Patreon Thanks and New Perk Ideas?

First I'd like to thank my Patreons both old and new, by doing my regularly scheduled shout outs!

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As always, thank you guys, from the deepest depths of my withered, dead little heart. Your support means the world to me, and I'm going to continue to work as hard as I can to try to be worth that investment.

So...this is the part where I usually do updates on work, as well life stuff that may get in the way of that work. So right of the bat, “The Family Vulpes, chapter 4 is nearly done. I basically have it sitting on my google drive waiting for a review of the last 15 pages I wrote for quality control. Ideally I'd like to have it out for Christmas, but that's entirely dependent on when I continue my non-zootopian side fic. I've been working intermittently (heavy emphasis on intermittent) since last month, as a way to flex my smut muscles so I don't forget how to write it. It's an Animal Crossing fic featuring Cherry, the punk rock dog from the series getting it on with her villager. Obviously, because I can't help myself, it's heavy on the romance, but it's a bit rougher than my usual stuff. By that I mean the physical stuff is a bit more wild and forceful, not that we're venturing into CBT territory. I'd also like to finish this fic before the month is out, and I have art planned to go with it. But at this point the writing is so closed to finished I've kind of paused work on the Val fic to complete this.

Other than that, art-wise, nearly everything that I want to have out before Christmas is....well it's on track. I had one of my backers squeeze in a last minute Christmas present for someone else, but that's half done already. The only thing left to schedule before the holiday is the 'Poll Winner' picture. The 'Stirring Creatures' Poll, which as the name implies will be all mouse folk in festive attire and surroundings. It was a stretch I had to make as I felt I wouldn't have enough reindeer in media to pull from. That poll will be going live today, and last for 5 days.

So, with the year coming to a close, what are we looking at for January? Honestly, I may being taking a semi-sabbatical to focus on the Val fic some more, and to actually start delving into tutorials for blender and toon boom. I predict there will be an increase in work streams during that time, so if you are a fan of my streams, that's something to look forward to.

So, now on to the whole...health thing. Things have gotten a bit better for the last few weeks. I'm on a medicine for my joints that seems to be working, and I am weaning myself off my sleep medication with seems to play a partial roll in my overall tiredness. Naturally, this means a return to my previous insomnia...but I'd rather suffer insomnia than a creative fog. That's the theory anyway...in terms for writing it seems my sleep meds being in my system consistently was affecting my cognitive functions, at least that's my working theory which so far seems to be proving correct. Hopefully I'll have a more conclusive update for you all after the holidays on that front.

And now for the last order of business, something you probably figured I was going to touch on because of the title of the post. I've been giving it a bit of thought, as well as looking at other artists patreons, and I thought it might be a good idea to get an impromptu gauge on what sort of perks you'd like to see me adopt? I've already had the suggestion that with the advent of clipstudio's recording and time lapse feature of recording my streams and adding commentary to share for those who miss out. But i'm curious as to what other suggestions you guys might have, as well as how I can improve on what I already offer. This also extends to those who are not Patreons, as this will be a public post. So those of you who have considered supporting me, but weren't entirely satisfied with the rewards could voice your opinion on what would incentivise you to join up.

That's all for now. Thanks again to my Patreons, and thanks to all the fans. Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!

-WT