Post "Announcement 5th of March 2025 (I couldn't decide a title)" by "Zogarth" from patreon

SagelyGamer

When I say that your book saved me in my darkest moments, I'm not joking either. Had a bit of a rough break myself, despite being nowhere as successful as you are. I plan on changing that. For now, rest, recover, and know that I'll do the same. My life is good, and I'm sure yours is as well. Please take care of yourself, and if you don't, I promise that in the next released chapters moving forward I will glorify mushrooms and water levels if you go ahead and die off because you didn't take care of yourself. That's not a warning: that's a motherflippin' promise!

John

Hope the cold wasn’t too bad and that the gym is going well!

Cerby 201

I felt such a mix of minaga, villy, Jake, & even a hint of sword saint. From this message from the author.

Евгений Павлов

Take care Zog!

mzetqbbtyf

Have some old chapters been removed? I wanted to start reading at the beginning of book 12 and I can't find those chapters below 909 anymore. Also it would be amazing to have the "next/previous" links at the end of each chapter because this patreon website is very hard to navigate.

The Dregs

Atta boy, get those gains.

Dalton Willis

I love your story it has and will mean soooooo much to me. Thanks for all you do nomater what you do thanks!!!!! Plz keep up the good work I’m desperate for more:)

Jaroslav Zapadlo

Damnit tower of jack

Adam Peterson

There a nasty bug this year that comes on like a cold and quickly turns to pneumonia. He's so good at posting and updating I almost think it's that. I hope he's well.

Drew

have you considered a split ergonomic keyboard? i am quite nerdy about them and they have help me with finger pain, the split allows you to position them to naturally align with your wrists!

Jordan Rogers

I’m just amusing myself

Michael Fannon

Time change.

Ty Cooper

It does such for those who go through it. But zog doesn't have to go through it.

FerrumMike YT

he can’t be up everyday at 7 to post sometimes you need to be late. We’ve all been there before

Michael Fannon

Time change.

Jordan Rogers

Zogarth does not have a schedule, also we are currently unsure of his status, he may be dead from the cold…or playing WoW.

Dalton Dawes

Time change?

Jordan Rogers

Anyone thought to do do a wellness check on Zogarth, and make sure he survived his cold, be a shame if the story couldn’t continue?

vio

I'd love a refund but I can't ask for it from such a nice guy who deserves it! And the best writer ever (no exaggeration)

Cody Parker

Hell yeah, dude get those gains!

Seen Death

Thanks for the post! In regards to the wrist thing: ive had issues specifically doing pushups flat handed (palm flat on the ground) ive found a good alternative is to do pushups on your knuckles (like a fist), or even better, (if you do pushups) do them while holding either the smallest dumbbells that prevent your fists from making contact with the floor, or use a decent weight and when you get to the apex of a pushup you can pull it up to your chest (alternate sides each pushup- pushup, left to chest, down, pushup, right, etc) ... its suprising how the little things could make such an impact. Same reason i stopped deadlifting, even with proper form i felt like it was ruining my knees. Also a reminder for lifting: except for very specialized scenerios its always better to use less weight while aiming for perfect form, instead of sloppy but with more weight. You will have extremely better muscle control and tone, and will also reduce the chance of injuries. Every now and then it might be fine, like an ego boost or to be proud of how much progress youve made to get a new personal max record, but just be careful! (And have a spotter if applicable) Keep it up though! Great work! And im glad i can contribute to your success while promoting a great writer doing his thing!

Michael Telford

Wow is terrible for wrist health , do your wrist stretches

Jeffrey Cox

Dude, take care of yourself. Drop to 4 or even 3 chapters a week

Will Murry

Get better brother

John Durrett

Never feel shame for protecting your health or family. As a long time wow player , it’s nice to come across other players. You do you, we’ll be here. Cheers!

female person type thing

Hope your wrist gets better Zogarth. Although i can't help laughing at my instant karma. I was teasing my friend giving him a spoiler from the last chapter released because book 11 was released and Im evil, telling him about how there are space ships that look like 1800 pirate ships that surf the void as if it was an ocean. for the record I give him small spoilers fake and real all the time so he never knows if im lieing or telling the truth.

Ricky Keenum

Hey zogarth, as another person with wrist issues I just wanted to put it out here. If your issue is carpal tunnel and you’re worried about the surgery putting you out of commission for a month, there’s a company called Carpal Tunnel Express. They are based in Florida and I haven’t checked on them in 3 years but I went. At the time $2k no insurance, bad carpal tunnel (waking me up at night hand constantly numb), they had me out in an hour and doing medium to heavy lifting after 4 days. For writing, the recovery time is probably 3 days? And the incision is 1/2” long on your palm, they just numb the area and let you go. I apologize if this is uncalled for but it worked for me, my right hand hasn’t had issues in … 3 years since the surgery. Hope everyone who bothered reading this far has a great day!

Michael Ferguson

I definitely want more. And get the joke about heretic. But Villy would agree levels come slower in later grades. Quality or quantity is a hard ask when we all want both. And Jake is going to figure out how to use touch of the Viper to get more records when he fixes pallet.

Michael Ferguson

The Viper would definitely approve more you time. Have a beer and enjoy your success. I'm hungry for more but waiting can build anticipation.

Kasey Lindenmayer

Good luck with the gym fam! Keep pushing you got this!

