A series of fortunate events

Well I'm just gonna gush, because it's been the best week in a long while!

Fanart fanart

For one thing, Kontext has been getting some unexpected love! Two new patrons, several people literally binging the whole thing start to finish, one friend is offering a chance for a free commission to anyone who retweets the last page of the comic just out of the goodness of their heart, and someone even drew fanart so good that I want to print it out and EAT IT. Seriously look at that! By brigriv, no less!

And all while the comic is months between public updates, too, which is what shocks me the most. It's like they can sense that I'm toiling in the shadows. XD

Voice assistance

Just as importantly, I've finally, finally found genuine, certified, professional voice coaching... for free! A particular Discord server offers free public lessons on a weekly basis. I sat in on one session as an observer: one person at a time reads a passage, and receives feedback on their voice from the others in the session, including a professional voice coach. The feedback I heard was incredibly promising.

In short, I've finally found exactly what I've been seeking for years! 🥹

Granted, it'll be mildly terrifying to have my voice assessed by a group instead of one on one. But if that's what it takes, that's what I'm doing.