Erica Wester

Hey guys! There's something I want to talk about, and I JUST remembered Youtube has a "create a post" feature.


So I got this comment the other day and I can't stop thinking about it. This person very politely put me on blast, asking why I haven't done more with Welcome to Hell since it's release, and opining that the more time passes, the higher the bar of expectations is set, and the harder it will be to keep people's interest, in earnest.

And I thought it deserved a proper response, because really no one knows what I've been up to for the last 5 years. If you follow me on other social media, you know I'm much more interactive, but I get the feeling that my followers on Youtube are pretty in-the-dark about me.

Now, that's admittedly been intentional; I want to keep my personal life private, for the most part. I don't feel like I owe anyone an explanation, but at the same time, if W2H is what I'm pursuing, and W2H lives on Youtube, and most of my followers are on Youtube... then I do feel like it's in my best interest to give you guys a little bit of context for what I've been up to since 2013.

SO I'd like to make a video about it, where I elaborate a bit more on your questions about me and Welcome to Hell, WHILE I'M WORKING ON W2H2, so I can fill you all in without detracting from actually working on it. Plus, you guys will get a little peek at the process!


IN LIGHTER NEWS: I'm coming up on 300k subscribers, guys!!! I'm considering doing a Q & A, so if you've got a question for me that you've always wondered, feel free to comment it down below! It can be anything!

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[SMASH CUT to my Q & A video, which is just me answering variations of "where is W2H2" for an hour and 45 minutes]

Anyway, talk to you soon!
Thanks guys.
-Erica

PS:
I should be using this post feature more often to communicate with you guys! I realize it's kind of ridiculous for my first NON-VIDEO post to be like "hey guys, I wanna' talk about something.... IN A VIDEO I'M PLANNING ON MAKING!" But here we are.

5 years ago | [YT] | 1,227



@leela_kittycat2445

I can’t wait to hear more from you. I’ve always loved your animation style and your story telling. Keep doing an awesome job. 😁

5 years ago | 8

@SLEclipsed

Can't wait to see what you do in the future! Honestly, your W2H video is what really pushed me to pursue animation in college! So thank you for that! Here's a little question for you if you feel like answering; did you expect W2H to blow up like it did? Are you happy that it blew up, or more-so intimidated by the fact that now so many people know your work now? Thank you again for all your hard work and please be sure to take care of yourself before anything else!

5 years ago | 5

@luish8056

What inspired you to get into animating? Do you have a favorite animator?

5 years ago | 2

@logan-3250

Not a question but it’s so cool to see i watched W2H when I was like 13. I’m now 17, I have memorized the entire short animation. Love you and your work Erica, keep it up<3

5 years ago | 0

@harukaissleepy8919

Tbh about your personal life all I'd like to know is if you're doing alright in regards to health. Both physical and mental. Mainly cause I always see youtubers pushing themselves past their limit to give content to their fans and that's no good :/

5 years ago | 41  

@shakirav8981

Not a question BUT I just wanted to say that I appreciate what you're doing a lot. Thank you for reaching out to another part of your community by letting us know what you've been up to. I will add that I'm super excited and can't wait for W2H2! :D

5 years ago | 0

@DatRafael

Take your time ^^

5 years ago | 40

@jijibunny198

I'm just very happy to hear that W2H hasn't been abandoned :) I can be patient as long as it takes.

5 years ago | 0

@yellow5348

First of all i hope you’re super duper alright, and everything is going as it planned. Hope you’re happy and not getting so much trouble with taxes and grown up stuff i’m m only asking ya to tell me something cute like ”yes you can become an animator when you grove up.” I love and admire ya alot, so please give me some hope. Even though you don’t know me it would really make my day!

5 years ago | 0

@chaelsonnen491

Great to hear something new from you on YouTube Hope you are doing good,and congratulations on almost hitting 300K subscribers Oh,And good luck with the Q&A video

5 years ago | 9

@Owlgulje

Keeping your personal life private is the best decision to make. We all hope you’re doing alright and quarantine goes well for you!

4 years ago | 1

@stortsy

Really awesome of you! I’ll admit, it was on my mind. I hope there’s not too much hinderance on your progress because of any personal reasons! Excited to see the video, and it’s good to hear from you ^_^

5 years ago | 1  

@lordpeepo4998

dang it has been A LOOOOONG Time since this came up in my feed and since all this stuff with Hazbin Hotel hit youtube iv'e been really interested in youtube animaitons again glad to see that you are still hanging out, chillin, strait vibin can't wait to see whatever wacky stuff comes from this in the future. Love, a rando on the internet

4 years ago | 0

@woahitsme0942

A bit of a random question but, vanilla or chocolate ice cream?

5 years ago | 35  

@mitchelljulius5875

I think this project would be a good competitive video against Helluva Boss and Hazbin Hotel.

4 years ago | 1

@stephanie9406

What’s your favorite part of the artistic process? (Animating, drawing, sketching, script writing, etc)

5 years ago | 1

@jacobgemeinhardt4944

Take your time mate, you're vids are welcome surprise whenever they pop up u good

5 years ago | 0

@Bailey-the-Fruitbat

I’ll be honest, i can understand the complications of the thing called life. Lol. I am looking forward to your return with more stuff even if they are just small snippits and the like. I am also curious if you use the app Discord, at all. Its a wonderful platform for social interactions and structured posting by your own design. I think it could be rather helpful to you if you dont already use it.

4 years ago | 0

@tabibykatz11yo87

Okie by the way I do have a question what inspired u to make the vids u make

5 years ago | 0

@elleander1699

oh thank bread I thought it was a dropped project and I was gonna be very sad and slightly homicidal

4 years ago | 1