To lazy to make this any better (and I forgot what past me wanted to change) so gonna post this :]
You guys should read don’t worry, Teri blokhin. Trust. It’s so good and chapter 17 just started and you should be read it aggghhhh. Need more people to join me frfr :]
I am in a pickle surrounding the future of DWTB as an ongoing comic and my own passion with comics in general. I found out last night that Smackjeeves got shut down on new years?? I didn’t even know, since I hardly used the site after msb ended. But it was a bit sad, considering that was the birthplace of MyStereoBot. I had wanted to go back and read the old comments from when the first wave of readers were so excited and happy and enjoying the comic when it was live and ongoing, that in turn always made me so excited to continue and share more. I miss that, I got nostalgic for when making comics made me feel alive and happy.
For the few readers that still engage with the new and future updates, I really do appreciate it and it does make me happy that a few of you are still with it. I just sometimes can’t help but feel that the story had lost its spark or has run on for too long that I’ve either outgrew it or people have, or that I am too worried about how the story hits. I remember on tumblr, there was fanart and so many questions, and readers being so so excited for more. Maybe since the site’s constant algorithm changes and updates, and my move to twitter, that type of turnout that I was used to changed. Agh, I weep. I don’t see much of an engagement on tapas currently, maybe because of how absent I have been at random points in time and putting off updates for a while, or how webcomics feel harder to be seen on platforms, or if the story just doesn’t hit the same lately? or shy readers? I’m not sure, but I do feel bad if that’s the case.
Either way, making new updates don’t feel as good as before. Making pages also feels so tiring now, I’m getting old, haha. The new chapter feels like a chore, And I know I don’t have the energy to make so many pages to keep up with the expected content size that most webcomic sites use to keep your comic relevant and discoverable, and it misses with my head sometimes. I put a lot of work in DWTB and I guess I don’t feel that gratification or happiness for the amount I give lately. That, or I am burnt out and need a larger larger break! I might consider doing that, a longer hiatus compared to the random little ones I have given out lately. Like, half a year maybe?
I need to pause and see if committing to ending DWTB here and now won’t be something I regret. Because I do love the story, I’ve come this far, and there’s so much more to get to and parts that I am excited to share or reveal etc. It’s also just, so long, and a long ways to get to from now, and I’ve rewritten the ending parts so many times I’m starting to want to give up. and I take too long to move the story along. I’m unsure of whether it’s worth it. I need to think before I decide anything. Appreciate and love y’all. see you soon, I am unsure. Thanks for reading all this time.