Tim Lawson

There is a program called "Dragon Natural Speaking" which is basically speech to text. You can combine it with other programs to spell check and do editing so to speak. Anyways hope your wrist gets better.

Anamolii

5 chapters a week is crazy...don't get me wrong, I love reading it, but dude take care of you with no shame!!

ThatOneGuy

You have 12 books fully made I’m surprised you are still at the 5 chapters a week thing, take your rest and as much as would like they 5 chapters a week, you probably should slow down a tad.

Jayce Sul

Jake*

shepherd J yaklin

I can’t imagine how someone like Pirateaba writes as much as they do without destroying their wrists and having no life, a chapter 5 days a week is awesome and much appreciated :) get better soon! And bravo for taking control of your health!

Jaroslav Zapadlo

Why are you writing using your arms when we have voice to text and overpaid editors?

Jaroslav Zapadlo

Hey guys, can you please silence this heretic?

Jaroslav Zapadlo

Hello mr. Zogarth. I was where you are now. Fat, ugly, and lazy. I have too started going to the gym - and things have been great in that regard, too. Now, I am fat, ugly, lazy and exhausted. Also fuck the other guys. Jack is not Jason. Jack is not a Carl nor he is a Donut. Jack. Is. A. Primal. Hunter. Also I now own and operate 6 gyms. SMH. Started as a hobby, turned out to be a fucking job

John Kinkead

Take care of yourself man!!!! I look forward to these and love reading them, but I’d much rather have to wait a few days for you to get better than for you to injure yourself further and have to take major hiatuses

AsuraFalling

Lies!! Zog is just upping his cliff game to the next level. What cliff on fridays? He’s giving us a cliff on Wednesday to only resolve it next week! Truly practicing the Dao of Cliffing. Jokes aside, get well soon bro. Get healthy, stay healthy. Early chapters are cool but I’ll be honest. I love LOVE the books I read them even after having been subbed to your Pat for so long.

Dylan Simper

If you gotta drop to 4 to keep things sustainable I wouldn't complain. Can't wait for the next arc, Artemis is my fav

Adam McCarter

Get well soon Zogarth! Even though I love daily chapters, I’d much rather you be healthy. Best of wishes

aloony

Gotta farm those Undermine delves ;)

Dean Conner

If you want to be 4 chapters a week that is good if you want 3 chapters that is also good, we would rather you be healthy and happy than measurable. Writing long term can have some side effects we will be here happily devouring any chapters you give us, just let us know before hand you are moving to 4 or 3 chapters a week or even less, stay healthy be happy and Thank you for all the joy in reading your books!

Brian Thompson

Thanks for the transparency Zogarth. Get well soon!

Triggerman

Jake Thayne inspired me to get back to the gym as well, unfortunately, no bloodline

Dirk Gent Lee

Doctor here. If this is Carpal Tunnel and PT and splints are failing, hydrodissection is easy, safe, and fast. Basically they inject 10 ml saline to try to open up the tendon sheath the median nerve runs through. If it’s something else nvm I just see that so often in writers.

Mike

I have the new audiobook to listen to and with the start of the new arc this is a perfect time for a break. Rest up and we will be waiting for you with open arms on Monday!

Chase Songer

Have a good two days man

Linus Krieger

As a lazy person I can totally relate to that part - but if you do feel like it’s healthier, then just go down to four? Or like to 9 every 2 weeks? Cause Villy knows we’d rather have that than none for a longer time period. (You’re the boss an it’s your health)

SUBLIME SMITER

Whoa! I'm sorry. I didn't know you had wrist issues. I had several wrist issues until 2015. I, too, used to work out in the gym. I was a professional arm wrestler before. Because I am wired that way, I ended up taking the CSCS title just to avail the fallacious arguments from authority provision when arguing with proponents of the "bro code". [Oh thats Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist] On a serious note, it definitely helped me get rid of my wrist issues. I too do a lot of typing, as a writer and tutor, apart from the heavy lifting of course. Now, while I am not sure what your issue is, on the balance of probability, if auto-immune issues like arthritis are not the case, connective tissue under-development, triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) within the wrist joint getting injured, carpal issues tend to be the most common. Minimizing inflammation, eating collagen, and providing sufficient mechanical tension to stimulate muscle growth and especially tendon growth would be great ways to fix the problem permanently. Thankfully, in 2025, there are some methods that can serve as valid treatment possibilities. As an armwrestler, wrist strength and health is EVERYTHING. Everything else comes after wrist power. Now, I cured my wrist issues with a mix of devices, exercises, and diet. If typing is what causes wrist pain, you COULD try that Ergonomic mouse and wireless keyboard combo which allows you to keep the keyboard in such a way that you do not have to flex your wrists. Again, consume loads of collagen and NMN daily to eat for your tendons and ligaments- unlike muscles, connective tissues lack vascular nourishment. Then, my favorite exercise tool- The Sidewinder Pro Xtreme wrist roller saved my armwrestling life. I still use it to this day. It has been 13 years. You can order it online. Strengthen your forearms with it..Use the Time Under Tension + Isometric hold model of 45 seconds plus 30 seconds hold protocol for each set. Forearms are physiologically similar to the "soleus"/calf muscles that respond best to high workload instead of high load. You can also try using very light grippers-BUT WITH YOUR Wrist bent inwards in hook position- It's way tougher, trust me- to strengthen your radio-ulnar deviation which tends to deteriorate along with the TFCC, in persistent wrist injuries. Oh yeah, anything else, if you see this, you can contact me. I'll do my best to help. Once again, I apologize for not knowing about your wrist issues earlier.. https://sportgrips.com/shop/ https://www.goldengrip.com/products/popeyes-pronator

Victory Holcomb

This story is a marathon, not a sprint. Stay healthy and we will be here for the long term.

