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"just make your own games" is always such a wildly tone deaf response to hundreds of people losing their jobs

i play almost entirely indie games. i love some low or no-budget solo dev games. but you're simply not going to replace dragon age with like 2 friends and a dream. completely different thing.

Hey all. It’s somehow October, and I’m well overdue with letting many people know what’s going on with my commissions.

If you’re concerned about needing something by a deadline/certain con, please let me know! Thank you all so so much for your understanding and patience. Your support truly means the world to me and I hope that it never seems like I take it for granted.

I wish I could do a writeup about the upcoming Medicaid work reqs for freelancers bc I'm seeing a lot of people just assume they're screwed, but it does vary so much by state I will say, for 2027 you can self-attest to being having a medical condition/disability that keeps you from working FT

HOPEFULLY by then this crap will get rescinded, but until then - 1. Look into how your state is dealing with seasonal work. They may take a 6-month average rather than requiring income strictly monthly; that's what MD is doing. You might need to call someone bc info can be sparse online.

I wish I could do a writeup about the upcoming Medicaid work reqs for freelancers bc I'm seeing a lot of people just assume they're screwed, but it does vary so much by state I will say, for 2027 you can self-attest to being having a medical condition/disability that keeps you from working FT

Hey all. It’s somehow October, and I’m well overdue with letting many people know what’s going on with my commissions.

MOVING FORWARD: I’m workshopping how to deal with everything in the long term. In the meantime, I’ve added a column to my Trello that will at least cover a current status update and that week’s planned work. Badges will get printed, prepared and shipped each Friday.

Hey all. It’s somehow October, and I’m well overdue with letting many people know what’s going on with my commissions.

THE QUEUE: There’s two main issues I’ve got with the Trello queue. One is that I think it’s hard to tell when the work will be done, both for me and commissioners. Two is that, because I was anxious about my partner recently losing her job, I took on more work than I probably should have.

Hey all. It’s somehow October, and I’m well overdue with letting many people know what’s going on with my commissions.

stay organized, remember what I’ve told people, what files I’ve sent, etc., even with both physical forms and a Trello to reference. I’ve done nearly 1k comms in my career and have previously prided myself in being good at communication, but it’s fallen by the wayside, and I sincerely apologize.

Hey all. It’s somehow October, and I’m well overdue with letting many people know what’s going on with my commissions.

That being said, I keep getting rejected from cons, even having put my best foot forward with a shiny new portfolio site etc. I'm finding that even trying to account for delays, and having done art full-time for many years, I'm having trouble giving accurate estimates. I apologize for that part.

With my partner out of a job and my own work unstable I'm not really sure what to do in the semi-long term. I'd be willing to go back to school, but anything you can learn quickly and/or do as a disabled person (limited physical strain, ideally desk work hybrid or remote) seems very oversaturated...