Soooo, it's been a huge struggle this month to find time to get the next chapter out for Merritt's Story, due to my publishing deadlines (my first book releases NEXT WEEK) and my work schedule just generally being a nightmare. Y'all Merritt's Story readers have been so patient, but I just need a...
2019-08-26 22:11:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the latest page. A new page is also up on the main site:
https://www.demonoftheunderground.com/comic/p300/
We're more than halfway through our guaranteed public pages. There's enough to last till November, but after that, the comic will return to being patrons only unless we re-meet our previous 350-patron goal and hit our next milestone goal. The last guaranteed publ...
2019-08-19 18:50:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys! We're getting close to the release of my novel Art of Death. One of the things all novels but especially indie and small press novels depend on is a great launch. This includes as much visibility as possible on release day - getting the word out on social media, buying if you haven't preordered, and posting reviews on or soon after release day.
Most publishers and authors offer some advance copies of new novels in the hopes that readers will choose to review ...
2019-08-10 21:53:52 +0000 UTC View Post
UPDATE: Public DOTU updates have resumed, and this page is now live! You can read it on the main site here:
https://www.demonoftheunderground.com/comic/p314/
Patrons *might* notice a few art tweaks from the original, mostly just changing the panel background to be consistent.
We'll have at least 6 months of public updates starting today! We're also $1 away from extending tha...
2019-08-05 17:26:20 +0000 UTC View Post
This is July's Secret Gallery art! But I'm posting it to the feed too because minicomics can sometimes be hard to read in the Secret Gallery. I'll still send out the private message for the Secret Gallery, though. The password's new this month.
Did you know that July 27 was Take Your Houseplant for a Walk Day? It's a real thing.
So here's Merritt,...
2019-08-01 07:23:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Pogo's July 2019 guest letters have been sent to all processed $5+ patrons, so you should be getting them soon. Email letters went out a few hours ago, so if you haven't received yours and it's not in your spam folder, let me know.
A lot of people have been wanting this letter for a long time... Now that Belmont's finally shown his face in the comic, he finally gets to write a letter! XD
There's also going to be a minicomic going up for the Secret Gallery patrons short...
2019-08-01 02:15:10 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys, there was an issue this month where some new $2 patrons weren't able to access the last ~4 chapters of Merritt's Story without increasing their pledge to $5.
This is because the previous $2 tier was unpublished and replaced with a new version, and due to the new way Patreon handles permissions on individual posts, older posts have to be edited by hand in order to give new tiers access. Since it's the first time I unpublished a low-dollar tier, I didn't realize this was a...
2019-07-29 19:59:21 +0000 UTC View Post
The queen has arrived. :D
Merritt's Story is the very first thing I plan to work on after my scary novel deadlines are finished, but hopefully in the meantime DOTU can give y'all your Belmont fix. ^_^
A new public page is going up on the main site in a few minutes too!
And if you missed it last week, both ebook and paperback preorders are up for my new novel Art of Death! Info and buy links here:
At long last, the paperback preorder has been added to all our lovely retailers' sites, so if you were part of the gang that was waiting for paperbacks, today's your lucky day! :D If you're an ebook fan, you can get that too!
Art of Death is about Riley, an out-of-work former art student who took up nude modeling at his old school. He gets his lucky break when he's invited to pose for the world-renowned painter Coliaro. Just one problem: Every time Coliaro paints, some...
2019-07-15 18:19:52 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys, just a heads up - it's been a pretty brutal month for high-dollar cancellations/decreases (almost $100 in decreases), so I had to take extra freelance to compensate. I have an editing deadline with my publisher at the end of the month and a full manuscript deadline in mid-August. My original plan was to take no freelance in July to have time to finish the books, but now I really need that work. Unfortunately, that cuts into DOTU time.
We'll have the minimum 2...
2019-07-14 20:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post
I got the okay to share it, so here's the latest card portrait for Snow! :D We've got a North Sphere chemist who makes pet meds! Thank you so much for all your support, Snow! :D
Also, in case it wasn't already obvious, this is very important to me:
Last page of the scene! Next page is a scene change that requires a new set, so I'll be hammering away at that over the next week. I'll try to post concept shots if I can. I'm also juggling writing and edits, so this month in general is going to be... an adventure.
