I am now 25% charged to reaching my final form!

Thank you all for such wonderful years here. ^^

I got my first Patreon fan story poll done early enough. Why not do a second one!

For as little as $1 a month, you can suggest a story idea for what you'd like to see Louness the dragoness go through. All ideas will go to a poll, and the winner's will get written!

Become a Patron and drop off your ideas over here;
https://www.patreon.com/posts/66506349

This time I'm starting with three numbers, even though the chances of me getting to a hundred of these is slim. x3

But hellooooo watchers! I want to thank you all for for taking the time to read this little journal of mine. I like to use these just to touch base with my fans, hear from you all and such. ^^

First off, some announcements.

My Patreon has gone live! It doesn't offer much, but it helps to keep me afloat with my writing, and allows me to focus on writing just for the sake of improving my craft rather than focusing on earning money from it. I would really appreciate any support you all are willing to offer. <3
https://www.patreon.com/Telokey

Next on the agenda... the Cosmic Library. :3
It's basically the home of my persona, Louness, with the idea that all my characters I own but don't really use live there in some capacity.
I'm planning to write more about this little world she calls home, but more than anything, I want to write a series of short stories meant to answer any questions you all have about the Cosmic Library and the denizens who live there. ^^
Even a question as simple as "well, who all DOES live there?"
Who knows! I might even contact questioners who ask a question I like so I can tell said story from the perspective of a tour being given to them. I love involving my watchers in my works however I can. ^^

But it might be a bit before I can do that. Because next week...
I'm having a friend over! :D
My amazing and wonderful friend  nextgenanubiskid
He's actually visited me before, and we had a blast hanging out. This time, he's coming down to visit me for my birthday on the 20th! Needless to say, I am super excited, but will probably be too caught up hanging with him to really do much writing. x3
But there is still some time before then, so maybe I can knock some stuff out. We'll see. :3

And lastly, in case you all missed it...
Iiiiiii actually have a Vtuber avatar now! Done by the absolutely stellar  deviantstyle
I've actually had it for a while now. But I don't think I ever announced it on here. You can check out the showcase right over here!
https://twitter.com/DeviantStyleArt.....49927411527683

Needless to say, I want to get in the habit of hosting public streams more often. So keep an eye out for stream announcements in the near future. I kind of want to figure out some fun incentives/prizes to offer during those, but that might take a bit to figure out. x3

Well, that's all from me today. Everyone have a wonderful day!
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Meant to announce this sooner, but the fan story poll is now closed!

The winning idea?

Aamira the Lucario spending a day enjoying her customized luxury ball.
Modified for her to safely use it, many of the functions are designed to play on her many fantasies of being an "owned" Pokemon. What does that entail? Well, you'll just have to wait and see. ;3

Thank you very much for the Patrons who voted! And to anyone who wants to put their vote to the next one (which honestly, I might do another this month, depending on how quick I get this one done), just jump onto my Patreon here for as little as $1 to be able to take part in future fan story polls. ^^
https://www.patreon.com/Telokey

What? Me? No no, I've always been the height currently displayed in my ref sheet! At no point was it edited in any way! :3
You can go see for yourself!
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/44697420/

The first Fan Story Poll is now live on my Patreon!
https://www.patreon.com/posts/65841445

Become a Patron today for as little as $1 to vote on what will happen next for Aamira the Lucario. A story looking into just what she gets up to with her cherished Luxury Ball, and its many custom functions?
Or perhaps see what happens when she discovers she has quite the kink for muzzles.
Jump onboard my Patreon to vote now before the poll closes on May 3rd!

... Nimbats.

And help. I want to make a Nimbat OC
Or, much like my Lucario knockoffs (posting pending), make my own version of them, since I don't like using licensed species.

Now that it has hit midnight here and April Fool's is over, I feel this journal can actually be taken seriously. XD
But yes, this is very much just a big general update on me, what I've been doing, and what my plans are going forwards. ^^

Near the end of February, I was not doing very well at all. I'd lost some family, was left dealing with the aftermath of the loss, and then was put on unpaid leave from my job for almost three weeks. Those three weeks though were something of a blessing in disguise for me. It gave me some much needed time to clear my head and think about things.

And I've come to realize...

I do not like doing writing commissions.
I have turned what was once a craft I was passionate beyond measure for into another job, heaping a lot of stress onto myself where my main goal became to just finish the product rather than make sure it's good. The added financial pressure made it even more difficult for me to thrive in my writing, as I found myself unable to justify working on my own personal projects when I had paid stuff to work on instead.

And so, I am here to announce that I will no longer be doing writing commissions.
Instead, I think I'll focus mostly on gifts and requests for folks. It gives me the power and agency on what I get to do without the pressure of money hanging over me.

Of course, time is money, and while I don't like monetary pressure weighing down on me, I still would like to be able to earn something out of my work. And so, I would just like to remind that my Patreon is open to support.
There's not much there, one story I plan to post here soon enough, and I've decided I like it more as a tip jar than any sort of rewards incentive (at least for now), but even just $1 a month is very helpful in helping to support me. Especially given the direction the economy is going here. ^~^'

So, if you'd like to support me and my writing, please consider becoming a Patron to me here;
https://www.patreon.com/Telokey
https://www.patreon.com/Telokey
https://www.patreon.com/Telokey

Now, I haven't been very active on my  silver-linings-telokey profile, where my sci fi universe is focused. But that's because I've been waiting on two amazing ref sheets for the updated versions of Louna and Ruby from the always amazing to work with  Trevhart~
Louna's ref is done. Ruby's is soon to follow. Once I have the visuals for my main characters, I plan to really start posting there more.

As for here though, I've got some fun stories in the works. A new OC of mine, Aamira the Lucario, has been a joy to work with in my personal prose and I hope to share more about her here soon. This profile is very much going to be where I throw my kinky ideas or just random writings. I do worry my lack of a unifying theme for me to be known for might make it hard for people to really get into my stories, but I'm going to give it a try.

I hope to make something of this profile, that's for sure. Something that can just help me get through life a little easier, be it through monetary support or just improving my writing. Thank you all for sticking around, and I hope to entertain!

Hello friends! I'm going to make this quick, as I am eager to get to playing Halo Infinite, which as I type this released ten minutes ago. :3

The winner of the raffle is #41,  obscurecultist

Thank you all for entering!

To kick off this new profile, is time for a free art raffle!

YOU MUST BE WATCHING TO PARTICIPATE

To participate, it's simple! Reply below with a general idea of an art idea between a character of yours and the lovely Louness here https://www.furaffinity.net/view/44697420/

I'll reply with a number, and on the day the raffle ends, I'll draw to see whose idea gets made into a commissioned art piece, paid for entirely by me!
If you want to get a SECOND number for yourself in the raffle, just make a journal advertising the raffle and reply to the first number I assigned you with a link to it and I'll give you the next available number!

Raffle ends December 8th at 12:00 Central Time

Best of luck to all!