Rain
Comic 1394 - Inside
Author Notes:
Now what?
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Rain, all characters and all other aspects of the story are copyright material belonging to me.
So, I usually don't like to burden y'all with my personal drama, but I've been pretty depressed lately. It's led to me slacking on my work and letting me fall behind on my page buffer. Then I get stressed out and overwhelmed by how much I have to do, and become paralyzed and completely unable to get anything done, which makes me depressed and spirals off into a vicious cycle.
I don't want to take a break, because I'm so close to the finish line with this story, and finishing any story would be a first for me. And that's really exciting for me! But my body and my brain are telling me I need to take a break, or it's gonna do more harm than good. Normally, I'd try to at least hold out until the chapter's over, but we're only like halfway into this one (and I probably shouldn't put my mental health on hold for months).
So here's the plan. I'll continue to post through next week (it'll run out the rest of the buffer, and it's just a better spot to leave off, story-wise). And then I'm going to begin a one month hiatus from June 25th until July 26th. I'll give myself a little time to breathe and recover and sort things out, and build the page buffer back up without constantly looming deadlines, and I'll ideally be ready to get back to posting by the end of next month. Worse comes to worst, I'll extend it if I absolutely have to, but this is the goal I'm going to aim for at this time.
I'm so sorry to put you through another hiatus again so soon, but thank you so much for your understanding! I'm hoping this will ultimately for the better for both myself and for Rain, which I think will be better for the reading experience as well.
...Jocelyn, I have confidence that you're going to finish Rain. IMO, there's no worth rushing it. Taking a break is an absolutely essential part of sticking that landing. Depression is associated with forgetfulness, so that might be why you forgot what Ky and Ryan were doing.
It's very possible that the majority of Rain readers aren't people currently waiting eagerly for the next page, but people in the future who will be able to binge the whole thing. It's defo worth taking the time now, not just for yourself, but for all the readers who will appreciate a good ending. Endings are hard, especially when the piece has being going for longer than 10 years! Take care. <3
I really appreciate all of your openness and communication - your consistency throughout the process is more than I can say about some other webcomics, and that's pretty special to me.
Take all the time you need, I know I won't be going anywhere. Hope you feel better soon.
Coincidentally, with where you're currently planning to end the hiatus, it means RAIN will come back right after my birthday (July 25th). Just kind of a cool coincidence; and makes RAIN coming back almost like a bonus birthday present.
Take your time, and don't feel guilty about needing some time. Wishing you a quick recovery ^_^
2. Why does Ana look so depressed?
3. Big cat? Lol! Where did that nick name come from?
4. Ryan is totally rocking that binder!
2. Sorry to read it, take care of you, hope it will pass quickly
Thank you for this amazing story!