I have a co-creator who created the story with me and designed some characters, but all af the practical work, writing, storyboarding, illustrating, editing, publishing and marketing, is done by me.
Creative partnership is a tricky thing.
Before jumping into one, ask yourself: why do you need a partner?
To share the load? Get a fresh perspective? Go further together than you could alone?
Cool.
But if you're expecting your partner to make all the decisions —
or cover the expenses you can’t afford yourself —
that’s not a partner. That’s a sponsor. Or a babysitter.
And those tend to burn out fast.
I’ve tried building partnerships many times — it just didn’t work.
Eventually, I chose a different path: working with a hired team, but building real synergy.
With people who made my project our project.
And that drives things forward way better than any “equal” partnership full of power struggles.
Really cool that you’re doing everything yourself — it shows how much heart and meaning you put into it.
Your story of healing through creativity is genuinely touching 
The comic is impressive: strong atmosphere, emotional style, and Lily is a powerful, layered character. You’re clearly giving it your all.
If you ever feel like checking out our stories and sharing feedback — we’d love to hear your thoughts!
https://www.instagram.com/joyfulnib1
Thanks so much for sharing your experience — super helpful and really resonates!
We're also publishing our comic online right now and went with short-strip format — it helps introduce the characters more easily and fits the rhythm of social media (especially Instagram and Threads). It's a good way to build recognition and engagement step by step.
What you said about having a fanbase is spot on. We're still building ours, trying to interact through the characters, adding memes and polls. We know it's too early for crowdfunding without an active community.
The personalized illustrations you did are such a great idea — definitely something to keep in mind! We're currently figuring out how to balance cool bonuses without burning out 
Totally agree that the print version should be something special. We want it to feel like an artifact from the universe — not just a copy.
Also, I followed you on Instagram!
And if you're curious to check out our project, here’s a link to our socials:
Would love to hear what you think!
I do both the script and the art for my webcomic (it's the first time I tackle a project on my own), but from episode 06 forward I've hired an artist friend as my flatter because I needed some extra help and that part of the coloring process is always a bit overwhelming for me. Going solo is fun because you make all the big decisions... but tbh I also miss nerding over the characters and story with someone else :_)
I do promotion on Instagram, Tumblr, BlueSky and lately also on TikTok. I try to post previews for the new pages, some character lore and I'm also working on small side comics and funny memes that might pick future readers's interest :_)
Hope this helped, best of luck with your project!
Love that you're doing everything yourself — it's seriously impressive. I'd be really interested to check out your socials and exchange some experience! We're also working on a webcomic, currently in the format of short Friday strips, and finalizing the bible of our universe. Our team includes a writer, an artist, and an SMM specialist, and I’m managing everything at once — from creative direction to marketing. Right now, we’re actively developing the story, visual style, and promotion. Would love to chat, share processes, and maybe even collaborate
Here are our socials if you’d like to take a look:
https://www.instagram.com/joyfulnib1
I'm the entire team, though I dunno how efficient that team is, lol. All of the writing, cover work, illustrations, promo graphics, ads, etc. are done by me. I'm not the best at advertising because I hate it, but I do most of it on bluesky and sometimes insta. It can be a lot of work when I'm working on multiple stories, but I enjoy doing things the way I want to even knowing there's people who could do certain things better. That's probably why I don't do collabs. I like to work on my own stories at my own pace and in my own way.
Wishing you and your team all the best
Solo, so all responsibilities on me -
Yea mostly post on IG, and yea always open to learning, trying new ways of promoting on social media TBH
mostly art and episode previews and sometimes behind the scenes, most of my community building would include being part of a discord community with other artists and joining them on art collabs they post to social media.
For promos usually do things like animated slideshows teasers of the episodes
Still trying to balance RL and consistent schedule but usually aim for roughly a month per episode.
Thank you! It's a bit scary but sometimes you've got to be brave if you want to start a creative project hahah 
I checked out your comic, love the art style, super colorful!! I think you guys made a great plan to tackle this as a team, and a SMM specialist is always super helpful 
HMU if you guys wanna chat! This is my insta https://www.instagram.com/emedeme91/1 (your link is broken but I got the right one from your profile, just a heads-up!) and this is my comic if you'd like to take a look
Thank you so much! Yeah, starting a creative project can be scary, but also super exciting — totally worth the risk 
Really happy you liked our comic and the art style, that means a lot to us! Your work is awesome too — love how expressive and energetic your characters are.
Having a team definitely helps — especially with SMM, haha, it takes a huge load off.
Thanks for the heads-up about the link — glad you still found us!
We checked out your comic on Tapas — it's great! Subscribed right away.
What do you think about doing a crossover? Or maybe a guest post or something along those lines? Could be a fun way to introduce our readers to each other’s work and collaborate on something cool. Let’s stay in touch!
Haha, best kind of team! Everyone’s got a clear role and strong opinions, and all the meetings happen inside your head
Much respect for handling all of that solo — that’s a huge workload, especially juggling multiple stories. Totally get what you mean about advertising — it’s not everyone’s favorite part, but it’s kind of essential nowadays. I actually enjoy experimenting with promotion — it feels like a whole cool world of possibilities to explore.
By the way, how do you feel about Bluesky as a promo platform? Do you feel like it helps you find your audience, or is it still too niche?
It's just me! I'm kinda doing this as a personal challenge because I got sick of having all these stories and characters in my head and not really having it anywhere physical 
I try to plan the arc, then write something of a cohesive scene in full before I publish. However this point i prioritize the process and consistency of progression over perfection as that has caused me to spiral, give up, and lose interest on projects in the past. Though I do try to get a friend to read it over for typos before I publish.
Thanks a lot for sharing — sounds like you’ve built a solid system for handling everything solo, seriously impressive! I’d love to check out your work — feel free to drop some links if you’re up for it!
Also curious — what’s your take on TikTok as a promo tool? Have you tried it, or thought about using it? I’m wondering what the best way to approach it is for promoting webcomics.
Right now we’re mostly experimenting with Instagram, and for Threads we came up with a kind of “crew log” format written from the team’s perspective — it’s a fun idea, but we’re still just starting out there and the follower count is pretty small so far.