Don't forget to preorder my book! The paperback listing is expected to be up by next week, but you can preorder the ebook now:
Pogo's June 2019 letters have been sent to all processed $5+ patrons, so you should be getting them soon. Email letters went out a few hours ago, so if you haven't received them yet and they aren't in your spam folder, let me know.
The next DOTU page goes up tomorrow! I'm going to be working super hard in July to meet my final manuscript deadline. That means Merritt's Story updates will still be a bit delayed depending on how my pacing goes with the ma...
2019-06-30 22:42:15 +0000 UTC View Post
I already sent out the private messages with the offsite gallery login, but I'm posting here too so I can attach the downloadable zip file!
I mixed it up a bit for this month's art and did some new emojis for the Discord server. One of my awesome patrons/server members screencapped and created the first set of awesome DOTU emojis awhile back, but here are 12 additional ones, including some brand new art and some never-before-colored art!
All of you in these tiers are welcome...
2019-06-30 17:53:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Woohoo, exciting news! :D My upcoming novel from DSP Publications is available for ebook preorder at last! Paperback preorders are coming soon, so if you're waiting on that one, hang tight and I'll be sure to announce when it goes up.
Some more info:
Genre: Paranormal, Thriller, Romance, Gay, LGBTQ
Published by: DSP Publications
Release Date: September 3, 2019
Format: Ebook, Paperback (coming soon)
Preorder (ebook): 2019-06-24 17:46:00 +0000 UTC
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Only one page left of this scene! And after that, there will be a page that might make a percentage of you guys very excited. XD
A new page will also go up in just a moment at demonoftheunderground.com! It's still updating weekly there.
My schedule is going to be intense until my third novel manuscript is finished, but after that, I'm planning to put in some new milestone goals to get us sing...
2019-06-17 16:29:07 +0000 UTC View Post75 of 80 enamel pins went in the mail today! US patrons, you should be getting yours in about a week. International patrons, yours will arrive in ~15 days. A few notes:
-Detailed tracking information is only available for US patrons. It may take a bit of extra time for tracking info to show in the system. Basically, they're at the post office but need to actually be scanned into the system for tracking.
-If you're an international patron who hasn't re...
2019-06-15 18:08:15 +0000 UTC View Post
As y'all know, I ran a free enamel pin special offer in May. $10+ patrons who joined by May 25 were eligible to get a free pin. Here's the latest update!
The backing cards arrived earlier than expected. Now I just have to mount them and sign them. My previous pin photos were taken more in daylight so the pins looked more pink. This one has more reflected/ambient light and the pin reads more copper. Ah, the joys of metal...
Now, the impor...
2019-06-09 19:56:34 +0000 UTC View Post
New page!
A new public page will also go up shortly at demonoftheunderground.com. I don't want to inundate people with email notifications of pages you've already seen, so I haven't been announcing new public pages here. But if you want email notifications of public pages, you can sign up for the DOTU newsletter. T...
2019-06-03 17:15:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Pogo's May 2019 guest letters have been sent to all processed $5+ patrons, so you should be getting them soon. Email letters went out last night, so if you haven't received yours and it's not in your spam folder, let me know.
This letter is from the self-purported "only sane person in the underground." Oh, Freya...
May's Secret Gallery illustration will probably go up in the wee morning hours. My schedule got bumped - but for a pretty awesome reason! The en...
2019-05-31 20:03:05 +0000 UTC View Post
New chapter is here! There will be a slightly longer wait before chapter 16 because now I'm in crunch time for Lychgate book 3. But if I can manage to squeeze it in earlier, I will!
In other news, monthly rewards are coming over the next couple days, and my shipment of enamel pins arrives from the manufacturer today! I'll need to inspect them, design and order the backing cards, and pack them, but we're making good time toward that mid-June shipping target I mentioned ...
