I've been wanting to make an update about me, my characters, and my plans for content going forward.

So, first of all, my characters, specifically my slime OC. In my last post, I mentioned how I was yet to come up with a replacement name for my character, after I found out the name I wanted to use had already been taken.

Let's just cut straight to the point. My slime's new name is...

Sprout!

I haven't come up with an in-lore reason for the name yet, although I do have a few ideas. Apart from that, I am sure that this will be a fitting replacement name for him.

Here's a drawing of him for reference, in case you missed the last post:

Now, the reason as to why I wanted to change the name is simple: I'd rather have something fairly original than just use something Nintendo already came up with nearly 40 years ago. Additionally, if I ever want to use this character in a commercial product (e.g. a game), then I'd rather change it now to avoid any legal trouble. I'll admit, I am thinking ahead a bit, but I have big dreams for the future, and I really don't want to have to change the name then when I'm already used to it.

Apart from the character's name, I've been trying to build his world too. So far, he lives in a village with a whole bunch of other slimes, and they're not the only species in their world. Yeah... I'm still working on the rest.

Enough about my characters, what about me and my content? I'll be honest, I haven't exactly felt the best the past few days. It was a bit of a shock to receive my first genuine feedback on my work, and I also reckon I've been spending too much time on the computer, Newgrounds specifically. I feel as if all of this has slowed down my thinking and put me in a sort of creative block. You can notice in this news post; I have all of the base ideas for characters and such, but I've yet to come up with any actual detail surrounding them. Don't worry about me, though, as I'll be slowly working on improvements, such as going to bed earlier and watching my time on the computer.

I've also been thinking about what kind of content I'm going to make in the future, such as art and animation. I've decided I want to have two main series of content: one where I can focus on more serious character development and story, and one where I can just goof off and make silly jokes and references. I already have some of the characters for these series in mind; however, those are all of the details I'm going to share for now.

So, what now? Well, I'm going to try to reduce activity on NG and the internet in general for the next few days as I work towards my maths exams, the last of which is on the 14th of June. After that, I basically have until September off as I get ready to switch to a new school, so who knows what I'll do between then?

Well, that's all I have to say. I haven't gotten any better at ending these things, so... slime ya later.