@kytri
true i was burning out badly.. i was working 24/7 sleeping less n only working day n night n i couldn't sleep because of overthinking hhhh
i did write a story i love that is dear to my heart and i am proud of 
it makes me sad that it didn't win but ya i think i m done with contests i want to just enjoy doing what i love ^^
true n i did though the break was too long because of my health and other matters x'D
thank you for taking the time to reply
@Roxy
true .... can I hug you for mental support?
you are right but please believe me being unique is amazing having your unique art style is not easy so please don't think like that
pats your back you are amazing and you are right an artist job is not easy ...
I hope that for all of us <3 thank you again
No you are not.
Reggaeton is pretty popular and Despacito was almost the hottest song of last year and the song it is about I want to dance and f*ck you lol, in a not so direct way so it doesn't sound too aggresive (a lot of songs are like that lol). But hey the songs are catchy! lol
What I am trying to say is that if you love it don't give up, and take a break if you feel like it.
Whether or not you are worthless is something only you can decide.
Nevertheless, it's important that you pace yourself and refrain from placing all of your worth on contests alone. From what I've read, these contests seem to be eating you up - keep participating, but at the same time don't make webcomics just for these contests.
The majority of webcomic artists are working on their projects because they have a natural passion for it and view popularity as a second priority - the whole business is a slow burn, and it takes quite a while to establish yourself. Take a walking pace.
Additionally:
This is a given in pretty much everything - the more generic something is, the more people will relate to it. Pair this factor with good execution and you have a hit that will attract millions.
With this in mind, know that if you're going to do something unique, you have to ensure that it is executed with finesse and skill. This is harder than going down the generic route, but it's a road worth travelling - just be aware of its difficulty.
Do not blame your failures on the exploits of the winners - rather, focus on what you may improve on yourself, while drawing inspiration from various sources - even these supposed winners would be worth studying.
Back to the topic of webcomics being a slow burn thing though, I'll end this post with a brief blog section of mine:
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What you see above you is the humble beginnings of my current webcomic, Project SHaDe3. Started out of boredom during my first year in highschool (13 year old), this was my first shot at making comics, a passion that I had been meaning to pursue since a very young age.
However, I had many obstacles in my path at the time - most obviously, a complete lack of artistic refinement, an absence of a clear-cut vision for the comic (at most, it was a whacky comedic adventure), as well as numerous doubts as to whether I could make it.
Furthermore, I was furiously jealous of Japan - in that they have a large market for manga and a wide range of opportunities for people to become manga artists themselves. Compare that to a Kangaroo Island named 'Australia' and you'll find that in this large continent I am living in, the general populace gives no damns about comics - at most, old people laughed at the mini comics in their newspapers.
At the time I began releasing the comic, there was absolutely nothing in terms of attention - deviantArt was a generally unsuitable platform for comics, and my lack of clout meant that no one even read the comic in the first place.
In spite of this, I continued refining my skills and improving my story-telling abilities - I studied and observed acutely the media I consumed, and drew everyday with an almost obsessive force.
These improvements would be codified through the notion that I have overhauled and revamped this comic 4 times, including the current iteration that is Project SHaDe
Whilst I improved on this project, I managed to make a 'break' of sorts through the webcomic field in the form of a one-shot named Catma
Originally made for an international Shonen Jump contest last year (which I failed to submit on time), I continued to work on this comic a page at a time, posting it here on Tapas. It was only after it was briefly placed in the Trending page that readers began to pour in and enjoy themselves with the work. One lesson to learn from this is to make a few short experiments to garner the interest of potential readers - they may carry on to your main projects.
And thus, after these 5 years, as well as the aid of Catma, these are now the extent of my skills:
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Notice that even then, after all these years, the artwork is not necessarily at a professional level - there are various areas of my work that I desperately need to improve, and there are still many ways in which I can refine the narrative flow of the work - however, I can say with certainty that the struggling with myself and the numerous pages of blank paper I had laid down before me were worth it - in fact, they were integral to bringing me to this point in the first place.
If there is one thing I would like you to learn from this shitty blogpost, it's that the only way to mentally survive creating webcomics is to consistently march forward, taking things one step at a time, while also taking said steps with great deliberation.
In spite of the 5 years I spent making comics and art, I am not some huge success in the broad scope of things - I am still a little fish with a long way to go. To be frank, I'm not sure whether I ever will become a big fish, but I know for sure that the right thing to do is to keep swimming.
So don't give up - this is not something that only applies to you - I believe this is something that applies to everyone that's reading this. Take one step at a time.
@kainatarma it's fine listening to someone else feeling the same way makes you feel like you are not alone hugs you thank you 
i feel you!!!
(first point) thats true 
(2) you are right my problem is i always delete my previous work from tapas/webtoon so my followers end up missing i feel horrible to do that but it was because of me changing what i want to do with those works....
(3) lol true x'D hahahaha!
(4) true i m still learning n i don't like to look down on people's work i just felt how it was unfair at that time but yes i do get what you say
well i know my self but i don't trust my self n believe because of reasons i m working on to it my problem is i m introvert (n extrovert sometimes) that i have a hard time mixing with people ...
thank you dear i did take a break n it was longer than expected because of my health n so on i want to stop comparing my self n work when i can as its my side work but yes thank you your words are a great encouragement for me thank you again!
