Heya peeps!
Wow! Okay, some serious news this time. It looks like my roommate Dicy might actually have that job offer and we’ll soon be moving! The tentative date to start is going to be around the 24th of September, so that means we’ll be aiming to physically move in about a month, and trying to be settled in by that date.
This isn’t 100% confirmed but everything we’re looking at so far indicates that this is the direction this is heading, so for now we’re going to be working under the assumption that this is indeed the situation!
What does that mean for y’all?
Well, that means that for a few weeks there, at least, I won’t be able to work on anything because I’ll be in-between locations and most likely staying at a hotel. More directly, though, that means that my current commission work is going to be broken up between things that I’ve already accepted and things that are being put through this week, dividing them into stuff I want to get finished pre and post move.
So anything I’ve accepted before last Sunday, I will attempt to finish before the move, and anything I’ve accepted since, will be put on hold after the move. That’s not to say I’m going to get to everything before the move, but I’ll do my level best. That’s my goal.
So, let’s look and see what we’ve got.
2023
#006: Doc – In Progress!
#008: Artemis – In Progress!
#010: Chacumera – On Hold for Payment.
#011: Doc – In Progress!
#013: Kennie – On Hold for Payment.
#015: Salisha – In Progress!
#016: Salisha – In Queue
#018: Azure – In Progress!
#022: Spectrickster – In Queue
- - - - - - - Late Line - - - - - - -
#026: Mabel – In Progress!
##EX: TZ – In Progress!
#032: Norithics – In Progress!
#033: Dakkath – Paid, waiting for #034
#034: Shaze – Waiting for Payment
#035: Turner – In Queue
#036: KlinKitty – In Progress!
- - - - - - - Move Line - - - - - - -
#037: Maldore - Waiting for Payment.
#038: ElBoberto - In Queue
Credit: Doc - $320
Discount Bin
Salisha: Durex Date #2 - (Jessie Hart x Bakeneko Spooky) [#2023-015] (In Progress!)
Norithics: Princess Cocoa Doppled Pin-Up [#2023-032] (In Progress!)
Turner: Cass, Under Pressure [Not Yet Issued]
Anzu: Assorted Occurances [Not Yet Issued]
So, I’ve closed the submissions as of this (Sunday’s) afternoon. I’ve started contacting people, and I’ll work up to four new orders from each list before I start drawing new ones from the pool after I complete a commission, working through the submissions until I run out.
Hopefully, at that point, my list will be completely empty and I’ll have caught up and be able to better balance my incoming work load. So if you’re not on the queue list (and you probably aren’t yet) don’t fret. I’ll be looking over my communications this week and getting back to people as I get responses, sending out invoices to them. It just takes some time, but most likely the full set will be reflected on next week’s update.
I got my glasses, fortunately, so hopefully my headaches in the future will be greatly reduced. It’s already improved the distances at which I can see, though it’s taking me some time to get used to the new focal lengths.
I also went ahead and closed the FSS Survey for this quarter. Thanks to everyone who participated, the next one will be a little earlier in October. What I learned from that particular survey is as follows:
- People generally keep up with things and like to interact here at FSS via the Discord with my main galleries on FA, dA and IB being close behind. This isn’t a surprise, as those are my biggest audiences. In the future, I’ll make it easier to get into the Discord, but as of right now, the only way is via asking me directly, word of mouth, or becoming a member of the Patreon.
- Most of the respondents were Patrons.
- Most of the respondents agreed that the Projects were the main draw of FSS, though getting commissions is still important for a lot of people.
- People don’t really care how they get commissions, but there’s a slight preference towards the current method versus the stream only method.
- People are generally okay with the amount of time that commissions have taken. For some it’s a bit long, but it’s not a deal breaker. Hopefully this will improve as time goes on and I catch up. Also, I REALLY need to add in a “I have never commissioned before/don’t want to commission” option.
- For most people the change to Stripe is a non-issue or considered a positive aspect, though Paypal is generally considered more convenient.
- People want more short comics and sequences! Who knew? Second place were the pin-ups, so I’ll see what I can do in those directions in the future.
- People really want more Various Happenings! Unsurprising. The Adventures of Clara Cosmos was second and The Conception Foundation was a close third. I feel bad that I forgot to put Tomomi Saves The World on the list, but… I’ll correct that next time.
- Eddie and Cass dominated the favorite characters club, with Scooter, the Matsumori Sisters, Hibachi, Hemlock and yours truly also being on the list.
- Most people don’t mind things being done when they’re done, but there was a slight edge on people who wanted shorter or more frequent updates. I am definitely working on a Various Happenings and Clara Cosmos buffer, and I want to be able to consistently, at some point, put out a comic a week for each. I’ve been writing and working on panel scripts for them, so hopefully, soon they’ll start up as a regular thing and I’ll have the time to just work on them for the foreseeable future. I also have a few other back burner ideas that I want to work on, but we’ll try and get the stuff everyone’s looking for in the pipeline as a regular thing first.
- People seem to like a bunch of different things! I didn’t get any clear answers but VH and the different sequences came up; only The Conception Foundation was mentioned as something someone specifically didn’t like, which… I get it, it’s pretty niche. Currently I have a lot of TCF commission work, so I think that ideas for that universe will sit on the back burner until I get an itch for it.
And that’s pretty much how everyone responded! I think the results were useful, if not surprising so we’ll see how that affects things going forward!
As I said, I’m definitely moving to focus on comic work more, and to try and get back in the swing of things. As for the survey, I should have some more interesting and better thought out questions next time around, but thank you to everyone who participated, and for those of you who didn’t, I look forward to seeing your responses next time around!
Lastly but not leastly, today (since it’s after midnight) is my 37th Birthday (I think), so… yanno… meh! I’m older now, but what can you do? That’s never stopping. Thanks for all of you sticking around for all this time, and I hope for many more years of perhaps more productive Fox Saliant Studios content.
Until next week! Take care of yourselves, everyone!
~Spooky
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Commission Rules: https://foxsaliant.com/Commission.htm
Discount Bin: https://foxsaliant.com/Discount.htm
Various Happenings: https://www.varioushappenings.com/
The Adventures of Clara Cosmos: https://www.claracosmos.space/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/foxsaliant