Victor J Walsh

Hit that gym!!! Get yourself some versagrips and you will be all good. I just got back in the gym myself 6 months ago and your health is super important. Keep kicking ass in the gym and with great writing! Cheers!!!

Cedric Klewer

My mother is facing similar issues with her wrist. I tried to get her to use an ergonomic keyboard and mouse whit the hope that it could help😶 I would really appreciate an update If you finde a solution for your wrist situation Grate writing, Good luck and an happy brake time 🥳✌️

Toxic Havoc

Your health and comfort are important take all the time you need and taking a day or two off every so often is important too so make sure to take care of your self

Logan Ferguson

Take the time you need for your health. I can totally relate to how you view yourself and your proclivities towards laziness. Good on ya for keeping the 5x a week chapters, but most if not all of us will still be here reading when you have to take time for yourself.

BumAssBumAss

The human form is limited, should've picked another race when you were evolving at d-grade

ABTelford

Dang, I’m sorry you’re both sick and injured! That sucks! 😣. Rest up and get better man, we will wait.

locos back

Get better soon my guy

Micah B Graves

Glad to see you are prioritizing your health! Take care and good work going to the gym! I've been needing to for a while and know it can be tough to make it happen! Anyhow feel better and enjoy your day off!

Manowar

Absolutely wonderful idea about the time off as a reward instead of seeing it as a negative thing to post less!

Ronwue

Get well soon, but have you considered using a voice to text app thing? (sorry for the repeat question if you answered this already somewhere else) If you keep an eye on it while dictating, it can do the... heavy lifting... and you get to generally spare your wrists more. :D

BobbyMcDilan

Im honestly impressed you kept up with 5 chapters for such a long time

Jessica Anderson

First of all, great to hear you going to the gym. That rocks. Secondly, you should consider getting physical therapy (not just a trainer but a therapist) specifically for your wrists. Working out is great. Working out with a person specifically trained to handle imbalances and weaknesses is waaaay better. Thirdly, working every single day indefinitely is unattainable. You, unlike Jake, don’t have the mental or physical stats to maintain that pace for years without breaks. If you try without letting your health and mental energy pools fully recover you are going to put yourself in the same place Mira’s mom was and risk a soul injury. But I hear you about not easily upping your productivity once you down regulate it, especially given that money isn’t a motivator anymore. So instead of considering adjusting downward weekly, how about building in PTO into your publishing schedule by giving yourself the week off anytime a book is published on Audible or paper? You publish a few times a year, so that should give you a reasonable amount of PTO to recharge. And it ties your recovery to major milestones, so rather than it feeling like you are slacking off you are rewarding yourself for reaching your goals. You write about Mira’s mom having soul injuries from burning out, and about Jake taking time off after major events and accomplishments, so you instinctually already know this is how it should work. Time to take your own advice.

PrimalFan

I’m going to ask the important questions now….horde or alliance and what class do you play? If it isn’t a hunter I might be a little disappointed 😂 now get better so we can continue to enjoy your amazing writing

Jayce Sul

Take a week, a month, as long as it takes my dude. Just keep giving us the good stuff

Lay Nkay

Take all the time you need. You might need modifications for your weights/exercise. See if you can speak to a trainer I wonder if you have considered steroids injections for your wrist if the pain is not improving. Remember overuse of wrist also includes phone use as we carry a lot and game pads so please rest. Do get better soon

IntenseSushi

Do whatever you need man, just please Villy don’t abandon this story 😭

Cabell

Hope you get better soon but enjoy the gym!!

Bahmut

Get well Soon

eatingpitza314

Get well soon (so you can write more chapters to fuel my addiction)

Charles Travasos

Great post. Get dem gainz

Dios

Nah, I’m like a crack addict. I dont think I could handle a week without a chapter 😭

Leonardo Krieck

Time is money, friend! I'm playing undermine too, wish you a good rest!

P

Take care! Health comes always First.

dash w

What abaut a month of where you write at your own leisure and then post whatever you wrote at the end

pilarloki

Maybe a break - time then loads of chapters at once ?

pilarloki

VVould ad-wise not to let others slow you down. I have started saying Back Off :rather than F off .Anyway my point is i would love it if they were just flowing freely

Jockameanie

Maybe instead of dropping down to 4 chapters a week you start taking a week off every month or something like that.

Nagy Ádám

Ger better mate.

Skryser

I wish you a speedy recovery an thanks for you great Work

C0bra$

Thank u for the update

Thomas Faurbye Nielsen

4 chapters are better than 0 chapters. Remember to take care of yourself, and also that mucles adapt faster than ligaments etc, so you may need to scale the weights slower for periods to have ligaments etc catch up as well. :) In the long term it'll be better!

Kristina Osborn

Yo!! We are good! Take care of yourself. We would be fine with 4 too if that’s what you needed

ZipZesty

Not sure if this helps, but I'm a chef and can help you with meal planning while you get in better shape. Working out is important but your diet while you do it is just as important. Take care of yourself first.

