Good news to one and all: Final Answer Chapter Eight has been fully written, and is waiting on review from the commissioner. Once the commissioner has given me the thumbs-up, I will post it on this website as soon as possible.

Speaking of commissions… hoo mama.

I have gotten used to being unpopular in the last few years. In terms of engagement (and perhaps not raw views, but rather, comments, emails, and Patrons), I think the peak of my popularity was around 2018, which was nearly a decade ago at this point. I have enjoyed having a small but dedicated community, and have definitely breathed easier knowing that if I screw up and miss a month, it’s only a small pool of people I would be disappointing, and plus, I could just work harder on my one-to-two projects and catch back up.

Flash forward to 2025, and I have the most silly of problems on my hands.

I’m used to having around two commissions open at a time, and working on them at a somewhat leisurely pace; the biggest reason why I don’t charge all that much for commissions (when word count is taken into the pricing) is because my schedule is unreliable. I have a full-time job where I can’t write while on the clock; I am an emotional person that can get overwhelmed by bad days and have had a tumultuous last 12 months; and I think I have human flaw where I can get de-motivated and lack discipline. I have been able to not get overwhelmed despite this setback because I don’t often get new commissions.

I’ve been plagued by good fortune lately. I have posted Here’s My Snapchat to several free erotica sites, and even though oftentimes that doesn’t lead to much anymore, this story got particularly popular. It led to a small surge in Patrons (thank you all so much), and a renewed interest in commissions. This has come at a time when, even if you don’t factor in Final Answer’s constant state of commission, I have three ongoing commissions.

And I think it’s fair to say even those of you with the most optimistic view of me know how often I finish and post stories.

As of right now, three unanswered emails asking about commissions sit in my inbox. If one of them came from you: fear not, I will answer them at the beginning of September. My goal before then is to see how much I can organize my life to put a heavier emphasis on prioritizing my current commissions. I used to have a clean system: One Patreon-voted story a month, with commissions “when I can.” Now I have a surge of opportunities present, and even though this is fantastic and a great lucky break for me, I already feel myself becoming overwhelmed. I don’t want to say no to a single commission, as I like the ideas given and plus, feel bad saying yes to one person and no to another. As well, I could definitely use the money. That said, having a grand total of seven commissions sounds like the quickest way to burn me out, especially given the monthly voted story being on top of that. I think at my most prolific, I managed 3-4 stories a month. Don’t get me wrong, that’s 30,000+ words in a month – more than 1000 words every single day. At the same time, sometimes I think people don’t really care about the number of words, and care instead about the number of start-to-finish stories. I imagine I’d be a lot less overwhelmed if I was better at writing concisely and made each story around 2000 words. But, as you can tell from reading this very blog, I stink at being concise.

I am very grateful for these opportunities and want to do my best to honor them. I want to finish the commissions that were, in some cases, given to me this last winter. Ough. If I pull this off, that would be wonderful, and maybe even the start of something grand. At the same time… I don’t know what I expect from myself, but I only recently got back to doing these blogs somewhat consistently, so… we’ll see. I’ll talk to you all very soon, with a new chapter.

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