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

[dewarcomics]

I've actually only started posting my webcomic this month. I've been working on a different comic before that hoping to get it published. I'm a perfectionist so sending a submission is really hard when I always see something I can improve. However the advice I would give anyone is to ALLOW yourself to make mistakes. ALLOW yourself to not be perfect and let yourself learn and get better with those imperfections and mistakes. Make as many mistakes as fast as you can. Since you'll learn faster that way.

[DruidPeter]

I personally stopped thinking about the work in terms of "am I good enough" and instead just started thinking of it in terms of, "It has to come out." at which point whether I was good enough or not became irrelevant. Granted, it took me a while, and I also ended up going on hiatus for three years and then restarting because my art style had gone through drastic changes in terms of my own skills and ability. I don't know. I guess I just committed to slogging through towards my end goal no matter what.

[graveweaver]

I had a story i was building up for years, and i was never getting around to it. Something was always incomplete or not good enough for me.

One day i realized that i had built up my story so much in my head that id never be happy with it. Ever. So i came up with a different story in an evening that i had no expectations for and rolled with it instead.

[YuiChan]

Being confident never been in my blood , but i love writing, started by the love of reading, I got to the point where I have became a picky reader, I started to wish I could find books that satisfied my own specific preferences and even though i did find some book suited to my taste but in the end... it will never be a perfect score in my mind. there's always something missing, something that could have been added or maybe have not supposed to be in the story. That's where I started to write.... starting as a fan-fiction writer I write for my own desire in fulfilling my thirst of that perfect story in my mind. Then .... a friend of mine saw my writing and suggested me to well post it in a forum. I didn't really have the confidence tbh not back then, and not even now. But then again despite the fact I do still wish the ability of gaining readers and fans, i am back to my core... I write for my own joy... selfish as it may sound, but at least it serve me a little safety net ... in case no one subscribed or liked to my work.

So confident or not I wanted to see through the end on how my story will unfold... I am doing this for my self
anyway I am sure my reply is kinda way too late XD u might have solved the question already.... just feel like writing a reply. also as an introduction... since I am practically a newb in tapas, and my first novel is a fantasy genre. My first take on that genre :P.... So yoroshiku onegaishimasu senpais ^^/

[PaulDevers]

Uhhhhh, too long of waiting I guess. I've had the ideas and characters for my main story for well over 6 years now, but I never had confidence to write it since both A.) My main group of drawing friends weren't that interested since it was a romance, and B.) I kept thinking I wasn't good enough to draw it as I had envisioned. But after 6 years of waiting, and starting (and not finishing) two unrelated comics as 'practice' for it, I realized that if I kept waiting, I'd never get it out there. So, I have to start it and go through with it now equal parts want and necessity.
I love the characters in them so much, and have so much fun drawing them in pretty much every scene, and I feel confident enough to show it off!

[bsienk90]

Confidence is built over a very long time - partly experience and partly age. But to start a comic you just do it - you kinda just have to stop yourself from over thinking it and put it out there. The more you create and share the more the more normal it becomes. I don't think anyone should look for confidence through posting and getting feedback. Confidence is something you need to hone in yourself and only you can do that. No one else can GIVE you confidence.

[TJSchongar]

I started posting my story less out of confidence and more out of frustration. Being confident is great, but I got sick and tired of waiting to feel confident, and I just said "To hell with it" and made an account here. And...honestly, getting started with little/no confidence was a great idea, because the more I post, the more confidence I build

So I have to suggest the same - don't wait to feel confident. Just go for it. Or else you'll be waiting until you're frustrated at not creating enough...or waiting forever, and that's not a good way to live.

[AVXP]

Confidence is built over a very long time - partly experience and partly age. But to start a comic you just do it - you kinda just have to stop yourself from over thinking it and put it out there. The more you create and share the more the more normal it becomes. I don't think anyone should look for confidence through posting and getting feedback. Confidence is something you need to hone in yourself and only you can do that. No one else can GIVE you confidence.

