Walking Disasters and Me-*100k Words Announcement, Thank You!*
Wow wow wow! It's hard to believe that a story I had been bouncing around in my silly little head for a bit and decided to try and flesh out as my first attempt at writing has reached over 100k words! When I started out, it was kind of on a whim, just to see if I could stick to a project like this and enjoy it and see if other people would enjoy what I was putting out as well!
And boy howdy, have you all seemed to enjoy it! I want to thank everyone for their incredible support so far, whether it be leaving comments or favorites on the chapters, simply popping in to read my work, the kind souls leaving such amazing ratings, or the incredibly nice single review of the story so far that always warms my heart to read~!
Like I said, I didn't really have a plan when I started this little project. I just had an overarching plot that I had been brainstorming in quiet moments of my life, some dope ass character moments, and a few of the key characters themselves mostly created in my head. I didn't know how deep and enriching writing the moments and dialog between Amelia and her friends and love interests or herself would be, nor did I think I would get so heavily involved in describing the scenes and powers of the world.
Needless to say, I've loved every second of writing it and always look forward to the interactions from you, the readers, for every chapter! It also further drives me to keep up this frankly crazy pace I've been on basically since we started this journey together.
With that in mind, I want to reassure everyone that I still plan to upload daily unless I get sick or some real-life interruptions happen that force me to alter my plans. For the latter circumstance, I will post an announcement either here in the Table of Contents or on my profile page to let everyone get a heads up about the situation that would so rudely tear me from my passion and you.
The other relevant thing of this little tangent is that I plan on building up a back log of work to help alleviate some of the workload I've been experiencing. Again, I absolutely love coming home from work, busting out a 3-4k word chapter usually, and then proofing it before I post it. And of course, then revise it a handful of times after that because my brain is dumb haha!
But, it is true that most of my time during the week outside of work has been devoted to writing this wonderful story because of that schedule. I still work a 9-5, like a good little capitalist worker bee, so when I come home and spend 3 or 4 hours doing all of that creative fulfillment that brings me immense joy, it is essentially time for me to hit the hay and get ready to start all over again on a new day as soon as I'm done. Needless to say, that
probably
isn't a schedule I can keep up forever, even if I want to!
So! With all of that being said, I plan on building up a backlog on the weekends, and then during the week with some of the free time I can claw back once it starts getting going. That means I will eventually have content available that wouldn't be accessible until the regular release date schedule. Which also means, I am considering possibly opening up a Patreon or something to let fans who are craving more of Walking Disasters and Me sink their teeth into some advanced content.
On top of having access to a lot of the advanced chapters, I plan on opening up a discord for folks to gather and discuss the story, theories, or just chat amongst each other to find friendship and camaraderie that would be tied to the Patreon's free tier. There also may be future additional benefits, such as art of the story or some other wacky ideas, but for now I think those are the two main benefits I want to focus on and give back to people who want to support me and my story in a more direct, tangible way. I haven't really gone into what tiers or how many of them I would offer, but I at least wanted to get the idea rolling in our little community to see if its even something worth pursuing right now.
Don't worry though, even if the Patreon idea comes to fruition, I will always still post every chapter here on Scribble for free in the same schedule we've all gotten used to, as I feel such an immense sense of gratitude to this site for not only the countless stories I've read here but also giving me the courage and platform to start this adventure in the first place. But! If the idea of reading ahead and supporting me interests you, or if it makes you want to put a hole in the wall in anger, let me know in the poll at the end of this announcement!
Again, I want to thank everyone deeply from the bottom of my heart for all of your love and support for this series. Your constant kind words and engagement truly brings such joy to my life that I didn't realize I was missing all this time, and it means more to me than you'll likely ever know. I hope all of you have a fantastic day, night, or whatever time you find yourself in when you read this, and I hope to keep making a story that you enjoy and want to follow along with!
❤️ Love,
Pmills0109
*100k Words Announcement, Thank You!*
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