Promote Yourself! (Not your work)

[L.O.R.D]

So i did this kind of thing way back in 2019, but hey, a lot of new faces around, so here we go again!

We go around, drawing comics, writing novels, chatting on forums about all our amazing works - but wait, who are we?

This is the thread to promote - ahem - introduce - yourself. Let's get to know each other better! I'll start.

I'm Pinaki, also known as L.O.R.D. or comics.resTart.
I'm a 22 year old engineering graduate from India. I code softwares during the day, I make comics at night. I made my first webcomic all the way back in 2019 on Tapas. I've improved my art significantly since then, and I'm trying to get back into creating webcomics with my latest work - Humanity's Hope.

When I'm not working on my comic, I sing, develop games and well...a bunch of other stuff. Basically, I discover a new shiny thing to do and then abandon the last shiny thing I was doing. Currently I'm trying out video editing to try and make some reels, but idk how long this phase will last ^.^"

I've also been playing more video games than usual lately - my dayjob has been a little forgiving these last few days. I absolutely love Halo ( the Bungie ones, mostly ) and am hopeful for the new remake they recently announced - though these past couple of days I've started playing Hollow Knight. I'm loving it so far. I've also been re-reading my all time favourite manga to pass the time - An underrated gem called "Konjiki No Gash Bell" by Makoto Raiku.

But yeah, that's it about me! Go ahead and tell me something about yourself! Who are you? What are you into these days? What do you love to do and talk about?

[Aeneas1]

My name, ladies and gentlemen, is, for the moment, of no consequence.

Suffice it to say, I am a reclusive artist living in London, and am partially of Slavic descent on my mother’s side. I have two very well-known uncles who have worked in the legal profession and politics, as well as other relatives who have worked in the legal profession. I also have a sister who works for a corporation in Mayfair. In case you didn’t know, I was diagnosed from an early age with autism spectrum disorder and as a result, life has been a constant struggle from day one. From 2007 I was placed in a special school and their repetitive, useless curriculum opened my eyes to the way autistic people are marginalised and discriminated against in modern society. I endured at that hellhole for seven years, until my father had me pulled out of that school and placed somewhere else.

But it hasn’t entirely been without joy. Unlike many of you, I had a literary upbringing, perhaps more than a television or film-based upbringing. While other kids were being brought up on Pokémon and all that rot, I was being brought up on works like Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes, and numerous Classical myths and legends. Other works I have enjoyed include J.R.R. Tolkien’s books, Terry Pratchett’s Discworld, The Chronicles of Narnia (the books, the movies, the BBC miniseries and the Focus on the Family Radio Theatre Production and Dante’s Divine Comedy (yes, read the entire bloody thing - covertocovertocovertocover). I also read a whole bunch of other British fantasy authors whose names are now publicly disgraced and who are consequently now dead to me. I also read some American authors like Edgar Allen Poe and L. Frank Baum, and, of course, H.P Lovecraft.

I also used to like the Disney films, until I grew to hate the company what it did for people like A.A. Milne and P.L. Travers - viz. eclipsing their work in terms of international audience. This is because, unlike a lot of Disney adults, I grew up on the Winnie the Pooh books and I was perfectly aware of the existence of the original Mary Poppins books. That formed the inspiration for me including a Dahlian poem about the evils of Disney in Nixvir. (PS. I dislike Knights of Gwenevere too, due to its refusal to acknowledge this despite being a critique of Disney otherwise.)

After so many struggles through life, during which I learned the hard way about the unpredictable nature of the harsh reality in which we live (during a pandemic to which my country’s leaders reacted by re-enacting The Masque of the Red Death all over again), I received my degree in Classical Studies with English at Kings College London. During this time, I studied Plautus, Virgil, Terence and Homer. I suppose the bitterness at being rejected for a magazine as well as the anger at being rejected for a student radio show really made me bitter towards both America and, of course, our “beloved” Mr Way. I think I may have made a few enemies along the way by expressing such hatred, as well as the hatred and resentment I felt for the Disney snowman Film which must NOT be named.