@amortelito thank you and you are right....
i never thought i am the best and i am still working hard to improve i am thankful to your thoughts and about copyrighting i really need to see how i can do that ... do you have any ideas?
i see maybe you are right about that too my story only start to get interesting after episode 10 so yes you are right... i never thought to capture people i was just thinking i want to deliver this story the best way i can
you are right thank you for your words :') <3
@indigodrawing you are right but i love what i do and i enjoy it but what i don't enjoy is me comparing my self or me feeling like my story worth is all on the numbers i get...
ya i will not participate in any of them i just want to have fun in what i love ... thank you
@shazzbaa true...
ya i think so too what i am scared is getting copied by someone as i don't know how to copyright my story.. thats what holds me back....
i have been doing it for more than 10 years my problem is i always feel scared of stuff that is holding me back like the one i told you and i always delete my work i feel bad but i am scared i always screenshot the readers comments when i do so but i always start from zero hahaha... i wonder how i can feel safe putting my stuff out there without the fear of someone copying it...
you are right ... you make me want to ask you for critics... i actually make my friends read my story just to ask for critics hhhh x'D
hahaha can i hug you x'D omg i am hugging alot of people in this forum sorry i just want to hug you all!!
@punkarsenic
i don't know....
true....
you are right... i love it to the point i feel like crying if i think about leaving it...
well i know someone who is dear to me who this happened too and it made me more paranoid...
i have a friend who is my editor and i am so thankful to her and her hard work but i mean i wish the people in the contest would give us the "why" they thought we are not good or so on ...
true you are right... i always think i have something wrong that i overthink everything but you are right thank you
true i was thinking about keep working on my story n i want to do another one (manga style) just for fun on twitter or instagram just to practice making manga since i need it but i will stop looking at the stats n likes i will only care about comments as i always do love them the most hahaha xD
i am sorry for being late i was only planning to take a week off then i got sick n alot happened anyway thank you very much!
@KSoup thank you and please don't say that we are all learning but in different places and we will make it !
i will keep going with my comic since i don't want to disappoint my readers so far and i will try doing that popular thing with a page by week manga style in insta or twitter
thank you!
@cydoniaos you are right and i feel sad to see that going on...
your words are full of wisdom thank you...
you are right since i hate fanservice hahahaha x'D
thank you again XD <3
@paperwren thank you as well dear!!! i am happy i am back!!!!!! XD 
@lunaartemisasama you are right and thank you x'D you made me laugh hahahaha
i am back from a break so yes i am all new hehehehe x'D
@monotone_ink
that's deep but true...
i stopped i will not go into contest i just did it for the reward n because of the serialization for my dream only because that way i m sure my work will be protected by copyrights...
true...
ya i was just angry back then n felt it was unfair because if it was something unique n good i would have been able to accept it not like i m saying its bad but i mean .. aaah i hope u get it x'D ....
sorry but i might be asking something stupid but how were you 13 and a first year high schooler? you mean junior high/middle school?
hahaha i feel you i am always jealous of japanese people for having a good environment and lol at the comic in newspapers hhhhhh omg u made me laugh so much x'D
you make me remember how i went with my story n how many version i had n how i started with forms n looking at how i had no internet until i was in 3rd year of middle school n started in forms n how i always made comic in my notebooks n it was funny hhhhh x'D omg those funny days i thought i was the best n unique like no one like me exist lol i was naive x'D
btw i like ur style of drawing in catma xD though i need to read it yet XD but i love those lines n the way you do it it crazy xD can i be ur friend? please? lol if u don't want its ok i don't wanna be creepy lol
oh shounen jump i submitted to it was it the one in 5th jan? i submitted my story in medibang n omg i didn't go on maybe thats y i felt like i saw ur comic before ? hmmm or maybe in this forum since i remember i saw the second comic too
ur skills r amazing i really like ur style hahahaha xD mine feel weird i m bad with black i m like always making it tooo black or too white ....
you are right
thank you and you are right <3 good luck to all of us 
I often feel this way too... Rather than getting discouraged, i just work for my own passion, enjoyment, and mostly to try to tell a story and leave something of more or less worth to someone behind when the inevitable eventually happen. I'm more than happy to think as, i'm disabled and my health cannot allow me to have childrens or a relationship, that at least... i don't know... It might not look like much but... at least i will still leave some kind of trace, be it digitally and hopefully someday, physically with a printed comics.
That's a nice thought... even tho... Tapas could also disappear someday, or any other webcomic hosting site too... hmmm... well... At least i enjoy myself and it allows me to pass the time.
(I'm sorry if it doesn't sound very positive, hah. I tried... but i can't fake over the top happyness when i'm diagnosed with severe anxiety and depression. )
@Lennart can i hug you? not because of what you might think but because your way of thinking is amazing and you can also say that your work is your children <3
well you are right but lets have fun shall we?
it's fine i understand a little since i m diagnosed with anxiety and i am taking medicines for it XD well i am here for you if you want i can talk with you and encourage you to go on! that's if you don't mind someone as me as a friend hehehehe x'D
