I believe that the characters deserve a proper ending, which is why I’ve been trying to add the epilogue of the side characters that you’ve commented.

Then, after my break, we’ll start the new arc, which I am super excited about.

Next chap will be out tomorrow.

Thank you all for the support!