It is with great delight I say that I’m free from the most insanely busy time of the year for those in my line of work. In the past month I have worked a little over 210 hours at my job. You will note that this is a very large number. But with the turn of the year the busy season is over and I can return to a normal schedule.
First things, first. I have updated my patreon goals. They are much more realistic given my current situation. The previous goals, as stated last post, were made back when I was unemployed and had unemployed time. Now that I work a full time job, the current goals will be much more in line with what I can actually achieve. You will also I’ve put a hard date on when the next chapter comes out. I have a feeling you will not be disappointed!
And, for you patrons who are donating $2 a month or more, the December Vignette has been posted. It’s a continuation of the story started in November. January’s (which I plan to post sometime in the next week or two) will also continue that story. I might even extend this out to February. Not sure just yet.
One of the new things we are doing with the Patreon money is commissioning artwork once a month that I inside the story’s cannon. We got the first bit last month with Grimay’s pic of Robynne and Cammy’s battle of wits at lunch as seen in chapter 30. January’s image isn’t from a scene that you have seen but one we’ve talked about. Behold, Angela spending her freshman year handing out flyers for Cheer Squad!
In case you are unfamiliar with our parent website, this art is drawn by the veritable, adorable, megalomaniacal Pip! I tapped him for this because freshman year Angela is bursting with enthusiasm and exhuberance! She was Cammy’s prized promoter after all! I feel exuberance is an emotion that Pip is especially accomplished at portraying. I didn’t tell him what to actually put on the flyers that Angela was handing out. I just told him I wanted it to be something from the Sock Hop Society and something funny. I feel he did not disappoint. My favorite touch that he added (without any direction on my part) was the trash bin right around the corner with all the discarded flyers. If anyone has been handed a pamphlet on a college campus, you’ve likely experienced the phenomenon yourself. The nearest trash bin will be FULL of those very handouts. And freshman-year Angela is just energetic, naïve, and single-minded enough to not notice! XD Thanks so much for this wonderful art, Pip!
Oh, and for those of you wanting more MGP commentaries, don’t worry. That’s next on my to-do list this weekend. Lots to do but we are going to get it done! It’s a new year after all and 2016 promises to be the best one yet!
I want to thank everyone who sent me well wishes over the holidays. As I stated before it was VERY busy for me and, sadly, I wasn’t able to go home for Christmas so while it could feel lonely, the friendly notes and comments warmed my heart through the cold season! Thanks so much for filling my season with cheer… leaders. Okay, not really but I needed the pun XD
May you achieve all your New Years resolutions!
Taralynn Andrews