KneecapRock Update

Hey everyone! It's Amanda here, using my real name, so you know something's up. Don't worry, nothing particularly serious, just some stuff patrons should know and a poll so I can get some feedback.

First off, I'm over 5000 words into my femboy Lucina plus cock transformation story, 'Lucina's New Cock'. I've been hoping to finish it 'today' for about the past 6 todays in a row now, but it's gradually gone from a microfic to a pretty typical short story length (or rather, typical for my short stories). It should be close to completion for real now though. Once this story is finished and posted, I'll move on to the next chapter of Marianne the Succubus.

Now, I'm not going to lie, I'm disheartened and can feel a burnout on the horizon if I'm not careful. My stuff has been flopping for a few months now and I've been bleeding patrons without many new ones. [Now, don't get me wrong, I don't feel any ill will to people who have dropped or will drop their support for me. The thing I'm disheartened about specifically is that there hasn't been turnover for people who have left, like there was in the spring and summer, because my stuff hasn't been doing too well, which isn't anyone's fault. I don't know if it's the algorithms, or the specific content I've been making, or bad luck, or a combination of all three.]

Regardless, I've been feeling desperate and it's impacted my work. I'm at the point where I just want to get something out that brings in some new patrons or maybe gains the interest of a potential commissioner. I know growth isn't linear, but I'm a disabled abuse victim who is being starved and can't work a ""normal"" job. Money I get from patreon on commissions goes to food money, and food is fucking expensive - especially since I have no alternative but to have it delivered.

So I have some decisions to make. I could take a break from everything for a month or so, but I fear that would just make me drop even more patrons with no turnover. I could continue trying to make what I hope will do numbers, albeit at a slightly lower rate of progress. I could switch to purely self-indulgent projects for a while - aka, mostly (but not entirely) SFW drawings and stories that I want to make purely for myself (I'd still post them of course).

Or, I could try and redirect my focus to one or two specific fetishes. This one isn't my favourite choice. I like making a variety of stuff, but it seems like most of the really successful creators have Their Thing™ that they're known for and do in most of their content. I don't want to limit myself, but it *might* be more sustainable from the sense of long-term patronage and viewership. However, there will likely be a lot of *current* patrons who wouldn't be interested in that if they joined for variety, or for the other stuff I wouldn't do if I choose this. Finally, I don't even know what I would choose to be My Thing™ anyway.

So, what would you like me to do?