Sarianne

Good luck with your wrists, wrist pain sucks. And enjoy your free time, your allowed free time, even when you make your own schedule. Just a week or 2 8n September is really not enough, you should also plan a spring holiday for yourself. Cya after the weekend! Hopefully feeling better and full of energy and ideas 👋👍

Namorat

Take care of yourself first. While less content will never be something I desire, if it helps you, it's worth it surely.

Johnsmith

If you need to rest for an extra day thats fine. Please take care of yourself.

Stijn Groote

Rather not have a few chaps now than a long hiatus, take care!

gary lutz

I treat a couple of people each week for their keyboard wrist problems. If the joints aren't working optimally the soft tissue takes the strain. Get your body adjusted, get your techniques, diet and work environment tweaked and enjoy keeping us entertained.

Andrew Colson

Dude take care of yourself first so you can take care of others!❤️

Beemoss

Your health should come first. Hope your wrist feels better soon.

Bobmarley Bob

I have had wrist pain before and for me it went away when I began doing some stretching exercises for hand and wrist

Icharris

Hope you feel better. I would have to say it’d feel weird having just become a Patreon yesterday only for you to drop the release rate the next day 😂 but health first. I’m glad it’s staying the same though. Love the book. Also, not sure if you are but I’d recommend a personal trainer? With the amount this book makes it’s certainly within your budget. And the benefits of ensuring you are using good form while lifting, especially for new lifters is immense. It’s also good for accountability.

John Fischer

Health and happiness come first, prioritize yourself.

K.S

Hope your wrist feels better may luck be with you

Joe Silva

I just read through almost there every comment here, never seen an announcement of decreased chapters met with so much positivity. This patron page might just be the happiest place on earth. Listening to book 11 on audible right now, starting back at book one when I'm done with it so take your time and get well.

Almer Reyhan

How does a freaking author note is interesting and has a twist LMAO. I'd be sad to see my daily does of coke induce dopamine drop. But maybe put out some arts like beware of chicken? Get well soon author.

Joe Silva

Arrogant young Master template A variation 4

Lonez Zhavec

Have you had that wrist issue checked? Mines because of arthritis.

Joseph Findeis

Hey dude, go down to 3 good long chapters a week. I'd rather it take 5 more years than have you burn out and not see Jake spar villy.

WeatherGuy15

Echoing the sentiments, take care of yourself first. A potential suggestion to lighten the workload a little bit, if you so desire, would be to take a day off every other week. Not a huge change, but potentially an impactful one. I've done similar in my job before.

joe herrera

Zog, your a stud. Sometimes you just need to call off work man! Thank you for entertaining me for the last couple years! Enjoy the rest!

Bell

Take care of yourself Zogarth! I'd much rather you go down to 4 chapters a week than risk injury to yourself!! Tysm for all your work so far and I look forward to your future writings!

David W. Baijense

Please keep the vessel of your soul safe, Zogarth, your like pandoras box that we all found, and I hope that it never breaks down. I enjoy yours stories a lot and wish they continue to eternity. Stay safe, and have fun pushing more buttons in front of a screen, never played WoW, but I know people who do, enjoy your time while you can!

Paperback Hail6

Hope you feel better zog. I know it is not even close to the same. Last month I couldn't use my left wrist for a entire week. Still couldn't figure out why to this day. I know how much wrists can hurt so good luck and feel better.

UMCDaEMON pp

Yeah but I mean just to get most of it down, editing would be less stress on his wrist than writing all of it.

Unknown Entity

Thanks for the explanation Zog. Completely unnecessary, truly, if people like what you got then they’ll roll with you and take it in good humor. You do you booboo, I’ll still be a subscriber tomorrow. 😉

SUBLIME SMITER

I dont know if that fear is wise, but if I had to name this particular wind, some artificer has been hiding behind a stony door for over 12 years like a rothen PoS. I mean, I don't know what the Fu$$ behind one day less a week is, but there are many offenders like the Dawn of Wonder debut book.

Graham Murray

Dude take a break! Do whatever you need to! I can say I would much rather you take more breaks than get burned out and not finish! Alternate 4 and 5 chapter weeks, take more breaks, just 4 chapters. Whatever you need I'll support.

Bryan

Love this story and would be happy to have less a week and you writing longer than burning out now. Take care of yourself and have fun!

John Balenovich

Dude, do what you have to do. Nothing worse than carpel tunnel disease. It sucks. At the same time, you’re a big time author and I appreciate you even talking about it through the post. Congrats on killing it on Audible today. Book 11 released at the perfect time because I just listened to the whole will they won’t they with Jake and Artemis. Can’t wait to see what happens.

SUBLIME SMITER

rubbery twist and flex bars? I'm afraid I am not familiar with that description, but I am going to say no, due to the flex word there. This Sidewinder device is a wrist roller where you have exceptionally great control over the resistance load, which allows for stellar progression. And I missed mentioning in the previous post, about training the Pronator Teres muscle which enables wrist rotation and is never trained by non-armwrestlers simply because they don't know about it and because they have no means for it. Yet, wrist rotation is crucial. Try the Top Roller device or something similar. Let me see whats the latest. One moment. Oh hey, the Popeye Pronator is out at Golden Grips. Check it out. I think Rogue Fitness has a variant now too so it is great.

hecksheri

Is this similar to the less expensive rubbery twist and flex bars? I got a set of those in three strength levels that I worked my way up through, and they helped both my typing wrist issues, and totally fixed my husband's wrist issues from iaido.

mitchell kaiser

Hey as long as you make the Artemis arc juicy I don’t mind a couple days off! Also I wonder if voice dictation might be a solution? But I’m sure you’ve considered that

Trumangolorian

Hey man rest up and heal. We will be here when you get better and come back. Also thanks for the reminder about the new book launching today. Forgot to download it.

