Okay, I think it’s officially decided. GPF will be back on November 6th. The only real question right now is how often the strip will update once it returns. I’m currently looking at three options:
- Update three days per week, Monday-Wednesday-Friday
- Update two days per week, Monday and probably Friday
- Update one day per week on Monday
Right now, the third option is most likely. While I’ve got a number of strips in the buffer, I’m just not producing them fast enough to update with any greater frequency. I want to go as high as I can, of course; my ultimate goal is to get back to the “daily grind” of every day of the week. That’s just not going to happen until some part of my schedule clears up. The twice-per-week option is appealing to me, only because it’s more frequent than once per week, but I’m not sure I can ramp back up that quickly. Of course, I reserve the right to change my mind if things look more promising. But I’m fairly certain that I can at least get one strip out per week, which gets us that much closer to finally finishing off To Thine Own Self….
I’ve also had a formal request from a good friend of mine to have something up for GPF’s anniversary on November 2nd. I really hate the thought of missing that anniversary, so I’ll see what I can cook up. If nothing else, it might be a quick-and-dirty sketch, but hopefully it can be more. Keep your eyes peeled.
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Yay! i knew you loved me! *dances around happily* i’m gonna get my birthday present!
It’s probably best to start slow and then add more days as you get a better buffer. Better to add more days than to take days away, if you find that you can’t keep up with more than once per week.
I’m rooting for you, Jeff!
Waheyyy!
*Cartwheels*
Yey!
Mnem
(Just imagine John Belushi in Blues Brothers)
I agree with LadyPhoenix. Start with one new strip per week, and work your way up to more strips per week as you get your buffer filled and feel more confident you can handle the workload in your already-too-busy schedule.
Just to check, but you won’t be cutting To Thine Own Self short at all will you? It will still run for the length you originally intended, right? I’d hate to have TTOS cut short because of the unexpected delays and your decreased update schedule.
John, as mentioned in the July 2nd News post, I have no plans for cutting To Thine Own Self… short. It will continue to be 50 weeks as originally planned (of which we’ve finished 36). Of course, the unfortunate side effect is that it will take a heck of a lot longer to finish than I originally intended; at one day per week, the current estimate will be that the story will end on September 22nd, 2008! However, hopefully I’ll be able to increase the update frequency long before then, but we’ll pluck that chicken when it needs to be fried.
Thanks Jeff, glad to hear the good news