The State of the Jenn
Jul. 18th, 2011 12:52 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dolariSo, we've had three or four comics only since the start of 2011. It's time I leveled with y'all.
You may have noticed the comics have been coming out slower and slower since my move to Seattle in 2008. My record wasn't perfect before then, but they've seriously taken a hit in the last three years.
The basic gist of it? From taking on a job I hated, to the complete exhaustion of my finances, losing my home and having to move in with (some admittedly awesome) roommates, separating from my former fiancée (who I moved to Seattle for), becoming diabetic, to the second financial disaster known as the American Health Care System, the move to Seattle has been an unmitigated disaster.
While there has been good stuff (gaining a new VERY AwesomeJob, a new love, loss of seventy pounds and the aforementioned roommates), my emotional state is, in scientific terms, The Pits. It's not only The Pits, but The Super Pits. The kind of Pits you seriously considering asking your doctor to medicate. And seeing as I won't be able to get out of Seattle until early 2013, medication sounds like an AWESOME idea.
In order to draw, I have to be in a fairly decent mood. Comics are a LOT Of hard work, usually taking me about twelve hours for one comic. My mood, and my motivation, have steadily been worn down during my time here. At first it forced me to put AWFW on hiatus. I tried starting Wishworld as a way to have SOMETHING else than Closetspace, but in the end, the motivation for that dissapeared. Closetspace has suffered badly, with only four comics this year (my little three month crossover is in Year Two). My latest project, Voices of Authority, after having a quick run of ideas, has also fallen to the lack-of-motivation monster. Hell, my job performance has, too, and I love my job.
That said, while Wishworld has been cancelled, Closetspace, A Wish for Wings and Voices of Authority are NOT.
My life has been in a rough place for a whle. And while it's not quite in ruins, the place is looking pretty shabby, with no real end for several years. I'm trying to get these comics out as quick as I can. All I can ask is you bear with me, be patient, and send some good wishes, vibes, prayers, whatever you believe in my way, I could use 'em.
I'm currently feeling pretty up that there will be a comic next week. Sorry I've let you all down. I'm hoping things will begin looking up soon.
You may have noticed the comics have been coming out slower and slower since my move to Seattle in 2008. My record wasn't perfect before then, but they've seriously taken a hit in the last three years.
The basic gist of it? From taking on a job I hated, to the complete exhaustion of my finances, losing my home and having to move in with (some admittedly awesome) roommates, separating from my former fiancée (who I moved to Seattle for), becoming diabetic, to the second financial disaster known as the American Health Care System, the move to Seattle has been an unmitigated disaster.
While there has been good stuff (gaining a new VERY AwesomeJob, a new love, loss of seventy pounds and the aforementioned roommates), my emotional state is, in scientific terms, The Pits. It's not only The Pits, but The Super Pits. The kind of Pits you seriously considering asking your doctor to medicate. And seeing as I won't be able to get out of Seattle until early 2013, medication sounds like an AWESOME idea.
In order to draw, I have to be in a fairly decent mood. Comics are a LOT Of hard work, usually taking me about twelve hours for one comic. My mood, and my motivation, have steadily been worn down during my time here. At first it forced me to put AWFW on hiatus. I tried starting Wishworld as a way to have SOMETHING else than Closetspace, but in the end, the motivation for that dissapeared. Closetspace has suffered badly, with only four comics this year (my little three month crossover is in Year Two). My latest project, Voices of Authority, after having a quick run of ideas, has also fallen to the lack-of-motivation monster. Hell, my job performance has, too, and I love my job.
That said, while Wishworld has been cancelled, Closetspace, A Wish for Wings and Voices of Authority are NOT.
My life has been in a rough place for a whle. And while it's not quite in ruins, the place is looking pretty shabby, with no real end for several years. I'm trying to get these comics out as quick as I can. All I can ask is you bear with me, be patient, and send some good wishes, vibes, prayers, whatever you believe in my way, I could use 'em.
I'm currently feeling pretty up that there will be a comic next week. Sorry I've let you all down. I'm hoping things will begin looking up soon.