Ahmed Ibrahim

Zogarth is a gym bro. Love to see it

jkpld

I found a split keyboard (like Dygma) reduces my wrist pain. Might be worth a try.

Lynderyn

Thanks for the update. Hopefully idiots don’t blast you with complaints but that is a tall order

Lynderyn

@Zogarth I have the same suggestion but Angie has links to actual exercises.

Samuel Nelson

Take care of yourself man. Whether you drop to 4/week or not, I'll be here. I'd give you some advice, but it looks like a whole-ass legion is dropping some knowledge. Eh, maybe instead, I'll just go back to the gym as well.

Deven Holden

Best birthday gift i could have ever asked for

Palmer Evans

Indulge for a bit. Play some WoW, keep lifting, eat healthy-ish. We’ll be here to support if you go down to 4 days a week

SUBLIME SMITER

Whoa! I'm sorry. I didn't know you had wrist issues. Okay, I had wrist issues before. I too used to workout in the gym. I was a professional arm wrestler before. Because I am wired that way, I ended up taking the CSCS title just to avail the fallacious arguments from authority provision when arguing with proponents of the "bro code". [Oh thats Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist] On a serious note, it definitely helped me get rid of my wrist issues. I too do a lot of typing, as a writer and tutor, apart from the heavy lifting of course. Now, while I am not sure what your issue is, on the balance of probability, if auto-immune issues like arthritis are not the case, connective tissue under-development, triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) within the wrist joint getting injured, carpal issues tend to be the most common. Thankfully, in 2025, there are some modalities that can serve as valid treatment possibilities. As an armwrestler, wrist strength and health is EVERYTHING. Everything else comes after wrist power. Now, I cured my wrist issues with a mix of devices, exercises, and diet. If typing is what causes wrist pain, you COULD try that Ergonomic mouse and wireless keyboard combo which allows you to keep the keyboard in such a way that you do not have to flex your wrists. Now, consume loads of collagen and NMN daily to eat for your tendons and ligaments- unlike muscles, connective tissues lack vascular nourishment. Then, my favorite exercise tool- The Sidewinder Pro Xtreme wrist roller saved my armwrestling life. I still use it to this day. It has been 13 years. You can order it online. Strengthen your forearms with it..Use the Time Under Tension + Isometric hold model of 45 seconds plus 30 seconds hold protocol for each set. Forearms are physiologically similar to the "soleus"/calf muscles that respond best to high workload instead of high load. You can also try using very light grippers-BUT WITH YOUR Wrist bent inwards in hook position- It's way tougher, trust me- to strengthen your radio-ulnar deviation which tends to deteriorate along with the TFCC, in persistent wrist injuries. Oh yeah, anything else, if you see this, you can contact me. I'll do my best to help. Once again, I apologize for not knowing about your wrist issues earlier.. https://www.goldengrip.com/products/popeyes-pronator

DiscoDame

Congrats on the exorcising. Not going to lie, I'd be sad if you went down to 4 a week. Of course you shouldn't destroy your wrist though. Take care of yourself.

Lonnie

Take it easy dude

Drew G

Have you tried cbd creams? They’re amazing for joint pains.

The Uub

*jake

The Uub

Cold Virus Poisons are the next alchemy school Jale picks

Brent White

Do whatever you need to keep healthy. Both mentally and physically. We can complain about more chapters till we're all blue in the face, but you can't write these books and these chapters if you're physically incapacitated or the quality of the writing may take a hit if you're mentally fatigued. I think every one of fans will say the same. Get better my man.

Rick Lehmann

Versa Grips are amazing

ShaunB

Take care man. Don’t know if you do this but nerve flossing really helped my wrists

Angie Smith

https://www.verywellhealth.com/wrist-strengthening-exercises-2696622 Few people think of weight/strength training their wrists. I used to have really bad carpal tunnel/wrist pain daily (had a fast paced data entry job typing 8-10 hours a day) and a physical therapist introduced me to hand/finger stretches and wrist weight lifting. You’re already hitting the gym, this may help you too. 🙂

hecksheri

I tried dictation and it was a shit show. Especially if you are writing fantasy or sci fi, as dictation depends on you saying what is expected and using proper nouns and place names it already knows.

Ty Cooper

Lol Zog with the Pantheon of Life cliffhanger. I love it! I understand the pain and commend the resolve. Thanks for the chapters

UMCDaEMON pp

Meh, health first. Love the books/chapters but you fuck up and then we get nothing so look after yourself. P.S What about dictation? Does it not work well when writing?

hecksheri

I keyboard for a living too and have the same wrist issues. I got CherryMX Silver switches for my keyboard (coming from blues), and it has helped more than I imagined it could. Fair warning though, there is a learning curve for a keyboard that requires almost no pressure to activate. With the silvers, I've learned to float on the keyboard when I write and never bottom out. When you get good at it, it feels buttery smooth. Again, can't emphasize enough... learning curve. You gotta let yourself heal first though.

