Alright, so I have something of a personal announcement to make - don't worry, it's not bad news by any stretch of the imagination.
While I sorta kinda announced this back during the last major update it was small and quite frankly cowardly announcement since I ended up hiding it behind a spoiler tag.
So, I want to let
everybody know that after some intense internal debate I've decided to bite the bullet and try my hand at opening up a
Patreon so that I can potentially turn something I love into something that, while not becoming a full-on career (yet - one day I intend on writing full-time), would at least be a decently-paying part time job.
I've been nervous about formally announcing it since the day I opened it up because I've been legitimately terrified of the idea that you, my beloved audience, would somehow take this the wrong way and assume that you would have to start paying for content you've enjoyed pro bono for the past
two years. (In fact, in 8 days it will be this quest's 2-year anniversary!) The idea of coming across as that selfish after everything I've done over the last two years, and
far more importantly making you believe that I'm betraying the trust you all have placed in me is something that terrifies me
immensely even now
, and it's what's been keeping me from being more confident about this endeavor.
As such, I want to make this
absolutely clear: I will
never stop bringing you the story of Ciaran and the Abyss Watchers even if I don't get a dime from that Patreon. I love writing this story too much, and you all deserve the right to see it continue and eventually end without question - not just because you are an audience who has the right to seeing a story through, but because you all have been what has kept this quest going ever since I took over. Whether it's been something like writing an omake or creating fanart or just simply participating, showing enthusiasm, and making your voice heard, I will not deny that it's been you guys that have been keeping this quest going more than anything else. And more than that I fully intend on writing more stuff in the future no matter what happens, because there are more stories that I want to tell and I intend on telling them come what may.
Anyway. That's all I have to say on that matter.
The next quest update should be up in a couple of days. I intend on ensuring that the execution of the plan will be just as insane as the creation of it was.