Hello my loves,
I hope you all are doing well.
Okay, where do I even begin. I feel like I haven't been connecting with you guys as of recent and trust me when I say, I have REALLY good reasons as to why, so here is a massive life update post!
Honestly, if I could make a video explaining everything that's been going on, I would, but Patreon doesn't allow videos to be directly posted onto its platform if your site is marked as 18+.
Okay, first off, audios. Where in the world are the AUDIOS AT?!
I'm working on them. I'm actually working on 2 series at the moment and I'm having so much fun with them. One of them is definitely more F4F in intention and the other F4M, but when they are released, they will be F4A because everyone gets to [redacted] in this household. I'm also, obviously, going to keep writing short, spicy romances because we do need a few of those thrown into the mix every now and again.
As for the reason why audios have been taking 10000 years to come out, it's honestly because of my living situation.
As you may know, I'm currently living in Australia and the apartment that I'm set up in is not... very conducive to productivity... specifically the kind of productivity I need to engage in...
Basically, I live across a level crossing (which means that a train passes on the same street that cars and people traverse on) and every 5 FUCKING MINUTES, she loves to yell at everyone to stop playing on the tracks.
And if you take my profession into consideration, you can imagine why that would kill any and all motivation to create.
The good news is I'm moving to a much quieter area next week (YAY), which means that we'll be back to our regular nonsense very soon.
"Okay that's great and all, but what happened to your other channels and who is this Miri person?"
I'm glad you asked!
Alright so, my crash out last year consisted of me making a bunch of new channels and not being able to commit to them because I was so attached to the main channel. I mean, considering how hard I've worked to get to where I was, I feel like that's entirely reasonable.
At this point, I really don't care if YouTube continues to suppress the videos on the main channel. I just want to write, voice act, create, and be more intentional with the art that I want to create.
Miri was definitely born out of the "temporary insanity" phase I was going through, but I've been having so much fun as her. She is definitely an homage of my younger creative spirit, wherein I made whatever the fuck I wanted, whenever the fuck I wanted, and no one could tell me shit.
My Lune persona is definitely more refined and scripted, so if those are the types of videos you enjoy, there will be more on the way. I'm not giving up any time soon. I really just need to get out of this apartment so I can get on with things.
You all have been so patient with me throughout all of this nonsense and I'm so grateful to you. I promise, things are getting sorted out behind the scenes and I'll come back to you very soon.
"Okay, sure, but what about your spicy commissions?
I'm going to be very honest - I really enjoyed making them, but like I mentioned, with my current living situation, it was getting harder and harder for me to deliver them on a timely basis. I've never been good about delivering commissions on time because of all the other things I'm working on, which isn't okay whatsoever, and to anyone that I've disappointed with that, I'm so, so sorry.
And not to make this a money thing, but it is important to talk about: Patreon takes a decent chunk out of each paycheck. I'm lucky on this page because I've had this account for so long, so the amount they charge is only 8%. However, with newer accounts, they can charge up to 12% which is absolutely crazy! I mean, yes I know, they have to make money too and it makes sense for subscription stuff for there to be a fee, but my brain can't make peace with the fact that they also charge that percentage onto commissions as well.
In any case, I'm thinking about moving all commission tiers to my website in the near future and offering perks/free audios, but that'll be something to figure out after I move.
"Okay... But how are you doing personally?"
I'm good! I'm happier than I've ever been, but I seriously need to move out of this apartment. I have a bit of packing to do, so I'm going to go work on that as soon as I'm finished with this post.
If you've read this far, thank you so much. I truly love and appreciate you and your support so, so, so much. You all are literally the reason why I'm able to do anything I'm doing in life and I'm truly filled with so much gratitude.
I love you, thank you for being here, and I'll see you soon!
With love,Lune π