MarineDebris

While we all very much enjoy a new chapter every weekday, taking days off sometimes IS ALLOWED. We're gonna be around when you're feeling better.

Borakthrash

Go down to 4 I love your novel your health is the only way we can enjoy it. So rest your wrist more and if you do feel bad or wanna give back give readers alittle “gift” every now and then with an extra chapter or 2. If you have it in your mind that 4 chapters a week is “normal” don’t do us favors by working harder than you need to.

Stolen Hero

Listen my boy, I've been reading your books since you posted chapter 350 on royal road. I have been reading since before I had children, and now they're two years old. Time has been flying by, and you've been a constant companion in my lifes ups and downs. That being said, brother you deserve an extra day off per week if thats what your body is telling you to do. If your wrists are hurting from taking care of your body, you are in the fortunete position that most people can't do, but you can actually take time to rest yourself. I would recommend if you do drop to 4 a week, take Wednesday off. Having a 2-2 split of work days has been thoroughly studied and shown to give upwards of 30% productivity to workers compared to those who worked 5 days in a row. So even if you do work only 4 days, you get the time to add even more depth and make your writing even better. Perhaps maybe even longer chapters if it tickles your fancy. Regardless, if it's what you need, I won't take back my pledge to support you. I hope you get rest and I hope this comment finds you in good spirits. P.S. Zogarth Lifting > Malefic Viper No diff.

Dustin Moore

Hell ya man, heal up and take care of yourself. Rather have a healthy Zog writing long term than a busted up, frustrated one burning out as we speak.

jared jackson

Feel better man and enjoy the update

Zack Leach

Take care of yourself bud. Theres no story without an author to write it so do what you gotta do.

Justin Moen

Love all the positive feedback! While truly tragic, I too agree that health is wealth. Do what you go gotta do bcuz if you’re truly passionate about this story and writing in general, if you’re not in a great place your quality is gonna suffer for it! You are successful bcuz you created an amazing story! Don’t let the story suffer bcuz of shitty obligations and bad decisions in health!! Villy would be disappointed in you! Feel better soon!

Abhishek

Health is always priority my man. Rest, recover and we will see you soon.

Erin Miller

Take the time you need and I hope you feel better soon! Have fun with the new WoW patch!

Levi

Rest up and take care of your joints. Treat yourself to a few sessions with a personal trainer or physio to make sure your form is correct and your workout routine won't stress certain parts of your body. Getting starting is the hardest part and we're all proud of you. Go get absolutely shredded

A Gray Dragon

Your health and wellbeing are far more important. And anyone who disagrees can get fucked sideways with a tree

MrBlacknightmare00

Take the time and 3 a week sounds good, then I won’t have to set an alarm for 7am every day

Hunter

Take the time off man you deserve it. We can all wait for Jake to galavant around with Artemis until next week.

TwoMoreYears

Glad you’re taking care of yourself and I appreciate letting us know the schedule. Not that you necessarily owe us an explanation but Ive always thought the wait for certain authors to publish is made exponentially worse by the lack of communication, timelines, or explanations. So even with it only being a couple of days to get shit together I appreciate you spelling it out. Anyways, enjoy your time in Azeroth.

SyndaXatrix

A healthy Zog is more important than any daily chapters ever could be, thanks for the update and rest well!

Terrence White

I would be fine with less chapters a week if it meant you felt better about what you were writing and your overall well-being.

Carl Never

Do you got a pull up bar? Some decompression is great. Just hang there wiggle around good stuff.

HDHusky

You're a very consistent writer, and let us know when chapters aren't coming. You've more than earned a break, even if it was just to play video games. Enjoy your time off and I love the story.

Miguel Angel Guevara Andrade

Oddly relatable

Jackie

You are extremely generous for giving us 5 chapters a week and it makes my weekday mornings exciting! I look forward to it every weekday morning. Thank you and take the time you need when you need it! You are the BEST!

Shukketsu

Without Wrists writing more chapters would be difficult so take good care of yours, The Hunter is far from reaching Villys level so we have a few arcs still in front of us

Christopher Holland

Take care of yourself. If you haven't got your health, you haven't got anything. We'll be here when you get back.

Grant Anderson

Stay healthy Z!

Dakota

Rest well and I'm excited for this new arc

Hotep Saxis

Rest up man. Everyone needs time off here and there. Appreciate the update.

Nerd search

Charge me double, have a good weekend

Grayson Andrew Vickery

Love your work man, the world the setting all that jazz. Take care of yourself, I think Villy would approve.

tory vancleef

It's a fun update loving the new raid!!!!

Swaggernaut77

Bro thinks he needs to justify taking a day off to us... Meanwile I message my boss at 8am I don't wanna work today 🤣😭

John

Take care of your health! I’m in a similar boat. My love for my job has let my health slip. I’m climbing back too! Get a personal trainer to help with your form or pick exercises that don’t strain your wrist.

Aiseiri Akushi

Bro, just one of those would be a good reason to take the rest of the week off. Take your time, rest well and we'll be here.

Rachel Fisher

Do what's best for your health Appreciate the update though.

