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kellerybird

Joined Oct 2014 California

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I draw colorful comics! I love history, sweets, and magical girls!!

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kellerybird
kellerybird creator May 20, 2024
Hi, it’s been a while. I wish I was posting here with better news, but I’ve decided to take my comics off tapas & webtoon.

I will still continue updating, but having spent a lot of time on this hiatus reflecting on what I’d like to do moving forward, I’ve decided this is the best course of action for me.

I've never really vibed with the culture on webtoon, and I think my time on this site has run its course as well. So in light of recent & upcoming changes to both platforms, I’ve decided to step away and refocus my energy to my main site. If I’m going to try and make any headway as a creator, I feel like the time & energy that go into that would be best spent on one single place vs several different sites.

You can find me on my main site (saffronwave.cfw.me) and on most social media as @kellerybird, and I hope you’ll continue following this magical girl adventure.

Thanks for reading 🩵
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kellerybird
kellerybird creator Feb 15, 2024
Sorry for the silence, but I've got good news! While on my break I've been working on fixing up some stuff from the existing chapters. As a result, I've updated the first 13 pages of chapter 1 with new art + writing to (hopefully) better set up the story. You should've gotten notifications for these already, so go check them out!!

I'm hoping to fully come out of hiatus later in spring (dealing with house hunting stuff at the moment so I want to wait till things settle down) and intend to return to posting with a relaunch of chapter 4 (which is also due for some fixes).

Thank you all SO MUCH for sticking around during this time, it truly means the world to me.
Louis Winter
Louis Winter Feb 15, 2024
Nice
milit1995
milit1995 Feb 21, 2024
Nice 🙂 And I like the changes you did to these pages 👍
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kellerybird
kellerybird creator Oct 02, 2023
Hi everyone, apologies for just dropping off the face of the earth for a while. Between being stuck on a graveyard shift until the end of September and my mom passing away earlier in September I have not been in a good state of mind to work on anything regarding the comic. In case it isn’t obvious at this point, Saffron Wave is on hiatus indefinitely while I deal with everything going on irl. I’m hoping to return to it around the new year, but I’m not going to make any promises at this time as I’m coping with a very large change in my life. Thanks for your continued understanding and patience.
AmysGames
AmysGames Oct 02, 2023
Take care of yourself! Real life takes priority! Wishing you all the best. <3
milit1995
milit1995 Oct 03, 2023
Don't worry: your psychological health comes first. I wish you the best <3
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kellerybird
kellerybird creator Aug 16, 2023
So I’m really not doing well right now. Working graveyard shifts has really messed with me both physically and mentally and I’m not able to stay on top of updates (especially when I don’t know what day it is anymore).
Long story short I’m either not sleeping or sleeping too much, I’ve got next to no appetite anymore, and my now permanent state of exhaustion is making me overly irritable and snappy and it’s just not a good time over here right now.
So I’m taking some time off from updates, I don’t need the added pressure of trying to push out comic pages each week when I’m feeling as awful as I do. I feel a bit bad because I’ve already gone on hiatus once with this chapter and executing it has just been a nightmare overal with moving and everything, but for my own sanity I gotta take some more time away.
Fortunately I’ll be moved to a swing shift starting September 5 and won’t be doing overnight shifts anymore, but until then I just gotta put my well being first. I’m aiming to start updating again on September 13th for the main site and tapas, and on the 29th for Webtoon, but may have to push this back further depending how long it takes me to readjust to a normal sleep schedule.
I’ll still be working on stuff in the meantime, but I’m not going to stress about uploading pages each week for a little while.
Thanks for your understanding 🩵
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Louis Winter
Louis Winter Aug 17, 2023
Stay strong
Wirecats Presents
Wirecats Presents Aug 18, 2023
take care of yourself, your readers will still be here
kellerybird
kellerybird creator Aug 22, 2023
thank you all so much <3
milit1995
milit1995 Sep 07, 2023
Don't worry :)
milit1995
milit1995 Sep 07, 2023
Your health is more important :)
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kellerybird
kellerybird creator Jun 11, 2023
Hi everyone!

I hate to be the bearer or bummer news but the comic will be going on hiatus for 3 weeks while I move house. This coming Wednesday the 14th will be the last update before the hiatus goes into effect.

I'm hoping to use my free time during the moving process to rebuild my buffer a little bit so I can return to public updates strong starting July 5. Support platforms will still receive comic updates as I finish pages.

Thanks for your understanding!
darkwarfyy
darkwarfyy Jun 12, 2023
i just moved too and i totally get it man. take your time and best of luck to you! <3
Zor-Rei
Zor-Rei Jun 12, 2023
Good luck!
kellerybird
kellerybird creator Jun 13, 2023
Thanks so much! Hopefully everything goes smoothly lol
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kellerybird
kellerybird creator May 27, 2023
Hiya!

I just wanted to give a little heads up that I'm thinking of going on hiatus in a few weeks for a few weeks. I can't recall if I've mentioned it before but I am moving next month!!

Naturally that's going to take priority for a while as my partner and I pack up our current place and move into our new (temporary) place and start new jobs, and I've been thinking about putting the comic on hiatus for a few weeks up to a month so I can focus on moving and rebuild my buffer.

At this time I haven't fully decided if I'm going to do this yet, we've still got about three weeks left at our current place/jobs before the move itself happens. It's really going to come down to how much buffer I'm able to rebuild in the next few weeks. I was hoping to avoid a hiatus and have enough pages queued to last through the move but I've made my peace with the fact that I may have to put updates on hold for a little bit.

I'll let you know in a couple weeks what I decide, I just wanted you all to be aware of what's coming up on the horizon so it's not a surprise.
darkwarfyy
darkwarfyy May 29, 2023
i hope you choose what's best for you, and best of luck with the moving!!
Zor-Rei
Zor-Rei May 29, 2023
Good luck moving!
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kellerybird
kellerybird creator Sep 30, 2022
I can’t believe it’s been two years!! What a wild ride it’s been, I’m so excited for the future. Thank you so much for joining me on this silly, self-indulgent journey, it really means the world to me that you all take the time to read my webcomic. There’s so much more great stuff I’ve got planned for these gals, I hope you’ll stick with me for many years to come!
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Keroanne
Keroanne Mar 09, 2018
Thank you so very much for subscribing to Gyoko Shoujo! :)
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Jessi Sheron
Jessi Sheron Mar 20, 2017
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kellerybird
kellerybird creator Sep 14, 2016
art + music! https://www.twitch.tv/rinkelle
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