ass-eating doodle and headaches
For the past few days I’ve pretty much done nothing on this project which makes me feel horrible. It’s all my fault though. I thought I’d turn over a new leaf sooner but now I really need to buckle down.
The biggest thing keeping me from working on this project full time is that it isn’t my primary source of income, but that’s understandable. These things take time and I really have to earn that kind of traction for my stuff. Not expecting this sort of thing to happen for another decade or something.
The next biggest thing which is currently my most immediate obstacle is my sleep cycle. I really wish I could work through the night like I used to but I really physically can’t now. Not that anyone was making me, but it was just my preference. I felt the most creative and productive during the wee hours. But this happens every time now — if I work all hours of the night and go to sleep at like 7am, I will have a headache for 3 days and computer screens hurt my head more. I will also more likely get migraines.
I often end up going to sleep in the morning because I’m so in the zone with my work and get so determined to finish it. But now I’m gonna have to rearrange my schedule to try to accommodate my physical health.
Other than that, my anxiety. Which is more manageable in more recent years, so it should be more or less a non-issue compared to my sleep/headache problems.
Really hope to finish another illustration by next week, but I’ll probably stick it on Subscribestar first. Not that anyone’s watching right now *cough* that one subscriber is actually my boyfriend with my own debit card and I keep telling him to unsubscribe but I think he’s refusing to.
It’s okay, everything in good time.
Hey Lizbeth!
So far I am truly enjoying your progress. Don’t worry too much about making so little impact: Your art style and ideas are wonderful and I know as soon as the story takes form, so will your viewership. I’m looking forward to seeing your comic grow!
Either way, please hold on! Your health goes first, you can’t create any more of these beautiful pages if you get migraines >:(
Much love.
Thank you so much for sharing your kind thoughts, I really appreciate you being so supportive.
I’m feeling much better now, I’m actually sleeping at night these days but I have almost never done long work sessions on anything pertaining to The Anaether during the day and it’s proving to be difficult, but I’m sure it’s not an insurmountable challenge. I’ll make it work, it’s the only way to do this without allowing days of headaches get in the way repeatedly.
Thank you again, I really appreciate you taking the time for me and my work. Your support really means so much to me.