Hello, everyone! It’s been a short while since I last posted anything, not that anyone is keeping track. In fact, I imagine I’m quite easily forgotten, at least until I randomly pop back up in your memory as would the ramifications of a severe hangover after a night of binge drinking and raucous debauchery. That’s all right, of course; I usually go through periods of several months without posting anything, which…probably doesn’t mean much if you’re here for the art I commission, nor is the pattern particularly atypical or egregious for me. But if you’re here for my written content, I realize this isn’t ideal. I apologize for that, but I’m also happy that you care enough to want more from me. It’s nice to know someone thinks of me.

As promised, I’m here with an update for anyone who cares. You’re free to move along otherwise; I don’t imagine there will be much of value for you here. And, like most of my writing, it’s probably a load of pretentious word vomit besides.


(Re-)Introduction

For those who don’t know me, whether you’re a recent follower or just randomly deciding to read this, allow me to introduce myself.

Greetings, again! My name is Aeonis, or Cen Aeonis if you prefer. (Either one is fine, as long as it’s the first one.) I’ve been in the furry community for 15 years now and have comparably little to show for it next to my peers. To the surprise of some, however, I do more than commission art and type out little snippets of lewd self-masturbatory imagination on Twitter. I also dabble in the occasional bit of content creation myself, my area of expertise being the written word, most of which you can find in my gallery—minus, of course, my earliest works, which never existed in the first place.

We don’t talk about those; I don’t know what you mean.

Unfortunately, I don’t post an excessive amount of original content, though I appreciate everyone who reads said content! I enjoy writing stories that people like, and I especially enjoy exploring themes that others in the babyfur/greater ABDL community don’t usually touch. That being said, my writing style can best be described as flowery, impenetrable, perhaps even excessive at times. It’s an acquired taste, the same way cilantro is. Personally, I like the soapy texture.

Now that the preamble is out of the way, I have a few matters to discuss, short- and long-term.


Upcoming Projects

I currently have a mini-scene story in the concept/outlining phase of production. I started it months ago, shortly after the last two pieces I posted, but, ah…I’ll be honest, I got extremely distracted. COVID-19 emotional exhaustion didn’t help my motivation much either. But I’m planning to resume work on it by the end of September, and it should hopefully only require, at worst, a couple weeks to hammer out and polish.

The story itself is…maybe a little different from what you usually see here on FurAffinity. Some action, some magic, some guns—general mature themes with a splash of diapers, but not unnecessarily included. I’m hoping you all enjoy it.

After that’s complete, I’d like to produce more mini-scene stories in the future, since the first two were well-received. It helps that they’re short and easily digestible, and as much as I prefer long-form narratives, I recognize it’s easier to invest yourself in something succinct. It also helps me recharge after I spend a month doing nothing with my free time except typing, editing, and polishing the same sprawling document of a story.

Speaking of which…


Shattered Update

I wanted to give a brief update on my major story project, Shattered, as I know at least a few readers are actively invested in it. (I sincerely appreciate you folks, by the way!)

Shattered is still coming along—slowly, but surely. Because I hit a roadblock with Chapter 4, I’ve temporarily paused work on it while I cement some details and chart the course for the future. That’s not to say I’m writing the story spontaneously, however; Chapter 4 just needs to be formally outlined and written, which takes an amount of drive, discipline, and also time that I presently lack. The idea is there; the words are not.

I’ll get it done, and I’ll work on dedicating time to it more frequently as well. It would be nice to work on a chapter every other month, so that I can finish this thing sometime in the next decade.


Commissions?

Lastly, this is a topic that comes up here and there. I’ve had at least a few people now express interest in commissioning a story from me. And…well, that’s a strange feeling—oddly flattering, but also awkward and undeserved. I don’t consider my work anywhere near good enough to be worth anyone’s purchase. Then again, we’re each our own harshest critic…

At this time, I’m afraid I’m not considering opening up story commissions, launching a Patreon, or establishing any other mechanism of selling/promoting my work. I definitely appreciate the interest, and I’ve given it more than a passing thought. The prospect is both terrifying yet exciting to me all at once. Still, I don’t feel comfortable doing it right now, having weighed the pros and cons to find the downsides significantly heavier on the scale.

Some of the biggest reasons:

• I don’t have the discipline needed to establish a proper workflow that would allow me to commit to a solid or even semi-solid deadline; I don’t even know what this would look like yet. My general productivity needs improvement.
• I would need to be extremely selective about what ideas I’m willing to write. A concept has to interest me (and hold my interest) if I’m to produce my best work. This isn’t something I’m ready to reconcile just yet, and I don’t want to disappoint anyone by dismissing their commission pitch outright.
• I’m not sure I could set a price that’s both fair for myself and fair for a commissioner. I don’t mean I need to research what others are doing first; I mean it’s physically impossible, in my mind, to hit that sweet spot. I overshoot all estimates, always, because I’d prefer an idea be completely developed and well-paced with a high word count than rushed to fit inside a low word count. As a result, the end product would always have a few thousand extra words, and how I address that inevitability is still uncertain.

With the above in mind, I’m not ruling commissions out entirely. Maybe in the future, once I’ve addressed the laundry list of issues I have, I’ll reconsider the possibility. For now, I’m simply happy that people have read my work and genuinely wanted something like it for themselves. It’s a great honor.


Story Requests/Suggestions?

Now, commissions aren’t currently feasible, but requests, conversely, are another matter.

Rather ironically—indeed, rather comically—I find the idea somehow more palatable than commoditizing my work. Sometime in the future, I think I’d like to occasionally open the floor to story requests or suggestions for my next mini-scene story topic or theme, either of which might include people’s characters. The details are still fuzzy, but consider it my way of compromising—allowing myself full creative control, while presenting an opportunity for others to influence the input. This also means, effectively, that you could hypothetically be gifted a small story without having to commission it. Everyone’s happy, maybe?

To be clear, I’m not taking requests right now. I’m saying I may open them up in the future, and how commonly I accept them, or what conditions there may be, has yet to be determined. I at least wanted to float the idea first to drum up some light excitement, since I know temporarily axing the idea of commissions is going to feel demoralizing. Don’t worry; I still want to provide you all a chance to receive something from me. At the end of the day, this might be the best way to do so.


Wrap-Up

That’s all for now. If you bothered to read this far: first, you probably could have done something better with your time, just like I could have in posting this; second, thank you nonetheless for entertaining me.

Don’t be a stranger. uwu