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As of today, I'm more or less done with my freelance 3D modeling! There are still some more characters to model, but it sounds like their designs won't be ready before I start my animation contract. What's awesome is the guy is so pleased with my work so far, he's asked if I can do both jobs at the same time, even offering to make it worth the extra trouble!

...the only problem is that the animation contract is going to be a 40-hour per week job, throughout July and August. I might be able to squeeze in the models, but at the same time I don't want to make promises I don't yet know that I can keep. Then there's the question of whether I can do all of that AND still continue posting content online...


The first thing on my mind is whether I should continue as planned with the comic, or take my time and wait until a couple more pages are finished before I start posting. My fear is that it could end up like the "Late Again" comic, where each page takes longer to finish than the last and I lose interest half-way through. 


Patron commissions are another factor. If I have time, I'll still do them. If not, I may need to issue refunds. Or if I don't have time to produce any content in general, perhaps I should issue refunds to all patrons? As much as I'd like to keep your support, I also don't want to take your money for nothing. You all have been good to me when I had no other work, and contracts don't last forever, so I'd like to keep my campaign going.  For all I know, this 2-month contract could be followed by another several months of nothing.

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David Haring

What about rain checks redeemable for a higher tier one time or something? It would encourage people to continue to give, but very time consuming potentially. So I guess I don't have any good ideas. I know I don't mind throwing money at you just to keep my tier.

HgD

In terms of the commission-tier patrons - You've always had the option to "stockpile points" in order to get color pieces every other month. I'm happy to keep supporting at the tier I'm at for points, and play it by ear when the contract ends. I've run into some trouble and while I can afford the pledge for the next couple months, there's a possibility I wouldn't be able to in the future.

jklind

Normally that's fine if one or two people want to wait a month for something bigger, but in this case it might be too much. Another possibility - unless I hear otherwise, I have the next week and a half to myself, so what if I get a head start on next month's commissions?

jklind

if you're having money troubles, I think I'd be even less comfortable letting your pledges build up, to be honest...

HgD

More that I MAY have trouble when your busy period is over. And it could be nothing. I could be making more than I am now by then. Change is in the wind.

David Haring

Hey, you're the only one who knows what you can do with that week to 10 days. Sounds like a good idea to me, but then again, you run the risk of some of the pledges not clearing, which seems to be a bit of an issue lately. Though if you did do that, I would be fairly well prepared for it, unlike most other months. :P

jklind

If pledges don't clear, I could always hold the commission hostage! "Hand over the money, or the drawing... sits on my tablet for a little while." :D