He exaggerates how busy he is a lot, that’s why she was confused.
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I meant to post this earlier; sorry about that! I’m taking the last week of the year off from updating as something of a winter holiday break, so usual updates will resume onJanuary 3rd, 2023. That’s also the comic’s 12th birthday, which is crazy.
So, yeah. Enjoy the holidays and have a happy new year, and we’ll pick up where we left off next week. See you then!
As I implied I might in the commentary for Page 909, I’m going to take a break from updating for awhile. Chapter 23 went from May 2018 til this month; it was 173 pages in total and I’m totally exhausted. Like, deeply, soul-level exhausted. Maybe that’s not entirely due to artistic fatigue; maybe it’s how 2020 has been for all of us in general. I think it’s probably both. Something about this chapter really tested my commitment to this story, and I considered just quitting a few times… but I did it! It’s over, and boy do I need a break. I need some time to recharge and to hopefully get some (if not all) of the writing done for the next chapter.
Ideally, as a result of the prep work, I’d like to return to a twice-per-week update schedule when I get back to publishing. Maybe I’ll even have a buffer! We’ll see. My plan for now is to get back to publishing every Tuesday and Friday starting on January 5th, 2021, two days after BSF’s 10th anniversary. I’ll be sure to talk more about that then, but in the meantime, I want to thank you all for reading. I really appreciate your support and I’m glad you’re enjoying the story. I’ll see you all next year, with the Slime King centric Chapter XXIV: I Know You.
I’m really sorry to have to do this, but I need to push back the next update one more week. The short of it is that last weekend, I got sick, and after I spent the work week out of commission and then just starting to recover, my wife ended up catching what I had. So now I need to take care of all the household stuff that we normally split 50/50 every weekend so she can rest and we are still ready for the week.
The good news is, the next two pages are fully inked. Barring any unforeseen, cosmic-level circumstances, they will be colored next weekend and will go up starting on February 18th. Again, I apologize for the continued delays. The start of 2020 has been pretty rough for me. Hopefully things even out soon. I’ll see you all on the 18th, and thank you, as always, for your continued patience and understanding.
I’ll be honest with you: 2019 hasn’t been a great year for me.
I guess it’s good that we’re entering the home stretch on it, then, but it has really taken a toll on the time and motivation I’ve had for BSF. I want to apologize for all the skipped updates this year, but it’s what I’ve had to do to avoid burning out completely.
We’re at another one of those times, so it’s probably best if I use this coming week to focus on writing and thumbnailing more of the story so I can rebuild my momentum. We’re getting to the end of this flashback, and we’re going to go beyond it. I’m not stopping any time soon, but unfortunately adult life is complicated and busy so sometimes this just has to happen.
Thank you all for continuing to read even if the updates don’t come in quite as frequently as they used to. As always, I appreciate your patience and understanding. I’ll see you here again on December 3rd.
I’m having trouble with my tablet stylus! I ordered a new one, but it won’t be here for a bit, so I’m out of commission till then. On top of that, I have a busy weekend coming up, so I’m going to play it safe and say the next update will be on 11/26/19. Looks like the stylus will arrive in time for me to ink and color everything by the 19th, so that’s when the next update will be! See you then, and thank you as always for your patience and understanding!