I was nervous at first but after posting I felt really happy and proud of myself. It was like that sense of relief you get when you're finally done with something. Now I'm just excited to see where it goes.
Here's my book if you care to check it out.
I didn't care I just wanted to post 
even if the art was terrible. This was back in geocities days...
Pretty excited as I never did a comics before. I released the first 3 episodes as one, as that was a good first read for someone to jump on. Truthfully I got excited every week I published an episode. Need to start on my next story soon to have that feeling again. (I took a month off)
I felt excited, I am optimistic that this is good space for my story to be seen and I look forward to any and all feedback. I was posted it on a similar site and weeks later it doesn't have 100 views yet. But here on tapas I got 130 views in the past couple of days.
I read your story! I love action and its very interesting and exciting read. Keep at it!
I'm new to forum posting but I want to put myself out there and promote more so here's my story, its a fantasy romance BL
Well......for me, I was very excited because I've been making comics for as long as I remember but I had no one to share them with. I stopped making comics all together. So when I discovered tapas,I couldn't wait to get posting the comics that I've drawn 5 years ago, that's why the art is not Industry standard but I try to make it look better than what it actually looks like.
Alpha Squad over here is my first comic I've published on tapas and I felt great
Good question!!! 
The first time I published something was two years ago and I didn't have many expectations, 
I was very nervous, my English wasn't very good, although I improved a lot thanks to the constant work I've had.
Now I'm focused on another project and I can't wait to see it finished as well. 
Greetings!
Before coming to Tapas, I posted my first chapter on Wattpad. I wasn't really expecting to gain much after the first post, (maybe a little). I felt ecstatic to post weekly and get following. Almost a year into the story, I ended up being disheartened by the results in reads, comments and votes.
After removing my story from Wattpad, I looked into the benefits of posting on Tapas. I reviewed and edited my story for the better and posted the first chapter again during the summer. My level of happiness skyrocketed in just 3 months.
This is my first piece of work that is novel length, more than 80 chapter. Suited for anyone who's interested in the Science-Fantasy genre, an ensemble of heroic and villainous extraterrestrials, and an unforeseen prophecy. Feel free to check it out.
Well, posting on Tapas wasn't necessarily my first rodeo with posting online. I started posting fanfic on Livejournal in... what, 2005? 2006? Anyway, a millennium ago in internet terms. The fanfiction world has gone from Livejournal to Fanfiction.net to Wattpad to AO3 since then. When I first started posting, I was terrified every time. I definitely posted some stories and then immediately deleted the because it was too scary. If I saw a comment, I might avoid clicking on it for several days because I was too scared it would be someone systematically tearing down everything I had worked so hard to make.
I have always written original fiction, but back then I didn't know where to post that online. There just didn't seem to be an audience for it (whether there is an audience for my particular original fiction is still kind of up in the air, to be honest). Sharing original fiction is even scarier than sharing fanfiction. I took creative writing classes and eventually went to an MFA program, but still, every time, I nearly had a panic attack when I had to hand in a story. My friend used to give me Klonopin to take before we critiqued my story in class.
But, well, over the years you get slowly more comfortable with yourself and your work, I think. I still get excited to post, but a lot of the terror has (thankfully) seeped out of it. Now I don't attach so much of my worth as a person to my talent as a writer, and I also don't attach so much significance to other people's opinions. I'm a lot more open to opinions. I find the worst thing now is people being indifferent to what I've written. I relish strong opinions of any stripe, and I genuinely crave the opportunity to make my writing better. It's the sinking into oblivion now that's the true terror.
My first story on Tapas was "Apparent Secrets." I started posting about a month before the "True Love on Tapas" contest submission deadline, and was equal parts anxious and excited.
A bevy of questions came up after first hitting that "submit" button:
What if no one finds/reads my novel? Is this story interesting enough to read? Are the MCs enjoyable and the villains deplorable enough? Is writing about inter-dimensional aliens weird? Does slow-burn romance have a chance in this contest? What if it's bad?
Ultimately, the story kept poking at me, demanding to be written. I had dreams about it, and spent every free moment drafting and revising chapters. For me, the first chapters were the toughest to put out there into the world, and I'm grateful to everyone whose given my story a chance.
If anyone would like to read "Apparent Secrets" from the start, here's an updated link: 
It feels like fun @axelruler after posting for first time...subbed tk you...do sub mine too
It was a combination of accomplishment and anxiety because I immediately felt behind schedule lol.
Have a daily comic strip called The Experiment check it out, subscribe let me know if you like it or if you don't either way is cool with me. The Experiment
Waves of anxiety, panic attacks and crying It actually helped that I wasn't getting a lot of views at first (less pressure), but I calmed down after a few weeks, and after about, eh, six months I started to get depressed and thought of quitting.
Then I found the forums and eventually things started paying off and I now have more fun with it.
Bro, before I noticed there was a forum, I posted the link to my story all over the place! XD I'm glad I discovered the existence of the forum early, just a few hours after posting the first chapter.
Feliz e ao mesmo tempo com medo de me frustrar, o que é inevitável se formos falar a curto prazo, mas sigo forte e empenhado em continuar produzindo minha série que inventei por total paixão e por sentimento de vocação mais forte do que eu. O resto é apenas consequência.
Honestly, I was scared. The story I posted has been in my brain and on my desk for twelve years. It was a pet project. So to put my darling out there on an impulse was nerve-wracking. It still is weird having it out there.
On the other hand, I feel immense relief as now my brain can release the story. It was exhaling after holding my breath for a long time.
Please do check it out when you have a second: tapas.io/true_north1
