#indie support

[just-a-gal-with-a-boomerang]

My local queer bookstore is being threatened with eviction over their free narcan and fentanyl test strips, free store for the unhoused, and free narcan trainings.

Bluestockings is an incredible worker-owned community space that has been apart of the Lower East Side for 25 years. But in the last couple years, they've faced increasing harassment from the wealthier neighbors moving in and complaining about the presence of unhoused people around their store front. Despite all their community work being allowed by their lease, the landlord is pushing for an eviction.

Please help support Bluestockings! Visit them (if you're local), order books online, donate! We need more queer and community-oriented spaces, not another overpriced coffee shop or chain franchise.

[quazies]

Well, the past week has been frustrating.

I’ll do my best to explain what’s gone wrong, but I don’t blame anyone who can’t wrap their head around it, because it’s a confusing mess. 

Within the past couple weeks I’ve made a new Adsense account under my business info (new bank account, tax number, etc) and it’s been rejected. Without an Adsense account linked to your YouTube, you can’t make ANY money from your videos. Because of “policy” they can’t tell me the EXACT thing I’ve done wrong, so I get to play the guessing game and loose the majority of my livelihood in the meanwhile!! Yippie!!! Just what I needed while working on one of my longest most ambitious projects yet!!! 

I have savings so it’s not a complete emergency, I can penny pinch for the next 30 to 90 days, or however long they keep me from monetizing my animations again. Thanks to my amazing Patrons, I still have a safety net for when stupid stuff like this happens.

Please consider checking out my Patreon while this BS is happening. I have 50 pages of storyboards up for my newest Godzilla animation, Character sheets, and when storyboarding wraps up I’ll be posting animation sneak peeks as well. Any support is greatly appreciated, and overall I just wanted folks to be aware of the situation. YouTube seems to enjoy finding new ways to disappoint me! I hope to one day reach my Patreon goal so I don’t have to feel so reliant on them to do what I love: making cartoons for you guys. I’ve had multiple situations of YouTube being unhelpful and this is definitely the worst case yet.

If you’re still reading, thanks for hearing me out, and if you’d like to check out the Patreon, it’s linked in my bio. Thank you guys as always, and thanks for watching my cartoons!

[latgbg]

Premiering September 23rd!!

Still haven’t joined the party? You’ve still got three days left to sign up!

[irisfluffy]

Joguinhos e filme em ordem paranormal:D

[azulhamsandwich]

wine and dined.

[girlinspacepodcast]

Do you listen to podcasts? If so, do you prefer that they have a video component? Is it different for fiction vs. nonfiction shows?

I ask because all of the podcasting industry news is so heavily insisting audio-only shows pivot to include video.

[cherisebombe]

Sam and Sebastian winter outfits sketch! Any fans out there enjoying the 1.6 Stardew Valley update? 🐔

Also idk why I decided to draw him playing video games out in the snow, wanted to practice some different perspective shots. sometimes it just be like that I guess.

[eliotbaum]

The Hidden Isle Kickstarter is now live!

Don’t miss out on preordering a new TTRPG played with Tarot cards 🌊

The Hidden Isle is a pen and paper RPG that uses Tarot cards instead of dice, set in the 16th century on the secretive island of Dioscoria. It focuses on roleplaying and collaborative storytelling.

This is a game about swashbuckling adventures across Europe and the Middle East, stealing forbidden texts from oppressive regimes, protecting an island of outcasts using ancient magic,and toppling empires with just the right speech at just the right time.

It will run for 30 days, until October 28th 2023.

[jgmartin]

writing tip #3255: the fewer the fucks given, the better the writing. get out of your head and onto the page.

[rizzager]

Some facts about the warden

[tootern2345]

Also go check out some of my friends shows, shorts, and movies for Indie Animation Day!!!

AustinDoubleJ’s Tom Bros

CakeKat’s Poppi Popcat

KJM’s All Hell Breaks Loose (currently on Part 1)

& TheChillMan’s Crazy Love

[yamchala]

the guy from that skeleton gang... or something

also... please watch monkey wrench PLEASE watch monkey wrench PLEASE PLEASE PLEEAASSSEE WATCH MONKEY WRENCH!!!! episode 4 coming soon but theres 3 out on yt ALREADY and you!! yes you!! should watch it!!!

[monkey-wrench-series]

In the effort to be as transparent as possible with animation fun stuff, here's a pie chart breakdown for the costs for Ep 3 of Monkey Wrench. (which is out VERY SOON)

I'm able to do all the storyboards, designs and backgrounds and a majority of the animation myself (because I'm insane), if I were unable to do so then costs could EASILY burst past $100K+

The sad reality of the situation is;

Money = Thing getting made.

No money = Thing not getting made.

So please, if you're able, support indie projects if you want to see new interesting stories come to life.

[latgbg]

📣 Get ready to save the date, because Lumi and the Great Big Galaxy’s BackerKit officially launches SEPTEMBER 23RD!

We are so excited to finally announce the date of our BackerKit, alongside a small sneak peek of what we’re cooking up with our trailer! We hope to have it coincide alongside with our launch, if not before then— but we hope you’re excited either way!

��Sign up to our mailing list to get information on tiers, rewards, and special offers before launch! 👽

Thank you again for your support and patience, it's certainly been one heck of a year, and if all goes well with the BackerKit, we hope to finish the pilot sometime in 2025, or here's hoping!

[nekomori-art]

New prints and stickers have been added to my shop! ✨

[littlegoodsheep]

“When a discouraged sheep becomes possessed by a demon and gains the power to shift into his lycan form, she realizes the potential of being a big, bad werewolf in a world where little sheep are easy prey.”

Watch the latest teaser trailer for Bleating Heart episode 1, “Cry Wolf: Part I” and stay tuned for future updates!