I keep reading this quote over and over. I agree with most of it, but I'm not sure if the ending matches the beginning.
Confidence is built over a very long time - partly experience and partly age.
Like, what experience would you have that gave you confidence- if it isn't related to others and what does age have to do with it? I kind think you mean, the longer you live, the more experiences you (should) have, but that would be redundant since you can be 'older' and not have any experiences to base your confidence on.

I'm only dwelling on this since I have a possible blog coming about confidence. What it means, where it comes from and all the places and activities that lead to false confidence- which is what most people suggest when then give advice about magically adopting a 'confident attitude'.

[Carossmo]

Ahahah it wasn't really confidence :''') I was going through something so I pushed to get the first episode out.

The cover was posted in 2013... The minisodes were posted around 2015... And the first episode was posted in 2017

I could say I just really wanted to share their story finally, but was drove me to do it is because of emotional situations ^^;

[bsienk90]

Omg - I'm so sorry. I've been very busy and MIA from here. By experience I mean by putting content out there and dealing with comments and feedback. And by age I mean - because as I've gotten older I kinda stop caring of others think about me. I do what feels right. It's just how it worked with me. I just think experience comes first and then age also helps you to cope and understand the experience. But yah - they are intertwined.

[Pencilz]

To be honest at this point when I have a project in mind I just.. start it. If I sit around waiting until I think something is perfect it's never gonna happen.

[Cricketreadscomics]

0% confidence idk why I'm here

[rosakaz]

I agree with everything you said here. Seeing years go by without finishing a single one of your dreams has been my worst nightmare for a while. And there's that strong desire in my heart to do this stuff so whenever I'm doubtful, I think about the moments of inspiration and enthusiasm - and get back to work!

[Tycade]

honestly, I got the 'confidence' to post because I needed to do something more meaningful with my art. I run my manga here on tapastic and you can see HUGE improvements in my art as the years went on with my series " Hunters: The Dark Arrivals". It's really just something you have to go for and if people don't like it, meh, that's their problem. as for pushing through, you sorta get into a grove where you actually do push yourself to finish that page, even if it's not your favorite thing in the world. Sometimes, it's just better to push forward than dwell on a page and keep restarting, because if you do that, it's not going to get anywhere.

[demthorshie]

Starting my comic had very little to do with confidence and more to do with creating something I enjoyed. I just knew that I wanted to get my story out there and if I didn't start it then and there, I never would have been able to make time for it if I started later. I guess you could say that I gained confidence in my story once other people began reading it and messaging me about how much they enjoyed it.

[LT1986]

I've stopped caring about whether or not my comic becomes popular. I only care about constantly improving my art skills. I also understand that whether or not a comic is popular or not does not always determine if a comic is good or bad. Sometimes trends and misunderstandings determine success, not hard work and talent. That explains how I gained the confidence to show my comic to the world.

[Mari]

Being young and stupid was a big help

[jayefabel]

Having friends who believed in me~.。.:*・°☆
Really, I'm pretty okay with doing any stupid thing as long as I have someone backing me up.
(Also, posting chapter-by-chapter instead of page-by-page is great for the anxiety, but it's terrible for readership if you can't update consistently.)

As for actually writing the thing... Just shoving all the story elements I love into one thing, so that even if other people are like "this is the worst thing I've ever read," at least I'll love it. That and... when I started I thought of it as a warm-up, like "after this I'll draw a good webcomic, but that's never going to happen if I don't draw a bad one!" That sentiment has been left in the dust, but it really helped to start with. |D;;

[Darth_Biomech]

I didn't. I still aren't.

But I realized that if I'll wait until forever when I'll be confident enough in my skills, then my story will NEVER even start.
So I just expect that my comic will remain unknown, but that I'll at least get better at it so it would get increase in popularity eventually. Sadly, I'm always trail behind trends and come to markets when they're already supersaturated so nothing short of godly good gets fame, so that's not going to happen.

[kiplothedungeoneer]

Pfft, confidence?? I did it because of crushing boredom :’D

But seriously, when you find the right idea, for me it’s not a case of confidence, it’s a case of love : )