#GameDevelopmentDreams

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SPM is officially on hold

Today I learned something that really shook me. After over a month of pouring my heart and soul into Snack Powered Mage, working late nights and revising tirelessly, I finally checked my earnings. The grand total? $3.42.

Seeing that number hit me like a slap. Less than four dollars for weeks of effort. It felt like a punch to my motivation—a sharp reminder of how brutal creative work can be sometimes. I’d slaved over every chapter, invested emotionally and mentally, and this was the return? It’s hard not to feel like quitting altogether.

My editor already knew I was taking February off to regroup, to take a breather and recharge. But now, even with that plan in place, it feels like I want to quit entirely. The disappointment is overwhelming like all that work amounted to nothing. I have 51 collections, but it seems like hardly anyone is really reading or unlocking anything. Or are chapter unlocks so cheap that each one only pays chump change once it filters down to me? I don’t know.

I’m tempted to say forget it and try working in Unreal Engine for a while—maybe create a game that might make me a little money on the marketplace or something. Who knows? I’ll still update the blog every so often. Maybe I’ll even work some on my other book.

As it stands, I think I’m going to play some Infinity Nikki. My Friend Code is nM8K34kN. I’ll be happy to chat with you. Maybe you can even cheer me up and tell me how much you like SPM.