Hello everybody, as you may be aware of, I have a second job that is stressing me out and draining a lot of my time… I know this might sound like I’m whining or complaining again but bear with me.
This job has been draining most of my energy since the past year and as you might know my drawings are less frequent then usual. Things I usually loved are getting me depressed as I have to rush through my project to get it done. It’s not a chore, but it is pressuring me quite a lot with the situation I’m in at the moment. I WANT to keep the quality of my content and I want to bring smiles and emotional reaction to those who read my work.
Paper Crane’s comic have been a project I’ve loved since day one and I’ve been looking forward to do a weekly update and produce more content… but with my second job, it’s been harder and harder to even produce a page in time.
I do not want it to feel like a chore when it’s something I used to love a lot… My time interacting with you guys or anyone else that matters has drastically decreased as well… and it breaks my heart to not be able to emotionally be attached or want to spend more time with the people I care about. I’ve been working to move out of my situation, but I’m being forced to work a job I hate because my living situation has been an over-complicated mess for far too long, and now I have two options - keep working the way I am and be miserable, or do what I like and be kicked out of my house, where I won’t be able to save for my move like I’ve planned.
I’m super thankful to all the Patrons who have stuck with me so far, though it’s far from sustainable. I wouldn’t mind to do 2/3 commissions a month to compensate from the lack of money, but it wouldn’t be enough even then, because of how things are right now. I know I’ve talked about it a little bit here and there, but I really prefer to not burden everyone with the details.
So… I hate to ask for this… but I need your help… I love drawing, it’s been my life since I was little, and I would hate it if it turned into something that I cannot enjoy anymore because my second job drains the life out of me. I would be more than grateful if you could help me enjoy working on my things again and remove that pressure my family had imposed me for the past year…
I would highly appreciate it if you could share this, I don’t think I ask much but for you to share the words that I need help, that I have a Patreon available with private contents.
If my goal is reached, I’ll do a weekly update of my comic, if it’s reached, I’ll do some commission on the side… please consider my PATREON.
2015 - Here are some gifs of Donald Trump being attacked by a bald eagle named Uncle Sam, literally the least patriotic thing that can happen to an American. [video]
Santa is on strike due to global warming. All presents this year will be delivered by Sasha the Christmas Tiger. Milk and cookies may not be sufficient.
My autistic brother created a new family Christmas tradition
Okay, so last year, my mom bought this Christmas moose that she lovingly named Barry
This is him
Cute, right?
Well, for whatever reason only known to my brother, he decided that he wanted to put Barry in different rooms of our house and it usually scares the shit out of whomever happens upon Barry; usually the person who finds him is the person that my brother wanted to scare.
So far, Barry has been found
On our dining room table
On my dad's side of my parents' bed
In my parents' closet
Outside their bedroom door (at 5 in the morning and scared my mother shitless)
Near the kitchen door
Near my fucking bed
At the bottom of my sister's stairwell
In our bathroom
And down the hallway
This has gone on for 9 days and it doesn't seem to show signs of stopping. Most of the time we know who gets Barry because it's always followed with a very loud "FUCKING BARRY!!!!!"
writing tip: don’t tell us your character’s backstory. don’t tell us what your character is thinking. don’t tell us what your character is doing. don’t tell us anything. the reader should simply look at a blank page and be suddenly overcome with emotion.
The photo above is the closest humanity has ever come to creating Medusa. If you were to look at this, you would die instantly.
The image is of a reactor core lava formation in the basement of the Chernobyl nuclear plant. It’s called the Elephant’s Foot and weighs hundreds of tons, but is only a couple meters across.
Oh, and regarding the Medusa thing, this picture was taken through a mirror around the corner of the hallway. Because the wheeled camera they sent up to take pictures of it was destroyed by the radiation. The Elephant’s Foot is almost as if it is a living creature.