4/21/25 Update: What's Going on and What's Next

Hey, so it’s been a minute or two, and I want to keep people updated about what’s happening, especially on patreon. I don’t know how much anyone is paying here, but I would feel shitty about ghosting all two of you.

In regards to tthhee oddiissee, I’ve sent out a couple of query letters, but it’s going to take at least another two weeks before I hear anything. I opted to try and find a literary agent, as someone who’s entire job is selling a novels to publishers would probably have a better way to pitch my book than I would. I’m not sure any SF houses are keen on someone quoting Sean McTiernan saying “Science fiction is my enemy and I will kill it. I’m not, like, an expert on the publishing industry, but just perusing the more popular books, I don’t see anything that’s like what I’ve written, even when it comes through boutique publishers. Who knows, maybe it’ll stay online only forever. Which is fine, this wasn’t meant to be a commercial product, but a personal one. If I can happen to make a boatload of ca$h from it, that’s just butter. But I know better than to expect it.

So, I’m done with it for now. I don’t know what happens next in regards it. Despite all this, I’m still gonna keep it up and available. I don’t know how many people are familiar with my previous novelistic effort, but unlike that, I actually still like tthhee oddiissee a great deal. Even weeks later, I’m not cringing at every single decision I made, and that’s something I haven’t encountered when coming across my own work before. It’s nice!

As for what’s next, I’ve got a few ideas. I’d really like to get a long-form comic up and running (a “graphic novel” for the plebs), and once I do, I’ll post each new page on Patreon first. Before that, I’m planning on working on a video about a video game controller. I know that sounds weird, but it’s kind of something that’s been sitting in the back of my mind for a while and I want to see what I can do with it. I kind of shudder at the idea of being a video game youtuber (ugh), but this project also seems like it could be kind of fun. I’ll update this page as often as a I can with any developments on that front.

I do want to sincerely thank the people who’ve been following my otuput. I know it can be kind of annoying to hear about a guy’s novel so much, but I hope you get something out of it, idk. I spent so much of my free time writing tthhee oddissee, that it’s hard to find the motivation to get started right away on another project. I’ve been honestly kind of lazing around for a bit, but I’m trying to get back on track.

In the meantime, I’m gonna try and find a job that doesn’t make me want to kill myself (are there any???) and get some disposable income coming in. It’s not that risky right now, but we’re getting close to it, dawg. Don’t worry, I’m not getting kicked out of my house anytime soon or anything, but my meager bank balance doesn’t help instill any confidence in me.

I’m still doing my best. I’m still keeping to a schedule, I’m still drawing every day (though I’m having some difficulty committing to more digital stuff), and I’m still going to the gym all the time. If things get real desperate I can sell a weight-loss book, but dear god do I not want to be a fitfluencer.

Anyway, keep it real.

—The Crazy Man