I'm very happy to hear from you again. Over the past year, I did think about leaving you a message to ask how things were going, but I worried you might be stuck in a difficult place, and that my questions could put you in an awkward position.
When it comes to drawing, I truly empathize. Even though I'm still a beginner (I picked up my pencil again this May and started learning seriously—though the truth is I'd barely drawn since middle school, so it had been more than ten years), I often feel that same powerless frustration: putting the pen to paper, yet failing to capture the image in my mind.
Still, I'd like to share something I've come to understand through my studies: "Done is more important than perfect." If we keep being harsh with ourselves, things can become very difficult—especially when we're not yet skilled enough to do something with ease, or don't feel particularly gifted at it.
Although I'm sorry to hear the game has been put on hold, life goes on. I'm looking forward to your novel, and I'm also grateful that, through all of fate's twists and turns, we were brought to each other in the most unlikely way—so that I had the good fortune to encounter your story.
Wishing you a Merry Christmas in advance.
P.S. Since I'm still learning English, I used AI to help me write this to avoid any misunderstandings caused by grammar mistakes—please forgive me for that. I hope one day I'll be able to communicate with you on my own. From your friend far away in China~