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Winter Break 2022!
🕑 Added 2022-12-28 05:01:01 +0000 UTC*A lot of things happened this year.*
-My job of 14 years closed down at the very end of March, following a month solid of tear-down, pallet-packing, truck-loading and still taking customer calls.
-The follow-up job I was offered, I quit in less than a week with no contract, no payrate, nothing but promises and a quick $500 for my time.
-I began my adventure into true freelance work.
-I furnished my work-from-home studio space!
-I started doing commissions on my Picarto stream, to great success!
-I started my first new comic project in 10 years. You'll see soon. ;)
-I drew the least amount of Demon Mages content since it's creation :(
-I vastly expanded the Ronde, the Fridays, and shook dust off shooting-game fanarts :)
-I didn't get anywhere near $1000 a month on Patreon (but I never went below $500 either, so yay!)
-I reconnected with old friends and collaborators from my DeviantArt(!) days!
-I caught COVID-19! It sucked! Quarantine really is the worst!
-I was diagnosed with colitis, and had a colon cancer screening. I'm OK, btw.
-My last-surviving grandparent died in July & my eldest aunt died right before Christmas.
And I completed what you see above from April 28th to December 28th.
I'm not going to lie, either; the freelance work has been on life-support since day one. I banked on immediate success, didn't establish the right workflow, and maintained the budget of a 14-year steady job, instead of the whenever-I'll-get-paid-next chaos that freelancing quickly becomes. There were big payoffs, and bigger droughts. I went legitimately broke. I made a ton of mistakes. I have a survivable income for now, but the threat of failure still looms.
Yet, I'm still in the game, somehow. I promised myself -- I'm not giving up.
I'm nowhere near the finish, and not even close to a success, but I WILL make it work.
So, for everyone who requested monthly rewards here, followed posts on social media, bought a commission, liked, commented and valued my work in any way, helped me whenever the chance came -- I cannot thank you enough.
THAT, has been the real gift of this truly awful year.
I'm taking my usual end-of-the-year break, but kicking it off with a refresher stream between this Wednesday or Thursday (schedule permitting), and will be back on Wednesday night, January 11th with a just-for-fun birthday stream at 10pm till... whenever! There will be reward posts and extras here on Patreon well after 2022 ends. This will continue to be a fun and satisfying place for me, so let's get some more folks to join in 2023!
Have a wonderful holiday, and a Happy New Year, everybody!
-crybringer
Comments
Stootza
Thats quite the full list of events. I'm glad you're sticking with it and keeping your head above water. I'm glad to keep supporting you and am definitely excited to see what the new year brings!
Jasmine Simone
The road is hard, but I firmly believe you can do it. Take every moment to learn and help future Crybringer reach the success you desire. I also want to offer my love and condolences to you and your family during these times. I'm also happy to hear your health has improved as well! It has been an absolute pleasure watching you produce art this year, I look forward to what you bring to 2023! Happy Belated Holidays, New Years, and Early birthday as well!