Bob Burns

Just as long as you don't go on a 6 year hiatus and disappear off the face of the earth until you are finished with this g-damned addictive story you've created I'll be here

Aaron Lack

Dude no worries take care of your health, also I followed another author for a time that had a similar issue and they were able to pivot to some sort of voice software to give their wrists a break, I don’t know if that would help you or not but something to consider.

Ashley McMullen

You're health is #1 and rest days are essential to health especially when your body is clearly saying it needs a break. Take care of yourself and well be here when you come back

Grace Fuentes

Oww feel better Zog

Alex

As a person tat types for living, get an ergo box ez. Worth every cent

kingofshibainu

Hope you feel better!!

Timothy Scott

Fair

Erlost

If you’re on the west coast, I know an orthopedic surgeon that specializes in wrist and hand issues. Happy to give you his contact information!

Adrianna Bailey

Enjoy yourself! We're here for ya and we understand needing a break. Proud of you for doing better for yourself. Get some good rest!

Peter

This is going to sound crazy... go take a vacation, or multiple. You may write at the speed of a machine, but your only human! Rest is best when you are sick, and nothing like being stuck in bed to get your imagination refreshed!

Brian

Feel better soon!

5-20EMA

Totally support the move to 4 days a week! Defiance of the Fall actually got better after reducing posts, and I’d rather see you keep up long-term than burn out. Hope the wrist pain improves!

Justin

Thanks. Get fixed up so I can get my fix!

GoldestFish

I hope you get well soon and enjoy your rest days!

khielira

Hey no worries. I'd rather you take a break now and then when you need than to have you go on hiatus do to injury. Where we are now is a good place for a little break. And even if it wasn't I'd just chew my nail to the quick waiting for you to post.

Boffadeez

It's all love zoggy you do what you gotta do and a majority of us will be here regardless. Rest up and keep up the good work man. Thanks a bunch

Joseph L. King

Enjoy the break. If your wrists really are an issue might be a good idea to look into a stenographer. Could keep you writing without having to actually do the writing. Just a thought.

Ryan Davey

Yeah, anyone who gets shirty because you're unwell and need a break needs to pull their head in. Take care of yourself, don't forget cardio at the gym it sucks but it's important, and look forward to the next chapter next week :)

Stuart Thwaites

I'm on the last couple hours of a different series and then I'll be listening to Primal Hunter 11

Nathan Holliday

While it is disappointing do what you need to do to get better and stay healthy. I personally only purchased the Patreon membership because I am inherently an impatient person and was on a binge so I couldn’t wait to read more. Thank you for offering such a thing for the impatient ones like me. I think I will probably finish a reread of the series up to present and then cancel my subscription for a few months until a good 50-75 chapters are available again and then resubscribe to read them until I catch up again. Thank you for the story and I hope you can meet all your weight loss goals!

Adam Collier

Props for getting to the gym. Thanks for letting us know what's up. Have a great weekend!

Cole Kerns

What’s the bnet? Let’s gayme

Ves

My little goat do whatever you think best for yourself in the long run story is still peak

DirePants

Bro health comes first! Don’t trip! 👊🏾 Can I recommend you try using AI to help you write? I started and it’s helped a lot, I have jacked up hands. But AI can understand context so I’ll just speak and spits out my words. I spend less time writing prose which is spent editing now. Also congrats on getting back into the gym! I just started back too, after my military service I got lazy asf and partied a lot, coasting by on natural slimness. Slim didn’t mean I was healthy though. LA night life is fun but 😮‍💨 anyway, old injuries got worse too so finally after almost 15 years I’m back in and it’s kicking my ass dude! But I’m sticking with it! I hope you do as well! Stay alive to enjoy the money you earned, and keep supplying me with crack I mean chapters! Have fun playing WoW! I kicked that addiction a while ago! 😂😂😂 I miss it sometimes but like with my crazy ex I have to remember something can feel good and still slowly kill you ✌🏾

bleakbreaker

Take care of yourself friend! I appreciate all the work you've put out and hope to see more so I hope you have a successful rest!

Michael Kawesa

Get well soon. Make sure to take care of yourself. We really enjoy your work.

Zizawah

When I had wrist troubles I had a pad in front of keyboard to rest my wrist and that really helped. Also I saw a Chinese acupuncture and Tuina specialist and that really took care of the issue because the Tuina massage and acupuncture really resolved the issue for years now.

Sir2319

Hope you’re okay, and the wrist issues disappear like they ever existed

Booz Dowg

Now what's the point in even waking up tmw. SMH

joel southard

Thank you for the update. Enjoy your break. You deserve it. Hope you feel better.

Dan

Nobody in their right mind would blame you for decreasing the weekly chapter count by 1. Take care of your long term health!

Mdcole03

Take some PTO

Jennifer Leigh

Do what you need to be comfortable. Weak wrists suck. I managed strained tendon syndrome with both of mine 18 years ago and they still flair up if I lift too much too often.

Sean

Sounds good, idk if you've tried this but I like to write on my phone. I make a ton more typos but it makes it so I can be super lazy and just write while I'm going to bed or when I'm in the bathroom.

Tony Breckenridge

rest up and feel better!

Naotsugu97

No worries! Gym is excellent! maybe consult a physical therapist or a certified medical massage therapist about exercises you could do to assist your wrists? Repetitive motion injury is one of the most annoying things! Whatever schedule you choose has my support, unless you pull a George Martin special!

