Hey friends, hope you're all doing well this week! I had a little (annoying) problem this week, which I talked about briefly on Discord. Long story short, a bug bit me on my eyelid, and the whole thing swelled up until I could barely see out of it. I spent two days as a cyclops before I could get to the doctor, after which they gave me a steroid shot that fixed it within 24 hours. It also had the perk of eliminating the back/shoulder pain I live with, but only briefly. Can't win 'em all!

Moving right along - I'm in the process of wrapping up Mason's ero scene, and should have it done within a couple days. Between the eye thing, and general life stuff, this week got away from me a bit. Still, I'm cruising right towards 1200 total renders, so this update's already going to be among the largest I've done so far. I'd need to check, but I think the biggest chapter previously was sub-1300 renders? So, this'll be a meaty one to end on, before my little hiatus. I suspect I'll end close to 1400 total renders. Now, as this chapter has a shopping scene, some of those are renders where the only difference is a change of clothes, or a facial reaction. But, it's still pretty substantial.

On the subject of Chapter 10, folks keep (rightfully and fairly!) asking me when the update will be ready, and all I can say right now is it'll be out this month. Besides that, I'm trying not to worry about it, and just focus on doing the best work I can do. I appreciate everyone's patience. I promise that nobody's looking forward to having this thing done, more than I am.

Once Chapter 10 is in everyone's hands, I'll likely be doing something of a post-mortem for the chapter, and talk about where my head's at, and my plans moving forward into 2025. Nothing bad, I promise! But, a big goal for next year is to work small mini-sodes in between the larger chapters. This serves serves two real purposes.

First, it means more frequent, plot-relevant content. Rather than wedge certain things into a chapter where they don't have room to breathe, I could do some things as 200-300 render mini-sodes. Britt's audition. A visit to Chesty Cheetah's VIP night. Viola's first day as a maid.

But, it also means taking steps to make sure I don't burn myself out. This chapter's been a little rough for me. I hate missing deadlines, and I hate feeling like I'm constantly drowning in work. I think I'll feel a lot better if I'm able to drop a little chapter here and there. But, we also know what happens when I plan to do little chapters. So.. Take all this with a big grain of salt. :'D

I'm going to get back to it, but as always I appreciate you being here. You folks, and your enthusiasm, are why I stay motivated. Even doing these blog posts is like a shot in the arm for me, when I get to hear from everybody, and see how excited people are for various image teases. So, as always -- take care of yourselves, and thank you for your support!