2019-05-30 05:06:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are sketches 13-18! If you're a Sketch Tier, Sketch+Secret Gallery Tier ($20), or Custom Card Tier ($50) patron, let me know your choice of sketch by Tuesday. I plan to pack these up with Pogo's guest letters and send them out on Wednesday.
The sketches are as follows:
13. The Goat Whisperer
14. Grape King Troy (inspired by a brand of Grapes I got in Florida like 15 years ago that has the world's best logo: 2019-05-27 02:23:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are sketches 7-12. 13-18 coming shortly! If you're a Sketch Tier, Sketch+Secret Gallery Tier ($20), or Custom Card Tier ($50) patron, let me know your choice of sketch by Tuesday. I plan to pack these up with Pogo's guest letters and send them out on Wednesday.
The sketches are as follows:
7. Upscale North Sphere drink/drug presentation
8. North Sphere wet bar design
9. Samsid
10. Archer watching Merritt pet Charles (Discord request)
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2019-05-27 02:20:01 +0000 UTC View Post
It's May 2019, a.k.a. the month where everything in the world happens. XD 1. DOTU's public return, 2. enamel pins (the special offer ended, but as mentioned, I expect the pins to go out mid-June and I'll keep you updated in the meantime!), and 3. yes, it's a Sketch Tier month! And as usual, a monthly letter and Secret Gallery illustration will also go up over the next week.
A slightly larger amount of Belmont than usual this round. I needed practice drawing him..... fo...
2019-05-27 02:17:44 +0000 UTC View Post
We had an AWESOME month, guys! Thank you so much for everything you all did to help us meet literally every special offer/public return goal I had set for DOTU! <3 Let's carry the momentum forward and have an awesome 6 months of new pages and public updates! *cheers*
Just a reminder - if you want to get in on the enamel pin special offer, make sure to join the Secret Gallery Tier or higher by tomorrow! The special offer ends around 11pm CT.
Tomorrow is also th...
2019-05-24 14:03:00 +0000 UTC View Post
As I mentioned in my special offer post, I want to show my appreciation by crediting all of you for bringing DOTU back to the public, so I'm including the names of everyone who helped meet our 350-patron goal on the DOTU website, in the Members/Support section.
If you want to be thanked by name, please fill out the linked form and submit it. Anyone who doesn't respond will be thanked anonymously.
I only use your email address to confirm that you're a current patron. &...
2019-05-21 20:43:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the latest page!
Also, chapter 4 page 31 just went public on the DOTU home site for the first time!
https://www.demonoftheunderground.com/comic/p287/
If any of you are so inclined, I'd love it if you'd spruce up the home page with some comments welcoming back readers who aren't on Patreon and such. Even though my core readers are probably all here now, I still want to make ...
2019-05-20 17:19:30 +0000 UTC View PostWith 348 patrons on Patreon and 2 subscribers on Paypal, we've hit our 350-supporter goal! This means public pages of DOTU are coming back!
I wish I had a celebration banner ready, but I was expecting this to take till May 25 or June 15, so y'all caught me off guard. ^_^ BUT I'm thinking of a fun little event later in May, so I'll keep you posted! In the meantime, have this old old sketch of Littlehands that seems suited to the occasion. XD
2019-05-16 19:19:18 +0000 UTC
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HELLO, new patrons! :D
We're at 346 Patreon patrons and 2 Paypal supporters! That means we're only 2 patrons away from DOTU's public release goal.
We're also only $23 away from the Free International Shipping milestone goal for the enamel pins!
In other words, we're really close!
Patreon isn't like Kickstarter - subscription pledges carry more weight, so they don't come as easy. Reaching people has also been challenging since DOTU is in hibernation...
2019-05-15 18:57:32 +0000 UTC View Post
[UPDATE] WE'VE MET OUR 350-SUPPORTER GOAL! DOTU has returned to the public! But there's still time to get in on the enamel pin offer! :D
And as promised, I have some exciting stuff planned as thanks to everyone for supporting DOTU through its hibernation!
Patreon has a new beta feature called Special Offers which allows creators to give limited time rewards to patrons in s...
2019-05-13 14:05:59 +0000 UTC View Post