Matthew Carter

Enjoy your time off. We have book 11 to listen to.

Bailey Luce

Thankfully we all have an audio book that should keep us preoccupied. Thank you for transparency, enjoy the Undermine and stay healthy! 😊

SmokeJam

Even the most consistent author has to take breaks. I much prefer you healing up and being able to give us more of that Jake juice than cutting the story short because the hands don't work no more. Genuinely looking forward to the Pantheon of Life arc, with all the participants it is bound to be gleefully chaotic. Thanks for your work here, always a lovely lunch break.

Kennen Cook

Gym is the best, after a few weeks you'll crave it as part of your life style. Dont over do it and slowly build up. Low impact cardio like elliptical is great. Maybe try some dumbells for the wrist and stay away from barebells/push machines. And id talk to your doctor about peptides like bpc 157 or sermorellin for your wrists, once you get more in shape. Bpc 157 Helped alot personally.

Captain the Red Beard

Rest up my dude! We will all be here waiting for the next drops. Gotta take care of yourself before anything else!

Leviathan

Take care zog, nee story arch can wait when there won't be a weekend cliff hanger

Juan Francisco Hidalgo

Appreciate you for all you do! Take the time you need to relax and take care of yourself. We’re not going anywhere :). Getting hyped for the new arc!

David Deden

lol… please mail me my $1 for the 2 missed chapters! I prefer nickels

Gavin

I understand if you go down to 4 chapters, but I love having your chapters to read with my morning coffee. I would rather shorter chapters or maybe split one between 2 days. Hell yea to the working out! The hardest part is making it a habit.

Phallusar

I still remember when HWFWM put up the poll to ask whether readers wanted shorter chapters at the same pace or chapters the same length but less frequently. They voted for chapters of the same length. Inevitably it became shorter chapters less frequently. But going to zero chapters by instead not addressing a chronic injury sounds like the worst case scenario, so take care of yourself.

Zeroxith

As someone who also has issues with their wrists, hopefully the problem goes away soon Take care of yourself man!

Lizy Flore

Take care of yourself first! We all love what you do, but health comes first. Thanks for the notice, and have a good rest!

hey man

Congrats on going back to the gym 🏋️‍♂️ 💪 👏 as well as lifting straps might be good to look into a lifting belt if ya deadlifting. Pioneer belt amazing stuff.

Andyr98

Feel better maybe longer chapters but less per week

HoresKnight

🐐

Rick Delallata

Rest well man, I hope you can figure out how to better mitigate your wrist pain

George

Take a break! Enjoy wow. Do some PT. You have been crushing it for ages. Well deserved R&R

Palthons

Get better and take your time we will all be here when you get back

Bryan D

Your health matters more than chapters. Take care of it. We will adjust if you change the delivery schedule; more opportunities for cliffhangers ;) WoW won’t help your wrists- I know. I’ve managed to avoid restarting that grind. Thanks for the update.

LongMickeyRicky

Unfortunate but understandable. Happens to a lot of authors. Best thing you can do is take care of yourself. Hope you feel better.

Preston Polson

My first time commenting but I just wanted to say I have really enjoyed the books

FerrumMike YT

Personally think a week is fair you haven’t had a break since December

Jack

Take care of yourself Zog

HailingMist

Congrats on taking care if your health it's important! Have a good weekend

Reno

Fuck. I was just thinking how I was reading novels instead of going to the gym again, and here comes Zogarth with his adult post and now I have to go.

Manetherann

Thank you for the transparency! Huge grats on getting back into the gym! Feel better and focus on what you need!

Eden

Take care!

Connor Myers

I hope the wrist gets better, and don't feel bad on our account for taking breaks, gotta look out for #1 first! Much love

Myridex

Id rather you take a break now and when needed than push yourself and do unfixable damage to your health. Stay strong mate💪

Meruem92

Pfft a refund for a few off days, nah dude you do you

Luciano Foschi

Pas på dine håndled og hav en god weekend

Ryan Matzinger

Feel better! As long as you keep writing it doesn’t matter how long the wait!

Ben

Take a longer break! Your pace is crazy

Supremagorious

But now Fridays won't be a chapter ending in a multiple of 5. You may need to take a few more days off to make sure that you're wrists are as well as can reasonably be accomplished. Spend some extra time plotting/planning whatever your preference for how to do it is.

Kendra M

Totally understandable! Try and enjoy your rest!

Jade356i

Have you considered using speech to text software? Even with errors in transcribing it should help alleviate stress on your wrists.

Yeslek Nnamhctits

You are just fine man! HEALTH COMES FIRST, good for you for choosing that. Will miss ya this week.

Borbino the great

But thanks for the update it’s appreciated enjoy the couple days off!

A. B. Edwards

If you go down to 4 that is no issue. If it makes your life better and increases the story's quality go for it. Just get better and rest. Take care of those hands they are your life and we care about you and your story.

Bradley Anderson

Feel better man! Take care of yourself first and foremost. Glad to still be getting 5 chapters a week in the future but if you had to reduce wouldn't even mind since you have been going full bore for so long.

Borbino the great

Hey man good for you for getting back into the gym and looking after your personal health! I know you said it takes a lot out of you you could write shorter chapters too? Honestly yours are some of the longest of any of the authors I read which is much appreciated but if it makes your life a lil easier it might not be a bad thing to try?