Hello my dear readers,

I bring you some not so great news, I’m going on indefinite creative hiatus.

It’s taken me at least a good few days trying to put it all into a proper letter where I can address the situation, so I hope you will consider my words with a kind heart even after reading this.

#1

My external HDD, containing all important files related to my projects as well as my personal stuff, has died. As such, my project files are no longer accessible (gone with the wind, if you will lol) and all projects would need a full reboot from scratch if I am to continue the work I’ve done up until now.

#2

All updates on all platforms are taken off the board (for now). As for Patreon, I will most likely be pausing billings for the rest of the year, just to take off the pressure of needing to stress back into creative mode. 

#3

It’s still far to early to say where I will be starting - still need to first save up for a replacement and try salvaging what I can (with professional help) and after verifying the damage I can start planning for the future.

Conclusion(?)

I can’t help but feel guilty for not being better prepared. I could have planned better given how old my current HDD was, but I had gotten too complacent with how well it was working for it’s age.

I’m pretty much still in full on zombie mode trying to make sense of my emotions and thoughts. It feels uncomfortable putting my feelings out in the open on display like this. I normally don’t have any trouble stating my opinion or giving advice based on facts and experience, but this is entirely different. 

Not to mention I don’t even feel any emotion, not happy, sad, enraged, frustrated or other - It’s just hollow and silent.

I’d like to believe that there is hope, but reality is also kicking me down, reminding me that regardless of what I had planned it’s just… gone. I’m left with nothing but a blank slate (apart from the novel chapters, and illustrations already uploaded) and in a way, I can already guess that some of you would point to that and say ‘Hey! That’s neat! A chance to start over from the beginning!’, but I’m afraid I don’t share that sentiment.

I now ask myself; ‘do I speed-run the stages of recreation, or do I try to do what is impossible, and just stick to one of my titles until it’s done?’ who knows… I’ve never been one to stick to one thing only. I thrive while being surrounded by variation depending on mood, inspiration, and purpose, so I’d like to get back to all of it again someday.

At least for now I will take some time to rest up and put all my creative worries on hold, save up for a new external HDD, and then try to salvage the old files before I do anything else, but before that, I need to replace my monitor too before that one also breaks down - it’s just one tech conundrum after the other TAT

In the meantime I hope to see you in the comments, where I’ll be happy to answer questions if I’m able to, and for further updates on this situation I will ask that you refer to my Patreon page where I will keep these announcements public, thank you. 

Stay safe, 

~ Mini