Hello everyone! I know it's been a while since I gave you a nice, detailed update - and I know some of us can really use the distraction! So I'm here with a few updates on how things are going, as well as an announcement.

• and I have been doing a LOT of work on things. The main thing I'm working on lately is making sure things are all set up for our new submissions system. It is going to be a really easy to follow point-and-click system, and my hope is it will be a nice, easy change for veteran CW submitters as well as easy and inviting for people that are new to the system!

•Bug has also been doing a lot of work on the CW directory (take my word for it, it is nice) and working on how shops will go. There is, of course, a LOT of coding involved in all of this, and Bug is doing a simply amazing job. Things are moving along well!

•That being said - I know you guys are anxious for an ETA, and trust me, I am also anxious to give you one! Unfortunately at this time, we still don't have one, and I really, really, really don't want to disappoint anyone with a date we can't make (or add extra stress to Bug and I)! I want this to be beautiful for you all when it is released, I want it to be something we can all be proud of. And I promise I'll continue to keep you updated and once I know it's safe for me to give you a date, I WILL do so. I promise ;heart: Thank you all for your continued trust in me - it means the absolute world to me!

And finally, I promised an announcement on one of the changes we'll be seeing! It is a pretty big one that I hope you'll all be happy with:

SLOTTING IS GOING AWAY!!

That's right - with the new system, there will be no batches or slots. No more slotting. No more trying to fill 5-10 slots to get your item out. No more having to give up and send it direct-to-shop and pay an extra amount to do so. That means if you want to make just ONE item for yourself - you can, and all it will cost you is the base cost for that particular type of item!

There will be some things that go along with this. For example, if you say "There will only be 20 items", you can still only release 20 - the rules about sticking to stated batch numbers will still apply, but it will just be based off of total items. This will be visible in your shop - so while there are no more slots, copies sold will be transparently indicated like "1 copy sold", "20 copies sold", etc. You will be able to lock items in your CW shop to a max number and still retire them when they're done. But if you want to make an item that you just pick up a copy of here and there for a giveaway or for presents - you can do so!

I know I'm excited about this change, and I think it's going to make CWs a lot more accessible for a lot of people! Please feel free to share your thoughts!