How do long form story tellers stay sane?

[Verrell_Rain]

A bit of background. My Webtoon was actually a novel I was writing from December 2018 to December 2019. I got about 90% through the story when I decided I should make it a comic because I love that medium. Now, as I'm doing periodic episode releases, it is driving me nuts with impatience to see my readers reactions to how epic the story becomes. Novel and Comic creators, how do y'all deal with this? I can't be the only one.

Webtoon link: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/veraque/list?title_no=401821

[Kelheor]

[Snickerdoodles]

You simply get used to it. It's an acquired taste, like a lot of things.

[Penni]

I used to be that way, but I got to the point where it would be better to have the reader invested in the story instead of me rushing it for my own satisfaction.

[DasIstWunderblyat]

Our minds are never alright to start with

[CommanderMarty]

Bold of you to assume we are sane.

[disqette]

Bold of you to assume we are sane.

Fuck, I was about to say exactly that.

[CommanderMarty]

I feel really bad for weekly shounen mangaka. (I bet those guys are the least sane due to the schedule)

[Verrell_Rain]

Perfect response tbh.

[faisalhussein394]

We will never know what we put ourselves in until we understand it through experience.

Never rush a story line, I mostly update my comic page every 10-14 days and even if the page is not complete due to more spaces to fill in, just cut the remaining space and call it a day. That's how I currently do it.

[Verrell_Rain]

Damn it. Another assumption making me look stupid!

[Snickerdoodles]

Asking questions doesn't make you look stupid. Quite the opposite.

[joevilla]

It's sometimes defeating because the story is so long. Every episode I make it always close or over 100 panels, and between 20-30pgs (there's 10-12 ep's) To make sure I don't lose my mind though, I make sure everything is organized. Storyboards, knowing exactly how many panels will be on one page, explaining every panel, and making sure to number every panel. The scripts are also written this way. I do it this way because I rather tell my story the way I wrote it, rather then chopping it up in pieces (Even though I lose views...)

[Jenny-Toons]

I just help foster dialogue by asking questions.

"Hey, character X did this -- what do you all think about that motive?"

Or I do mini comments in the Creator's Note:

"Looks like Character Y decided this was the perfect time for clown hours"

I also show WIPS, character concepts, and just...talk about the process. It helps to talk about why the project is so important to me and also gets people excited to see more. When they see the why behind it, they can truly see "how" awesome it'll be.

Sometimes, though rarely, I comment on my updates, talking about what inspired me for this update or what I had trouble with, or how I felt when creating it. And people respond with bigger replies. For people to get excited, it helps for the creator to be excited as well.

[KoreanTacos]

I knew what I was getting into before starting. Ive learned to just answer peoples questions if they really want to know that badly...

[Rainbow-Mage]

lmao we're not sane to begin with

[AmazementComics]

This right here .

[lunagraves714]

I have soooo many episodes scheduled in advance that it's insane. Not a minute goes by where I don't highly consider smashing the "publish now" button.

[foxnflames]

I'm moving out of the exposition phase of my story and I'm excited for where it's going. And it take a lot for me to not goad people into asking plot related questions so i can drop massive hints

[rajillustration]

I just have multiple projects so I don't get too hyper focused on one. That and my style is waaay simpler for my longest projects so I can make pages a lot quicker than most. So that way, I can get through this many hundred-page monstrosity in one lifetime.