Minor Milestones, but Milestones Nonetheless

Penni 2018-05-08 14:23:43 UTC #41

That's awesome. I'm glad that you are able to create what you love

morcalivan 2018-05-08 16:23:43 UTC #42

At the moment just getting pages out on time is a milestone all by itself. I was late to work this morning but I got my page posted while it was still Monday somewhere in the world. Hoozah.

I survived my first month as a comic creator (April), so that was a milestone.

I drew my first naked butt this week. And I giggled the entire time, because emotionally I am still 12.

I got my first comment a couple of days ago! That was a huge milestone.

Passing 25 followers was one too. I am still amazed people are interested in reading my work. I expected to be surrounded by crickets until I gave up.

Next milestones:
Hit 50 followers. Finish chapter 1. Leave at least 10 worthwhile comments on other people's work a week (I have a bullet journal, I tick them off). Have a buffer (even if its just 2-3 pages). Draw some non-panel character art (do bios, perhaps). Draw some fanart (I am scared of messing someone's OC up ). Start drawing proper backgrounds. Get better at shading. Do more studies, make better and more exaggerated expressions. Draw more butts.

LortiaMJB 2018-05-08 16:31:10 UTC #43

Hey I only started in April too, awesome mate ^^
Those are some damn good milestones! Even I didn't get to 25 yet. XD

morcalivan 2018-05-08 16:49:51 UTC #44

I posted daily during the first week, and that really helped, I think.

I should add "start advertising properly" as a milestone as well. I've dropped the link in the forums a time or two, but I haven't done a whole lot of promotion. Dang social anxiety always kicks in when I even think about it.

LortiaMJB 2018-05-08 16:54:12 UTC #45

Yeah I made the mistake to upload the whole first chapter in one go, think that cost me quite a lot of early advertising. Posting your stuff on active forum topics can get you a pretty big number of new followers too.

eristeine 2018-05-09 00:16:30 UTC #46

I'm glad you managed to build one up!

Not at the current. I'm trying to script my comic to completion before drawing anything, since my first comic that I posted, had no scripting/planning whatsoever and I had to pull it twice.

But soon. Soooooon

What's your comic about?

eristeine 2018-05-09 00:19:16 UTC #47

Bro, that's fucking awesome :o

Penni 2018-05-09 00:20:58 UTC #48

I laughed way harder than I should have (I'm emotionally 12 too)

eristeine 2018-05-09 00:40:04 UTC #49

I've done that exact shit too
Except I was late for uni, not work XD

Bro, bro, so many milestones. So much shit done. Great job!

Feel free to link your comic here! Who knows, you might get new people

I do the same thing with the comments, tbh. I bullet journal sometimes so I know that I'm engaging with creators I like and not just. Reading and dashing. Ooooh you can participate in art challenges if you want! And backgrounds are tedious af so I get why people don't usually draw them XD I'm with you on the expressions, bro. I just feel like I could always make my ocs emote better

But most importantly, butts. Always butts. Yes, butts.

Rhonder 2018-05-09 00:58:47 UTC #50

I'm still very early on in comic creation, so I haven't hit too many, but there are some I have accomplished so far, and a few I'm striving for in the near future (hopefully haha)!

So I got the initial idea to write a one-shot comic in February. I quickly figured out the relative length and plot, but the first milestone I hit was to actually get the whole thing written down in a word document, which allowed me to edit it down more easily to fit the scope of the project (I knew I wanted a ±50 page project). So that felt good!

Next was drawing a complete story board version of my story! I ended up overshooting my page count a little bit (ended up at 66 pages) but it felt so good to have a completed story drawn out and in my hands (virtually, anyways)!

My most recent minor milestone was simply starting the finished pages. Taking that first step is hard o-o I now have 5 completed pages :]

The next milestone I'm aiming for is actually a major one from my perspective. I'm very much looking forward to the point where I have enough buffer to actually start uploading! I'm hoping to reach that point by next month, maybe We'll see, a lot of hard work ahead before that point though xD

eristeine 2018-05-09 01:11:13 UTC #51

Yo! I'm working on a 50-page one-shot too Wanted to get some practice in before I start a long series.

Great job on getting it all down first! I...have yet to do that lmao. But damn! You've got it all down, excellent planning dude!

