Welcome to Bite-Size, a daily discussion thread for those writing or drawing their own creations! This is open to webcomics and novelists, though we'll be focusing more on the 'story' rather than the 'art' side of creation to start. This is a space for creators at all stages of their journeys, to create a supportive and welcoming place where everyone can be helped to grow. Don't be afraid to hop in, whether it's post 4 or 400 or 4000!
Topics concern but are not limited to the following:
- Self/Indie Publishing, Breaking into the Industry, Online Publishing
- The writing process
- Craft - writing
- Networking - how to get beyond 'sub for sub' and make promos that work etc.
- Querying/Portfolios
- Contracts and Pitfalls
- Building an audience
- Serialising and Content Monetisation
- Adaptations
- And more!
(If you're an artist who would like to contribute art specific topics and questions to the thread, please PM @KRWilliams who collates the topics to post!)
Please fill out the following form when you join the conversation, just to give people a little bit of background about you and your work!
Preferred Name:
Pronouns:
Genres you create:
Where you plan to take your writing journey:
Link to Tapas Account:
You can check out post #4 to check for each day's topic if you'd like to jump in!
There are a few rules that apply to this thread to keep it an easy space to navigate for all and so that everyone can have a nice time here.
- Keep to the topic! Off-topic chatter should be kept to a minimum or take to a spin-off thread!
- Please don't post examples for feedback. You can post examples to illustrate a point you are making, but not for critique.
- Be excellent to each other! Collaboration, not competition, is what makes creators strong.
- This is an inclusive space with writers from all backgrounds. We ask that all those who participate be mindful of the experiences of maginalised authors who participate in how they word their responses.
- This thread is not for excessive venting or complaining.
- Keep self-promo only to your intro!
- We understand that some people would just like to lurk and read (and that’s okay!), but we ask that they should understand how jarring it is to hop into conversations like they know people. You might know people from lurking, but they don’t know you and we do want to get to know you. So please introduce yourself!
- A reminder that this is a public space and that people see what you post here. This is quite a visible thread. Only post things you would not be ashamed of defending later.
- This thread was started by a team of Premium users, but it’s for anyone regardless of their position in their journey. We just ask that you respect this space for what it is: one for discussing craft and marketing. Though, if you have specific questions for these users, feel free to ask them.
This thread is based on the popular 'Chuck Taylors' thread on Wattpad which is run by the ever talented Wattpad Star, Radish Queen and soon-to-be Tapas Premium author @saintc (she/her) . As for myself, I'm KR (they/them), a Tapas Premium author (The Accidental Prince | The Mortician of Avalon), a Wattpad Star and I do alright at Patreon some months.