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February 2024 Update
I need a break. I’m barreling down the path to burnout. And burnout is something no one ever wants, so I am taking a break. Of sorts.
When I started Lily’s Lore and Legends, I wanted to have my blog and create a podcast. Clearly, the podcast got kicked out the window. But a one-off comment on Facebook led to me recording my research for a friend to watch, which then led to my wrap-ups, all of which led to me streaming, and now I am looking at having to add extra streaming days per week, and dear me, editing video takes a lot of time when it takes you ten minutes to say a ten second thought because you can’t just say a thought, you have to take the viewer fully down your thought train, which is exactly what I am doing here, but at least editing my words goes a lot faster than editing my speech, if you get what I am saying.
*Deep breath* I talk too much. But I digress.
Needless to say, I have a stack of videos I need to edit. I have a stack of half-researched lore pieces to finish. Oh, and I have a reader submission I have been sitting on since September-ish that I still need to share. And did I mention the theories and my Ghosts of Fort Fisher long-term research project that has been collecting a bit of dust? So, I need a break to catch up.
What am I taking a break from if I am working on my backlog of lovely lore? Streaming. Which sucks in its own way because I absolutely love my coffee talks with y’all and I am slowly getting closer to becoming a Twitch affiliate, but let’s just say it doesn’t feel great when everyone who watched a stream says you look exhausted afterward. And that is exactly what happened yesterday post-stream. It probably didn’t help that I was exhausted and had to spend the entire day tending to my old pupper, but it’s true, and I am exhausted.
Streaming takes A LOT out of me. I am an introvert, and being on in such a way, it takes more out of your energy than you think at first, especially as my streams are more about chatting directly with those watching and less me being focused on my screen. Plus, there is the prep beforehand; I have to pull articles, do a quickie look to make sure they don’t circle back somewhere I shouldn’t click on-stream, review notes, and get myself ready. Y’all have no idea how many times it is minutes before I hit the “Start Stream” button and I realize my outfit is not camera-appropriate. (This isn’t a big deal for some, but I really try hard to make the focus of my streams (and Lily’s Lore and Legends in general) about the lore and not about the Lily. I want my work to be seen more than I want me to be seen.) Bottomline: streaming days are crazy enough, and did I mention I still have a day job that is a top priority? Because work has definitely been kicked into overdrive too...
So, long story short, I am going to take a breather from streaming for a tiny bit, but I will still be producing content everywhere else. I am going to get my videos that need editing edited, and on the YouTubes, half-researched lore will be finished and shared, my reader submission will be submitted to y’all, and the dear ghosties at Fort Fisher can tell me a bit about their haunting ways. (Monthly members have full access to my Fort Fisher project and notes.) We are still hanging out on Discord, and yes, it’s free to join, so please do and let’s get weird over there! I am going to get better overall about being on my Lily’s Lore socials and interacting more with y’all that way. And I am going to hopefully get more of my personal writing tackled with a few chapters finished in my book and my word stash destashed a bit.
This break from streaming is only going to last a few weeks. My plan is to be back live and on your Twitchy screens by March. I’m going to have all my socials below, as well as links to join my monthly membership, shop my library (which I am in the process of adding to as well), and generally where to find me online.
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Until next time, lore lovers, stay spooky💖
~Lily
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It's a good thing you're seeing the signs before it's a bigger issue. Burnout sucks. And you're writing is the point anyway.
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