Neopian Times update

[Ian Wolf-Park]

As some of us write for the Times, I'd thought I'd post this from the news as it is going to affect our future projects, both personally and as a group with the special editions and Great Collabs, for those that like planning out in advance (like, say Issue 950, which will be around December instead of October).

NEOPIAN TIMES NEWS: In order to best utilize our resources, we have decided to change the Neopian Times into a biweekly paper. With the Neopian Times now being released every other week, we will have more time to focus on making Neopia the very best it can be!

[Carolyn]

I asked Aesop over Discord and will let y'all know what he says. He's been pretty good about keeping the collab crew in the loop when his workload is overwhelming and doesn't allow for time for collabs/special poetry galleries and stuff. Since there's a ton on his plate, we'll work around what works best for him. I just hope they can hire him an assistant, he direly needs one.

[Twillie]

Oh, they actually did it! I really do hope this helps out with Aesop's workload and makes the Neopian Times easier to run and update. While it's bittersweet that there'll be less NT's in general, if it means a reliable schedule again and less stress on the staff, then I'm more than happy to see this update.

[PFA]

Honestly? I'm fine with it. I hope it helps ease the workload for Aesop, because the poor guy's definitely had a lot to do. (It'd also be nice if it means more entries per issue, but we'll see about that I guess)

[Duke Pikachu]

While this doesn't affect me a whole lot, I can imagine affecting others who have comics (especially those with stories) and written series. While I know this was done to decrease work load, though maybe we could ask Aesop if he would allow for comics and maybe also written series to be able to have two entries in one issue?

[Patjade]

Considering the sporadic updating of the NT, if they can stick with the schedule, it'd be a plus.

[Carolyn]

Aesop got back to me and said the following:

I discussed it with the team and they agree that making the NT White Weewoo available on the #25, 50, 75, and 100 makes sense with the biweekly NT change. I'll make a note of it in this week's editorial!

So, good news there!

[downrightdude]

They also changed the NT Writer avatar requirements:

Since this change will impact how often Anniversary editions occur, we have also decided to make every 25th, 50th, 75th, and 100th issue of the Neopian Times an Anniversary Issue. This way writers and artists submitting to the Neopian Times won't have to wait twice as long for a chance at earning the Neopian Times Writer avatar!

Now there's two more chances!