Bite-Size: A Creator Discussion and Advice Thread

[LostSpirit]

It's a personal preference thing. I still love the smell of new pages and a fresh book. I think the eBook experience takes away from that despite its many advantages. For example, I've been reading a lot on mobile these days - anything from articles, to even stories. And I used to love being a newspaper guy. But some things are just hard-wired into your genetics. Growing up holding books, going to libraries, making sure that the books you buy never get even a single crinkle on the spine, man, I really love doing all of that.

But the world is changing, and as authors, we must change with it.

[KRWright]

I think the future is going to be a lot different than the present we're used to, publishing industry-wise anyway.

That's definitely true. These days, Harlequin are partnering with Tapas to put their own online, rather than the other way around! There's some interesting dynamics afoot. And also, that's amazing about HarperCollins getting back to you though! I've only ever had polite rejections!

It feels like an online book club, a collective experience

This is my fave thing about writing online as well as reading online.

[LostSpirit]

Funny story there. I only sent two sample chapters, with a summary of the plot. Three months later, they get back and ask for my full manuscript. I give it to them. One month later, I panic, I freak, and I eventually send them an email asking them to stop my evaluation.

Weirdly enough, I don't regret my decision. Best case scenarios:

• I get published, and I lose the rights to my book. It wouldn't have evolved to become the Curse of Immortals that I'm putting up on Tapas today.

• I don't get published, and knowing me, I lose faith on the Tempestatem, and again, we don't get CoI.

So, in a way, I never did find out if I made it or not. I try not to think about it.

[Blozzy]

Preferred Name: Blossie
Pronouns: She
Genres you create: Romance mostly, fantasy (romance)
Where you plan to take your writing journey: I run the account for Blozzie and Hajime, I'm a hobbyist writer and i want to gain a following on tapas and maybe at the online serialization
LInk to Tapas Account: here you go https://tapas.io/bgatotuomah

I hope i could to know more people, be friends and follow each other

[saintc]

Hello, welcome to the thread! What are you currently working on?

[KRWright]

One month later, I panic, I freak, and I eventually send them an email asking them to stop my evaluation.

I've seen a lot of authors do this, especially with their first books or 'book baby's. One of the things I'm a big advocate of is having more than one project you're working on. That way, you can tinker forever over your darling, but there'll always be something out there in the trenches - either earning you money or earning you clout. It gives you a bit more freedom to be precious over the one book you care deeply about (and over time, you start to see where your book starts to fit into the wider picture better - especially the more novels you successfully market and sell!).

[Blozzy]

A novel called To The Homeland, I am working on it with my best friend

[KRWright]

Welcome to the thread!

[joannekwan]

Yo!

Name: Joanne
Pronouns: she/her also cool with they/them
Genres: Drama, Romance. subgenres: supernatural, historical fantasy, contemporary
Plans: Ideally I would want to start self-publishing if querying with traditional publishers don't work out.
Link: https://tapas.io/dashalutris

I started off my story-telling endeavors with webcomics, and now I'm transitioning to novels. I can just flat-out produce more work this way. I ain't gonna live forever lol.
Currently working on … a LOT of things. I have 2 on-going comics, and I'm working on a few novellas/novels behind the scenes. I have a few completed comics and finished my manuscript for Secunda (which I'm gradually uploading once a week).

[LostSpirit]

Welcome to the thread, @Blozzy

@KRWilliams I've never been able to focus on two projects in a full-fledged manner. Maybe it's a weakness. But I live in the realm of reality, with a job that pays well that I have a love-hate relationship with. I keep writing my ideas down, so I can eventually get to them.

Great thing about 2020 - existence of forums like Tapas, RR, Wattpad, and more. You get to have an audience if you're smart and lucky, and you still hold onto your rights.

[KRWright]

finished my manuscript for Secunda (which I'm gradually uploading once a week).

You have the cover that makes me drool. I loved the first one so so much (and I love this one too, but the painterly style of the first one was UNF).

[saintc]

Oh, what's it about?

[joannekwan]

Thanks! I'm definitely using that for the self-pub cover if it doesn't get picked up! I put hella work into it so heck if I don't use it somewhere LOL
Just these kids and their shojo demands nowadays, gotta play the market on a platform like Tapas, haha~

[saintc]

I started off my story-telling endeavors with webcomics, and now I'm transitioning to novels. I can just flat-out produce more work this way. I ain't gonna live forever lol.

Hahaha, this was me six years ago when I started writing. Couldn't keep up with comics, so I switched. I'm happy about the choice, but I would like to make comics on the side one day.

[Iris-Grimoire]

Hello there!

Preferred Name: Iris
Pronouns: She/Her
Genres you create: Fantasy (subgenres of high fantasy, modern fantasy, action)
Plans: Improving my art through comics to maybe get a job in that field, but on the writing side, I just want to improve my writing in general to put the worlds in my head out there!
Link to Tapas Account: https://tapas.io/Iris-Grimoire

Aside from my comic, I actually have a whole Faelumbre universe project, that started in the novel series I keep redoing called Seventh Core. I wrote the first book manuscript when I was like 16, came back after a bad anxiety period noticing I wrote a lot of problematic shit, and now when I'm tired of the comic, I chip away at the events on it and slowly rewrite the whole series. No idea if I'll pursue a publisher or self-publish, the comic is kind of a test drive for the latter too. I actually registered the book on the country's national library and everything for a publishing house and then they just kind of disappeared when I was ready to deliver the goods, so I didn't bother afterward - VERY MUCH for the better.

[joannekwan]

Oh yeah. Like I think I'll always have one comic project going.
But the last one I completed took 5 years and I'm like, I could have written 5 books during that time.

[KRWright]

Just these kids and their shojo demands nowadays, gotta play the market on a platform like Tapas, haha~

These are two covers for the same story on different platforms:

We adjust to our markets lol

Hello there!

Welcome to the thread!

[saintc]

Welcome to the thread, ans I feel that, old work can be very painful to look at if you've grown so much. Hey, at least it means that there are visible improvements! A lot of people stagnant and can't really edit/revise their own work anymore.

[saintc]

We adjust to our markets lol

Me always crying when I know I have to slap a human face on a cover for reads. (One day typography covers shall rise. One day.)

[LostSpirit]

It's getting heated here. Bunch of people joining. Welcome to the thread, everyone!

Super excited about getting to know all of you.

In the meanwhile, dropping a message so it doesn't feel like I disappeared. A little past 1 here, so I'm going to hit the bed. Goodnight, everyone.

Much love!