How did you guys get confident enough in your story to start it?

[Kittosaurus]

It took a comic contest for me to get off my butt and finally start working on my story and publishing it, but the more I worked on it I realized that my first comic needed to be a learning experience. I was/ am going to make a lot of mistakes. There are also a lot of drawings that I am not particularly fond of - botched anatomy ect. but the only way how to learn and find confidence in your style and story telling is to practice.

I am a big procrastinator so I need the pressure of having to get an episode up every week to keep me going or I would constantly put it aside to work on other projects

[kimketli]

It is a good one.

[kimketli]

Doing a job that I don't like scares me more than publish that I made with joy. : >
I know it is not helpful. But what rmdooley said was pretty useful: Your first comic will be the worst, so get over it and start to improve! So mainly this is what I'm doing now...

[aqua03]

I actually have been writing a few one-shots as practice to help build confidence and expand my techniques.

[Pomms]

I wouldn't say it's a matter of confidence, but more about having this impulse that arises whenever a story comes your way, and you feel the need to give it a form, whether it is through drawing or writing.

But like someone said, I feel another awareness to the passing of time and that if I don't put it out there, my stories will never see the light of day and they will die with me. This is an idea that has been making me write again.

[unknown_user]

I... didn't?!
I'm still unsure on all this venture not only because of my skill, but also because there will be much worse and amoral things in my story and I'm afraid I will be banned and lose all the audience when they will come. But I'm still sure that not all stories should be necessarily kind and light! Cause... hell, the world itself is far away for being kind, after all! (҂◡_◡) ᕤ
I just wanted to tell this story so badly cause it stuck in my mind, so I just can't do anything about it anyway.

[Roka]

Ok so this is not really about confidence. But it helps to bring a friend or (if they are willing) a sibling in. My sis is really kicking my butt and making me work on my comic. I have written it out and am kinda storyboarding now soo yea. An extra push from someone helps a lot.

[aqua03]

Thanks. I sometimes send my early work to my friends for feedback, but they are usually super busy and don't respond that much. I should look into seeing if my family or another friend could help motivate me, though.

[Roka]

Hmm maybe try finding someone on the interwebs?

[aqua03]

Maybe, tried that with @ghostieblu a while back, but it kind of fell through. (That, and I've gotten enough confidence/cleared ideas to start work on DRGN propers in a month or two soon. Still wouldn't hurt to have the extra help, though.)

[Roka]

Thats great then! Welp, if you ever need someone to give you feedback on your stuff. Feel free to ask me anytime!

[aqua03]

Neat, thanks. Always good to know I have people willing to help me!
(Also, I was planning a one-shot set in the DRGN universe to both practice vertical comics, and to get a better feel of my world before I start it proper.)

[Roka]

I am not really familiar with the DRGN universe ^^" Could you give me a quick rundown of what it is. I will do my own research after that, so that i can actually help lol

[aqua03]

Well, it's a science fantasy I've been working on for a while now. I've just recently decided to start from scratch with the world building due to how big it had gotten, so I 'll probably send you some more info once I have more stuff written and solidified.

[Roka]

I see o.O Do you have discord? It would make communicating a lot more easier ^^" Fantasy is always fun! I am not creative enough to make my own world soo now i can look forward to yours

[aqua03]

Kind of, it's a bit finicky for me and I'm still working out the details. So I'll keep in touch (maybe by PMs for the time being.) I'll keep you posted when i have more stuff ready.

[Roka]

Haha i understand! See ya around then

[aqua03]

See you around as well!

[nathanKmcwilliams]

I started coming up with ideas for mine about 15 years ago.
I came up with the excuse that my art was never at a high enough level to do anything.
Then, I hit 30. I realized if I never started I'd regret it. So I'm throwing myself into it with my best effort and not worrying about whether anyone even likes it.
I'm happy with it and enjoying working on it, so that's what matters most to me.

[aqua03]

Thanks for the encouragement, I started DRGN 7 or so years ago as a video game before moving to webcomic format a few years ago, my perfectionism being the main thing keeping me away. I recently have been trying my best to get over that hurdle and have been thankfully inching ever close to my goals of finally launching DRGN.