What's it about?

Jenny-Toons 2018-05-09 01:17:40 UTC #52

I haven't posted yet, but I have made 11 pages of buffer for my upcoming comic! I'm nearly done with a chapter, so that's something!

Rhonder 2018-05-09 01:48:39 UTC #53

Same same! Back in November I started rebooting this long form fantasy epic I started working on years ago in highschool, but had to stop myself around the turn of the year because I realized: A.) I don't have enough experience for that and B.) It wasn't planned out enough xD So I turned to some one-shots first/instead.

This one's plot is about a group of people who are part of a Treasure Hunter guild whose town's most precious treasure gets stolen and they have to go get it back. But the story itself is more about the main character having modest/weak abilities and trying to come to terms with how he can contribute to the team without necessarily being the strongest/being able to confront every problem head on.

I'm sure some things could still be improved, but I got some solid beta reader feedback on the story board and feel pretty good about it as a "debut project" :] Better yet that it's short enough to probably be finished in a year or less! Maybe. We'll see xD;;

I'll reciprocate the question, what's yours going to be about?

lpsalone14 2018-05-09 01:49:57 UTC #54

Getting my first couple of subscribers. It made me feel happy to see that people were enjoying my story so far. It's a great feeling when you get recognition for your work. Comments are great, but the readers that stick with you are amazing! So I totally agree with @Peni 100%

eristeine 2018-05-09 02:06:42 UTC #55

Buffers in the double digits - daaang. Nicely done!

eristeine 2018-05-09 02:18:48 UTC #57

woop, wrong reply XD

eristeine 2018-05-09 02:19:01 UTC #58

Dude. DUDE! I was working on a goddamn fantasy long series too! XD
And stopped for the same reasons! I was basically worlbuilding for these characters of mien that I've had since I was nothing but a wee smite, and well. I loved the first pages, but I needed more planning before continuing. And I posted it twice. Lesson learned. Also, I'm curious, how did those first pages for the longofrm comic look like? Can I see? :o

YO. I love fantasy comics starring, well, the normal guy! The one that isn't the strongest Link it whenever you start posting

Ah, mine was born from my love of zombie media. but like, I didn't want to do anything longform for it, or anything like the Walking Dead. So:
"She'd been able to see ghosts, spirits, for a very long time. It didn't seem like the best skill to have when the undead began to walk above the ground."

eristeine 2018-05-09 02:30:06 UTC #59

I get the feeling
Also, heyyy, bro, yes you'll still get a tap on the shoulder whenever i finish that noir-fantasy comic, though it won't be finished for some time yet XD

Rhonder 2018-05-09 02:41:10 UTC #60

Yes! I feel like that's a common "trap" to fall into xD I have several friends who were writing similar stories back around that time and never got too far with them... One actually did, wrote like 20 chapters of this fantasy novel, but planned it out to be wayyyyy too long so even that was barely a dent in the actual plot haha.

Yeah, you can check them out if you want! I only uploaded them here, since I was essentially hiding them until I had enough buffer built up to start posting to tapas xD https://rhonderart.tumblr.com/post/168351163671/konguki-chapter-1-page-1

This is the first page, but I think all of the navigational links are broken (tumblr confounds me @n@) To see the rest it's probably easier to go to the main page and just scroll to the bottom lol. I initially made my tumblr just for hosting the comic, so the first 7 uploads are the pages in question. Then I started mirroring my other social media stuff there too, so they got buried xD;;

Wow that sounds really cool! Likewise hit me with a link when it's up I haven't read many zombie stories, definitely need more >: D

minerrale 2018-05-09 18:42:18 UTC #61

I have a recurring milestone to reach every other day : upload an episode. Even if I don't know what to say, even if it's gonna be a depressing or hard or silly or useless one, still write those 500+ words and get them out there one day out of two.
I work without a buffer, I figured it would be a nice challenge, and I have absolutely no idea where my story is going. I know the end, but not how it gets there.
So I guess another milestone will be figuring it out...
Oh, and getting at least one new sub every 10 days or so! So far it's working and the feeling is so great, to know that what you do actually interests other people!
I also try to engage with other stories I read, and with my own readers.
Next big milestone is finishing the story before next Writer's Camp, and next medium milestone will be getting a buffer before going on vacation!