[Dragonmun Studios] Patreonizing Events

Last month I realized that I had a social media addiction and decided that it wasn't doing my mental health any good. Though I couldn't axe it completely, I cut back on it in many ways and I have to say that I am doing a lot better in my personal headspace. The ideas are flowing again and I'm starting to figure out how to maintain a proper schedule once more. This seems to have allowed me to work on writing/art around the home remodeling and family stuff! I suppose I didn't realize just how much time in my day I dedicated to doom scrolling...  😅

This newfound time let me go in and restructure my Patreon tiers some. There's only two now (fun names pending), but they reflect what we discussed back in November/December regarding the sketch tier that I no longer have the backstock to fulfill. The poll and Discord discussion about that resulted in the decision to make an annual artist zine! Those paying $10 (or more) each month will now receive a printed publication by me that features a more comprehensive look at the year's content as well as a small gift of appreciation for your support. These will be mailed out each December.

I made a video about this, which can be found on the Patreon main page at http://patreon.com/dragonmun. Yes, that is the format in which I had done my Twitch streams prior to the house purchase. I kind of made a pop-up studio for it, which worked to some degree (it got very hot), but with some tweaks, I think that I'll be able to restart my "This Week I…" portion of my site relatively soon! 

With both of these things, I'd like to do a little bit of event coverage for the art shows and conventions that I attend, but can't make any promises to that degree. Recording/documenting events is only ever as good as the downtime I have at them - which shouldn't be much if they're going well. This makes living them vicariously through me difficult, I know, but you could always join me in the fun by checking http://dragonmun.com/events! 😉

 

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