Hey, hey. I wanted to put this in with the chapter in my author's notes, but my internet died the night before the scheduled release. I unfortunately wasn't able to edit this in, so I'll just leave it in an update post instead.
I've gotten a lot of questions about if I'm okay or not, and yeah. I am. Just been hectic in the last few months with so much happening. It's a classic excuse for an author to say, but well, life got in the way. In the last few months, I managed to get a job that's pretty much solved all my financial problems. I've spoken about my family's situation before, so having this financial freedom was a pretty big weight off my shoulders.
The thing is, now I have a job, college, and writing my novels to do. The last two months, I've been working really hard at my job to keep my place there. Because as a college student with zero work experience, I'm seriously out of my depth after joining such a specialized company. Recently though, I'm feeling a little more secure in my position as an employee. I guess the first month jitters have gone and weakened with time. So I was comfortable enough to start releasing chapters here on RR again.
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What this means for my Patreon, I don't know. With so much on my plate, consistency isn't something I can guarantee. And since I'm not financially reliant on Patreon anymore, trying to keep up with it is just extra stress I don't need. I'll make a decision in the following days about whether I'll be shutting down my Patreon or not.
On that note as well, I'm sorry that the chapters won't be as consistent from here on. I'm still working with the goal of releasing several chapters every week, but I know that's unrealistic given my situation. At the point I'm currently at, finishing Saltworld with a quality ending and having fun with writing my story are my priorities. How that'll affect my releases in both quality and frequency going forward, I don't know. I guess we'll just have to see.
So... Yeah. That's it. I didn't die or anything. I got COVID in January, but I was mostly fine. I'm healthy and alive enough to stress eat. Thank you all for asking about if I was okay, and thanks for waiting for me to leave my hiatus. I'll see you guys next chapter!