I got the idea for Nixvir after watching the film which must NOT be named. My vision was always to create snowmen and scarecrows who, rather than floppily dancing around or goofing off, would be portrayed as every bit as flawed as human beings, like the elves in Tolkien’s legendarium. The problem was that I was alone in that respect. Before I came along, all snowmen ever DID in fiction was footle about the woods with dainty little cherubs. But I changed all that.

PS. I apologise if my tone came across as aggressive.

[Sunshine1]

Hi everyone, my name is Sunshine​️ (yes with the emoji) and my real name is Sunny. I'm a grade 9 student and I live in Ontario. Yes, I am young as hell and I was born in 2011, birthday is October 2nd btw.

I like writing stuff online because it's so easy to clear a mistake but I'm a little dumb in the mind sometimes.

I love books, especially light novels such as That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime and Solo Leveling (yes, my taste is booty). I also love manga and anime and TTIGRAAS is actually the reason why I started to write a web novel.

I literally have nothing else to say because my life is normal and boring unlike many other people, so uh, bye for now?

[Lane_Kalchik]

Hi! I'm Lane Kalchik! Gay, Trans, and slaying​️‍️‍⚧️!!
I'm 24yrs old and am a professor in Quantum Physics when I'm not writing about the story of how me and my husband got where we are. And if I'm not doing that, I'm either, helping Kenny with the chores, playing with our kids or listening to 70s glam rock while shopping.

[kyupol]

I'm kYuPoL...

Been webtooning since the early 2000s. Longer than some of you have even been on this planet. Yes I'm old. But don't worry. Just because I'm old doesn't mean I'm offended by everything and take my life too seriously (that would make my blood pressure go up if I lived that way lol)

And I am currently a welder and sandblaster. I've worked in other manual labor too like tree cutting, snow removal, warehouse worker, delivery driver, etc. Just did what I had to do in order to survive

[sevenstarsofeightIam]

Hi, everyone. We're all just people, and that's just fine. We come in all shades, shapes, sizes, and ages. I'm in my 70s.

As a child, I was weaned on Tarzan hardbacks and Doc Savage hardbacks. I cut my teeth on Reader's Digest: Improve your vocabulary. I had a fondness for classical music, then later turned to rock and roll. I went on to world music and electronic. I like Enya, David Lanz, and Paul Speer, but I also like The Hu.

I was a solid hitch-hiker through the 1970s, so I've got a lot of cool stories. I wanted to write when I was young, and I wrote a short story in the second grade. One of my poems was tacked to the corkboard by the Principal. When I began writing in earnest, back in the 90s, I used pen and paper. After some years, I made it all digital. My first book was a fantasy coming-of-age. It was called The Faerie Dusters.

Then I turned to an old Idea. Since I had been a hitch-hiker, I wanted to write a story about a space hitch-hiker. That idea finally became the adventures of Besh. It included The Space Bum, The Old Man, Htohmar Har, The Gate Of Mor Dorain, and a prequel, The Regret. It was sci-fi, and my other series was also sci-fi: Star Seeders, Escape Through Esthos, and Mundus Vae.

I also did a historical drama based on the life of Jesus called Friends. I still have a lot of unwritten stories, but time is running out. All of us are creative, and we revel in it. But writing is not all. I tried art when I was young. I tried conventional musical instruments. In 2000, I bought a musical program for my computer, and since then, I have created nearly 200 musical works. I'm also into photography, and I love to run my photos through art filters to get an artistic look.

I've never reached any kind of commercial success, and I may not, but I did have one of my poems included in an anthology. I've never considered myself to be important. My ancestors were farmers and such. My great-grandfather fought in the Civil War and was wounded at Antietam.

My favorite books are: Nightwings by Robert Silverberg, all of the Retief books by Keith Laumer, The Books of Charles Fort, and the works of Friedrich Nietche.

I was born when Albert Einstein was still alive, although, in theory, he was not a relative. I'm glad to still be around, and I'm glad to be here on Tapas with all you fellow creatives.

[AlSanders]

I’m a young guy, and I started writing because I’ve always watched anime and read manga. I’ve always dreamed of being part of the story myself, of deciding how certain events unfold. With The Shadow of Spirit, I’ve finally been able to let my imagination run free. For now, I’m a nobody — but I hope that one day, my work will take me to the top.

