I haven't even started publishing my project yet, and I'm getting those gloomy days!
"Will anyone want to read this? Have I been wasting my time creating all this, doing all this work? Is it too complex? Not complex enough? Too many characters? Not enough fluff? Is the beginning too long, or is it so rushed they won't understand it? Too shallow for adults and too boring for kids? Should I just ignore the genre I prefer and plan a slice of life romance instead?"
In my case, actually getting the pages out there will likely boost my confidence. Just a handful of active readers is hopefully enough for me to want to push forward â but looking at the comic all alone (like I do now) gives me doubts.
It's a story that's close to my heart, and I've been thinking about it for years. I want to tell it. But then again, what if not enough people read it to warrant all that effort? I hope I'll have the determination to finish the comic even if that is the case, just veeeery veeeery slowly alongside other projects I might buy some bread with. Maybe switch to black&white, we'll see.
(See? I'm already planning for a crash landing, deciding how much to slow down and downsize. CONFIDENCE! )
Telling stories is very personal. On top of that, comics are a LOT of work, and like others have said, I don't think the insecurities ever go away. But those days when you're excited about a thing you did, got a great idea, or the moments you're getting into the flow, or the first comment or fanart you get... It's pretty damn fantastic, isn't it.