The scenes are first written, then sent to the artists to draw. Important scenes are always drawn, but others need to be picked by patreons.
We put out several scenes every month. It would be very difficult to coordinate for artwork to appear alongside then in a 4 week time span.
It wasn't anyone close to me, but my mother was hit particularly hard, so I'm acting as her primary emotional support during this period. I took the weekend off to regain some mental equilibrium, but now it's back to writing.
I understand this isn't of particular concern to most people here, but we don't just release content when the writing mood strike us. Writing is something we're all passionate about, but Seed of Chaos is still a product our patreons continously support month, after month, after month, which means this is not just a past time hobby, but a job. We have deadlines. We have expectations placed upon us, one we try hard to meet. While I know many of our backers would show understanding for any delays given the situation, I would prefer not to make use of their good will unless absolutely necessary.
Which makes me a little bit sad that the pirated releases appear instantly on f95, but I guess there's nothing I can do about it.
Back into the breach!