Okay, gang! After a little time and thought, I have an announcement regarding my Hambles project. Don't worry, nothing's the matter; I just have a few things to say.
It's been about six months since I started posting Hambleton's chapters. First of all, WHOO, boy. It hasn't been quite what I expected, but it's been fun nonetheless. It's definitely a learning process.
Which is the premise for the second point. After six months of running, the biggest thing I've learned is that I am trying too hard to churn out way too much way too often. :U The current schedule, a new chapter every other week, is proving to be an absolute bEAR. I was doing okay there for a little while before Christmas, but it seems like all it ever took was just one little setback and I'd start tripping and struggling.
It's making the writing process feel less like something fun that I'm doing because I enjoy it and I want to share the story with people and feel more like a chore that's consuming my every waking moment. Which I really don't want it to be! I want this project to continue being fun and fluffy for my readers AND for me. It means too much to me to let it become otherwise.
SO. Here's the new plan: I'm going manga-style and uploading a new full-length, public chapter once a month. I've selected the second Saturday of every month as the day new chapters will go live, with my Patrons getting each one a week in advance. In addition, I shall continue posting Patreon-exclusive art and special episodes such as holiday oneshots as well, whenever the situation calls for it.
I'm hoping that this will take a bit of the load off my mind, without completely shooting the project in the foot. I'll be able to keep up with myself, keep providing regular Hambleton's content for all y'all who've been following, and it won't be nearly as stressful. I might even get to fit other side projects in along the way, BUT let's not get ahead of ourselves. I'm going to give this new schedule a try and just see where we go from there.
So, this week will be the last week where I'll be posting the Patreon early access chapter on Wednesday, to go public on Saturday. Then, the next one will go up on my Patreon on April 4th, followed by the chapter going public a week later. Stay tuned!
That's all for now, folks! Thanks for hanging in there with me, and bearing with me as we continue on this venture. I love all of you guys and appreciate all your support.