Update Blog [From Lockdown]

Hi everyone,

Sorry for a bit of a delay in updates again - things have been hectic, as I'm sure they have for you too.

Those of you who have been around longer (or backread posts etc) will know that I have a  chronic illness, and this causes me to be Immunodeficient - not 100% compromised, thankfully (closer to 80%), but enough that this COVID stuff puts me in a pretty bad position and I have to be extra careful. I've been minimising contact ever since the first case hit my country, and now my area is in lockdown for the next 4-6 weeks (which should make me safer, fingers crossed). 

This would normally mean more time to write, but so far my anxiety and stress levels have been insanely high and I've been kinda struggling to function, so in reality my writing has been pretty slow in favour of sleep, stress cooking/baking, and playing Animal Crossing (highly recommended for helping with anxiety). I was hoping to do Bakugatsu again this year (daily short fics from April 1-20 for Bakugou's birthday) but I'm thinking it may be weekly or something of the sort instead since I'm not really up to keeping that pace this year. Rest assured there will still be content coming your way - probably around the same amount as usual, to be honest, just not the ramp-up April usually brings.

That said, I'm also out of work indefinitely (since my job can't be done from home), and because I do my taxes etc as a self-employed contractor, I don't get any kind of sick pay. So thank you everyone who has stuck around on Patreon thus far - just like when I first started it up, the income means a lot right now. I'm also taking commissions still (and have 2/3 underway) to help keep myself going (though thankfully I don't have a lot of expenses right now considering all the stores are closed). 

This also means a delay in sending out the gifts I got for my one-year-patrons, since a) the post offices are closed and b) one of the items is stuck in my PO Box, which I can't currently go out and pick up from. If you've been a Patron for 12+ months, take this chance to DM me your mailing address so when the post opens up again in ~6 weeks, I can send you a small gift as thanks!

When my anxiety starts to settle, I have some ideas for things I'd like to do in this time - for instance, I planned on doing a writing livestream at the end of last year, but ended up sick and couldn't do it before my Japan trip. This is back on the table now that I have time to get it set up etc. If you have ideas for anything else you'd like to see me do during this time, let me know in the comments! I can't guarantee I'll do all of them, but I'd love to hear your suggestions!

In this rough time for all of us, I beg you to all remember it's not just about your own health, it's about people like myself who won't recover the same way you will. Please be safe and be sensible, and take care of yourselves and the people around you.

Good luck!