Hey guys, spooks here.
I’ve been asked if I’ll continue ZT a couple of times.
The answer? tl;dr: Maybe, but please don’t hold your breath??
Long, boring, personal stuff under the cut lol.
As I’m sure you’ve all noticed, I’ve been slowing down a lot over the last year and a half or so. Months without updates have become commonplace, and interest has been waning both from the fandom and from myself. Looking around, I’m surprised this project lasted as long as it has.
I’ve said this before, but it started out as a big fat joke. As the UT fandom was really kicking off and endless AUs were being born, I wanted to try and come up with a really stupid idea and try and make it worthwhile. I quick drew out a first page, then decided to draw a couple more, and before I knew it people were actually interested in reading it.
I figured I would make it a year long project, something to warm myself up before making an original story. One year turned to two, which turned to three, and here we are now, three and a half years into it, still nowhere near where I thought I would be, or where I wanted to be. Are we even half way done? For a while, it was the thing getting me through the week. Go to work, go home, work on ZT for 4-5 hours, go to sleep. Rinse and repeat, nearly five days a week.
But now? I don’t have a job anymore. I moved back to the USA to live with my family (which was what I was doing the last couple of months, by the way), and now I’m not sure what I want. For as much as I would like to finish this story, I would like to move on to something new. For as proud as I am of myself for working this hard and getting this far, I regret not creating anything original and instead using ZT as an excuse not to. I want to get out there and make a name for myself without riding on the coattails of a successful indie darling, but I don’t even know where to start, and I hate myself for that.
It probably sounds like a bunch of bullcrap.
Despite everything, I still really like UT, and honestly think that ZT is probably in the top maybe 10% of UT fan comics? That isn’t really saying much, is it? I don’t know if I’ll update once a week, or once a month, or never again. I haven’t decided yet. Honestly, it would’ve been easier for me if you all just forgot about this pet project, and then I could just let it quietly fade away.
Anyway. I really appreciate all the kind words of encouragement I've received over the last three and a half years. I’ve made a lot of new friends, who I hope will last a lifetime. It was really fun, and thank you all for sticking with me on this ride, even if it’s caught in a weird limbo indefinite hiatus area right now. Like you’re stuck halfway through a rollercoaster ride, and it’s not moving anymore. Someone might come and fix it back up sometime, but you’re free to hop off now if you want. Did this all make sense?? Welp.
Have a good one, friends!
