Dear long-and-new-time Spindrift readers. I’ve some sad news to share with you all.
Last month I decided to shelve Spindrift until further notice. I have also canceled all Kickstarter prep and activities.

Trust me when I say that this wasn’t an easy decision. Spindrift was my dream project and still is and will be my baby. I’ve been working on it for 9 years, I’ve fought for its existence through several setbacks and hardships.

I’ve been struggling with the consequences of my depression for a while; all the delays it caused. I never woke up without feeling the pressure of having to make up for all that lost time, by working harder/better/faster. Rationally I know that this is an impossible task. But emotionally, every day I felt like I was letting you guys —and myself— down.

I had to make it work somehow,not only to justify all the time investment and sacrifices made, but also because it became such a big part of who I am, and I’m just too damned stubborn to give up. So, I kept trying the “work harder/faster/better” thing, telling myself that if I could only figure out a way to cut down production time and scrape together a minimal income without compromising quality... it could be possible.

Unfortunately, I’ve to face the facts.The project is just too emotionally loaded, it dragged on too long, and I wasn’t able to shake that idea of having to make up for lost time. It drained all the fun out of the work, and without the fun I am unable to have the output that a successful Spindrift required of me. My mental health has been deteriorating in the past months. Covid-19 and my financial situation also played a part in the final decision, but the main reason was that I was feeling miserable- while this should have been an amazing and fun passion project…

I do want to thank you guys for reading Spindrift troughout the years. I Especially want to thank those of you who are long-time readers who stuck with me through the grief and pain of me losing my sister. You’ve been nothing but amazing. Thank you for all the love, comments, the stories you guys have shared. Gaining such a supportive and loving community of readers has definitely been the most rewarding part of this journey.

What will happen to Spindrift?

The website, socials and Discord server will all stay online. Beyond that I haven’t quite decided what I will do. I have some options, but I need some distance first.

What about Charlotte?

Charlotte and I have become great friends throughout the years and we’ll no doubt continue to work on other things together ^_^. As you guys may know she’s a fabulous and accomplished writer, absolutely check out her work, if you aren’t already familiar with it.

What will I do now?

This isn’t necessarily a goodbye. I’m allowing myself a little bit of downtime --but of course I will continue to make art in the future. I have been flirting with a few new projects. One involves a video game, one a short comic story and I’m also working on something completely new and out of the box.

If you want to stay in touch or follow my journey back into art (and hopefully happiness ;)), you can probably best do that by either following me on Instagram or joining my Discord server.

If you want to join my support crew: I’m still on Patreon, sharing my journey and progress there. All the old tiers have been unpublished and replaced with a 1$ a month tier that will give you access to my behind the scene feed. I intend to redesign the page and it’s content together with my supporters

-Elsa Kroese