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[Blog] A potential change of plans...?
🕑 Added 2021-08-25 02:54:14 +0000 UTC
I got my second covid shot, so I’m feeling a bit sluggish, but it’s okay. I planned for this week to be unproductive due to the vaccine, so we’re still on schedule. That said, I am re-examining my decisions and whether I’m using my time wisely…
Time is limited and my income hasn’t improved since last year. I’ve talked about this before, at several points since February last year. Since my home has been recently appraised, I expect it is only a matter of time before I must find a new place to live, and I am not financially prepared to do so. So, I may need to change how I do things…
The Beaumont Comic
Let’s be real… The Beaumont comic WILL sell poorly. The content of this product is not very marketable and will only appeal to a small minority of people who are actively interested in it. The subject matter is niche, and the paywall will make it even less accessible. So, I will have spent two whole months working on a product that will perform poorly. It’s a vanity project, and is perhaps not the best use of my time…
Perhaps I need to prioritize commissions & mass market appeal with fan art & hornier artwork? On that note, Metroid Dread might be a popular subject to explore in October.
So, what do we do?
I could postpone the current project and publish it another time. Alternatively, I could post the finished pages onto Twitter and instead focus my efforts on commissions and the like. Should I do the latter, I’d still like to finish one more chapter before moving on, which I could reasonably do within a week.
Even without this product, I can still do something special for Elayne Beaumont in October. Like curating an entire month of content built around the setting; a BeauMONTH if you will.
Anyway… I’ve got a few days to think about this before it disrupts my work schedule, so I have a bit of time to decide. Feel free to share your thoughts.
Don't forget to eat & sleep.
Comments
Shawn Heatherly
In my experience, you should feel fine after a day or two of getting the second dose. Still though, be sure to get rest.
Uber Hobo
What about niche fetish art? Depending on the crowd, some have big money to drop.
brellom
October 8th.
Calsetes
BeauMONTH sounds awesome. I forget when Metroid comes out, if it's early or late October, but if it's later in the month then you could spend most of that month focusing on Beaumont. Commissions... I know you hate doing them but need to for the cash. I just hope you don't get burnt out doing them. I'd still say you should look into what others do with those Google Form submissions things and that way you could take them on as you feel like doing them, and then could set your own pace. Setting a timer would help, since I know you try to keep them to an hour or so time frame, and you wouldn't necessarily have to do them online while streaming. If things get bad, let me know and I can see what I can do to help out. It probably won't be much, but... hey, every bit helps.
