Heads up: my stories switched to a new license, the Yozakura BY-NC-SA-NoAI 1.0
So, what's different? Nothing, as long as you don't use my stories for AI learning!
Creative Commons doesn't seem intentioned to protect creators from companies and people stealing creative works for their own gain, so I, through Yozakura, decided to make my own license heavily based on the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license I used before.
You're still free to share my stories as you like and to translate them as long as you give proper attribution, don't do it for commercial purposes, and don't involve AI!
If you're a creator, you're free to use our licenses for your works! Check them out here: https://yza.kr/licenses
And by the way, Tapas isn't doing enough to protect creators either, since I reported people who use AI on the platform and they're still free to keep posting their slop. I will keep this into consideration when the time comes to share my future works, as I have to protect myself as a creator.
Zeitgeist, now up on Yozakura!
https://yozakura.me/projects/exentio/zeitgeist
I wrote this story back in march, and I only sent it with job applications to check if anyone read it. 4 months have passed and nobody, not a single recruiter, ever did. So now it's here for everyone!
I wrote this story to vent my frustration, but also to give some hope to myself and to those in my same situation.
These past few weeks I've been feeling down, ignored, invisible, hopeless, and alone, but I'm not planning on giving up.
I'll struggle, stubbornly, until the end!
With my civil service year being over, I finally have more time to write. I don't want to publish anything until the project is complete or at least very close to completion, but the first draft of the first chapter of my new project has been fully written! It took time, but it's also a long one!
I'm in contact with someone from a company I'm very interested in, so I hope to be able to use it as a reference!
Writing the whole story will take a while and if I get the job I'll have to slow down again to work and study their main language, but I'm back in writing mode so I'll still get something done!
As always, if you want to stay more up-to-date, you should follow me on Twitter and look at my blog, you'll find all the links at https://exentio.sexy
I'm finally open to writing commissions on VGen! For now, I'm accepting Skeb-like writing commissions, so if you liked Dreamer and you're interested in having a story about your own characters written by me, check out my VGen page: https://vgen.co/Exentio
As explained on the commission page, I might consider more complex and personalized writing commissions for big clients and commercial use, I have to limit them to situations that pay well enough, since more casual Skeb-like commissions fit better into my schedule!
I'm also looking for full-time narrative/writing positions in the videogame industry, so if you have an offer to make, feel free to reach out through the email address on my website or my social accounts! I'm still busy with my civil service program, but I only have some months left so I'm looking for a job!
My next project is still nowhere near completion and will take a long while, since it's a long-form novel. I'm also working on different projects not related to writing and finally playing some games I've been planning to play for a long while (I actually don't play many games!), so I'm taking it slow for now!
The mixed-media collaborative side project is on indefinite hiatus due to my friends being busy, so no ETA for that. It's still something I really want to do, though, and you'll know when things start moving again!
Finally, at the beginning of this month, I sent a Skeb request to Misoka, the artist who made the Picrew that inspired my original character design, and she delivered it today! Check it out and go follow her, I really love her art and especially the way she draws such cute faces and expressions!
https://skeb.jp/@sm7t6/works/21
https://twitter.com/sm7t6
On top of not being very active here (maybe I should fix that) I've been very busy this week, and logging in to see my donations enabled and people supporting me has put a huge smile on my face! I really hope you enjoy my stories, and even if you can't give me any ink that's a absolutely cool, just knowing that you like my work is more than enough!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
A huge thank you to those who followed Dreamer until its end, I'm so glad there are people who appreciate my stories, even when I'm just trying to please myself when I write them. This was a wonderful experience and I'm looking forward to the next one!
For now, stay tuned for some Dreamer extras!
While taking a short break before starting to work on my next project, which is gonna take a while, I'm also planning a collaborative work with my friends, and I'm not sure I'll post on Tapas due to its "mixed media" nature, so you might want to follow Yozakura to stay updated!
I lied (not on purpose): the final story in Dreamer is finished, teehee~
Now please wait for my friends/proofreaders, they're a bit busy but they should be done by the week!