Awkward Avenue (comics/novels welcome)

lunagraves714 2021-02-16 00:45:24 UTC #1

Welcome to Awkward Avenue!

Feeling a bit shy about promoting? Thinking your work might be a little embarrassing? No worries, I got you. Just tell us something you love about your novel, what makes it unique and special to you, or just talk about it, and then drop a link! Feel free to post your cover/thumbnail/banner/random art too if you'd like!

Share away~!

Genres: Drama/Crime & Mystery/Action

Previously known as Super, the IDOLZ novel is my favorite WIP so far, with a cast of seven lovable idiots and MC Tara Sparnak. With her hands full of potential love interests and countless unspoken secrets leading to a deadly disaster, Tara's life is unlike any other, and it's just getting started.

Genres: Drama/Dark Romance/Crime & Mystery

My newest addition, Cold Little Flames is a spinoff series of IDOLZ with a supernatural flair. Starting with some spicy romance, things quickly spiral out of Phoenix's control until she receives the second chance she's been dreaming of for almost three months. But when things turn sinister, she finds herself struggling to keep her grip on the one she loves.

ivanskilling 2021-02-16 00:52:22 UTC #2

Thank you for the opportunity! I'm really enjoying IdolZ every time it updates!

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Psychological Thriller
Devil's Triangle is my current WIP and I'm excited when people pick up on certain clues or come up with a good theory as to what's happening! So join me in unraveling the secrets hidden in a small town through the eyes of a singer, a policeman, and a school counselor. Suspects in the subsequent murders range from cyber stalkers to old flames!

Genre: Historical Romance, Fantasy
Shackles is one of my older, completed novels and is written in a different writing style that befits the ancient Chinese language. If you're interested, follow Empress Wu Zetian's treacherous journey from the hands of enemy Tufan soldiers back to the Forbidden City where she battles foes from within her own kingdom.

Genre: Scifi, Action, Thriller
My favorite series is Dark Bytes because it's a short story collection that involves science fiction, fast-paced action scenes, and dystopic universes!

DiegoPalacios 2021-02-16 00:54:00 UTC #3

Expected a topic about promoting your story in an awkward way.....

this is awkward.......

All_and_None 2021-02-16 00:54:44 UTC #4

Just finished book 1 of my comic

HopefulAttempt 2021-02-16 00:54:56 UTC #5

Thanks for this opportunity! I really need to check out your spinoff, I love IDOLZ.

What I love about my novel When Souls Awaken is the character development. You see it even in side and minor characters, not just the main characters throughout the entire story. The traumas they endure really affect everything throughout.
It's a dark fantasy with action, drama, trauma, romance, and more
This is the thumbnail of my newest chapter that is up

And the thumbnail for the chapter being released this Friday!

lauragarcia511 2021-02-16 00:55:54 UTC #6

Thank you for the opportunity!
So this is my story...Enjoy!

lunagraves714 2021-02-16 01:00:27 UTC #7

@ivanskilling Thank you so much! That means a lot to me! I really need to catch up on my reading list, Dark Bytes is so cool!

@DiegoPalacios I guess if it's awkward, the thread served its purpose then

@All_and_None Congrats, that's awesome!

@HopefulAttempt Thank you~! By the way, I love your thumbnails! The design is so intriguing (and the purple in the second one is my favorite color)!

HippieGhost 2021-02-16 01:08:56 UTC #8

Great thread idea, gonna be as awkward as possible by having an unreleased character do my promo for me. She's got anxiety.

Wha- Hey! You can't just dump me in a comment thread like this! Cecillia!!! I-... Mister Feren? Arya? A-anyone? Oh by the seven... uhh... Hi? Hello there. My name is... Rin, and uh... you should really check out my stories! Well, not my stories because, well I didn't write them! Heh... but uh... My writer has been working... really hard at his short stories, so you should totally check her out! The stories, not the writer! Uh... I'm in them, and they're really funny, I promise! Just... please?

Thanks Rin. That was exactly as awkward as I was hoping for.

Rin's going to be making her first appearance in the near future, and despite her shyness, she turns out to be a real sweetheart down the line.