Link to story: https://tapas.io/series/The-Shadow-of-Spirit-

[misfitcrew04]

So a little about me! Hey I'm Finn! You guys may know me as Mysfits_Official, because that's the name of the artist and writers group I made. I'm 25, and I live in a small country in the Asia Pacific, up to you guys to guess where that is, all I'm gonna say is that its got a LOT of islands.

I've been writing since I was 12, but I only ever started posting them in 2023. I graduated as a psychology major and recently I passed the board exams and became a licensed psychometrician! I'm pretty outgoing and extraverted, and I love going outside with friends when we find time.

It's really easy for me to make friends and talk to nearly anyone, but that also leaves me with a big weakness. I'm very gullible and easily convinced. Which got me in trouble back in 2022, trying things I shouldn't. That was the darkest time of my life, and it took me a while to pick up the pieces and move past the big mistake I've made. At the time, I haven't really written for years, and I decided I could try my hand at it again. So I started on my main story "Children of Sol" and it became my way to cope and build myself back again.

Eventually things got better for me again, and I kept at it. Writing became an outlet for me to be myself, to create and feel like I'm making progress. Sometimes, all it really takes to get someone out of a spiral is to give them a goal to work towards.

Aside from that, I really love music and art! I decided to make "The_Mysfits_Official", recruiting artists and writers and supporting them the best I can! Eventually, the plan is to make an art and animation studio, and create stories that people can appreciate and enjoy, made by real artists with passion behind it, especially in a time where AI seems to be the growing trend.

Uhhh, I'm into sci-fi and action, and I like watching dumb youtube vids and playing video games!

[oshirockingham]

Hi! I'm Oshi Rockingham.
Hail from a country named Indonesia. Yes, the lands of good foods and chill people in Southeast Asia.
The last name Rockingham is not that I originated from Rockingham or have ancestors from there, it's not even my actual my last name, in fact it was my stage name when I was a heavy metal singer in my younger years and it's stuck.
I'm getting back working on my ongoing comic after a hiatus and a delayed comeback after I fell from ladder and hurt my right hand when I was fixing roof and trimming the trees.
I also play Elder Scrolls Online to raid when I have the time because obviously adult life isn't as glorious and time-free as I imagined when I was a kid.
Cheers!

[Lingering_Wanderer]

Hi! I'm Lingering Wanderer, the mind behind Garden of Severed Wills :3

I'm from Singapore and in my (very) early 20s. During the day, I would be busy programming, and at night, I would write. Other than that, I would fill my weekends with sleep, good food and company, reading and video games!

About how I got into writing... I've always had an inclination toward it when I was a kid, but truly got into it on a whim a few years ago, writing out the first draft of GoSW. I also enjoy writing short stories (speculative fiction, sci-fi, historical... you name it). Do I have a big lofty goal with this work? Not at the moment, it's still quite new on this platform (and on Royal Road).

I also love cats, not so much dogs, because I'm scared of them. I also have an irrational fear of balloons...

Cheers! Nice meeting yall

[Yusuf]

Hey, my name is Yusuf Takrouri, comic author and "professional" auto detailer.

I'm a young man who grew up in a small town located in Ohio. I work at my family's used car dealership as the detail guy. As of the time I'm writing this, I'd just got done refreshing a dirty old Volvo with a MONSTER in the trunk which was a mouse nest that didn't smell very ok

When I'm not at work or doing writing, I'm either at Walmart looking for Hot wheels, or I'm playing BeamNG drive which is a fun car game you should play it

I started writing comics back in late 2018 when I was in sixth grade. It's always been an escape from the anxiety-inducing modern world for me. I struggle pretty bad with perfectionism, in both the writing and drawing aspect of my work, and my stories are very slow to produce due to this. I'm trying to better myself in this regard. I'm still learning how to write a good story, though I'm happy with where I'm at.

I also have a bulldog named Max who stinks and gets snot everywhere because he exhales very vigorously for no reason

Anyway, I'm glad I finally started participating in the Tapas forums. I've been plenty more motivated to write since. Everyone on here is very friendly and talented and I feel like I'm one with the nerdy artsy community