DON'T CALL ME THAT!

Relax, hun.

hmph!

Anyway, she's part of my series of short stories called The Aphuanian Tales. In it, you'll find plenty more awkwardness between several of my characters, and plenty of fun quips between. Thank you so much for the chance to promote!

Edit: I FORGOT TO INCLUDE MY COVER!

now who's awkward?

Here you go

lunagraves714 2021-02-16 01:19:46 UTC #9

Aww I like Rin already! And I love the awkwardness

HippieGhost 2021-02-16 01:26:43 UTC #10

Yeah... she's a good girl

Stop calling me pet names!

Or what, you'll-

Rin? Is Everything alright?

Oh, that's Feren. I should go.

TheGentleArtist 2021-02-16 01:50:22 UTC #11

Well, I made this comic as to test the waters in both comic making and see how well this does as a series. Tbh, I did have it as a series beforehand as little comic moments; but it wasn't official until last April yesteryear. So you can say that it's the test pancake XD.
Genre: Slice of Life, Comedy

CyberAxl 2021-02-16 01:55:14 UTC #12

My Sci-Fi Fantasy Adventure - Cyber Souls. It's fairly new but I think you'll enjoy the characters, action, and world building!

TadxSarah 2021-02-16 02:00:32 UTC #13

I'm going to be awkward by leaving my comic links here and walking away slowly XD

cherrystark 2021-02-16 02:30:29 UTC #14

Here are my series.

What I love most about my series? Found family. There is a healthy and developing father/daughter dynamic, found siblings, a couple enjoying "being together" without tons of relationship drama, and so much more.

What I like? A female protagonist who feels "real". She is the type of girl to question if there were serial killers hidden in shadows after turning off the lights, and is witty and sarcastic without being "mean".

brtyler4 2021-02-16 02:49:20 UTC #15

Hello, I am editing my post I have another webcomic I added to my page

https://tapas.io/series/Thats-Bs-Life
https://tapas.io/series/Up-In-The-Clouds

WhiskeyMadDog 2021-02-16 03:16:41 UTC #16

Here is my comic. It is all traditional art in a sketchbook, and I write it in a way where it feels personal to the reader, as one of the main themes is existentialism. It is about a recovering drug addict trying to find his purpose in the world, while fighting his inner demons. Along the way he meets a friendly ghost, a martial artist, and a corrupt leader.
Here is the cover:

The first art is not that great, but I have been improving a lot and mastering my craft.
Please give it a look, and tell me what you think.

Thanks

kitschensyngk 2021-02-16 03:19:47 UTC #17

Awkward? You want awkward?

How about a group of maladjusted middle school outcasts trying to avoid becoming collateral damage from an oppressive Darwinist social hierarchy?

Gramkrackerhan 2021-02-16 03:44:44 UTC #18

I started my comic as away to connect with people and deal with stress during quarantine. It is quite personal as it is journaling things that have happened. I just love how funny the readers are and how they have responded to each episode.

kmlangleyauthor 2021-02-16 04:04:26 UTC #19

There’s a ton of awkward (but cute!) moments in my main story Jake is always a little awkward and is kind of precariously balancing between a bunch of stuff in life, so he’s always feeling like he’s about to say the wrong thing

Personally, I always feel really awkward trying to promote my short story
It’s completed! It’s only 6 little episodes, and I think (?) it’s fun? If you have 30 minutes, you might enjoy it! (I'm going to back away now...)

ThingsHappenInLife 2021-02-16 04:06:30 UTC #20

Hello, my name is shan10u, obviously my username. I am currently working on an episodic novel in seasons called FAMILY and I came here to get some feedbacks, and hopefully, a few fans as well? I know novels aren't the main thing here but I liked the website and tried it out anyways.
Well, here is the description of the story. If you are interested, go ahead and read more!

Eddy Brown was leading a wonderful life. He had a beautiful wife, two amazing kids and a good job. Until one night changed everything. One planned accident. He lost everything he ever had.

And then he remembered. And he wanted revenge. Revenge for what he lost twice.

His family.

And here is the link to ep 1

https://tapas.io/episode/2058760