Share your Journey and Stories, when and why did you start your series?

[youu2sef]

I did posted something like this topic before, so because I'm too lazy I copied what I wrote on that topic and have fun

For me, I started reading the comics first on webtoon and I thought that I could make something like that, I watched YouTube tutorials about how to draw​, but I really made no progress, and one day I came across a group on Facebook that shares some stories, then I got the idea of creating a novel.
But I needed the spark that will boost me, it was an anime called " Black clover ", and then I created my first episodes I think three months ago, and after that I found out about Tapas, and I began sharing my imagination and ideas with you !!

And if you wanna check my Novel " age of magic "

Age of Magic | Tapas

Y2F AND PEACE 🏼

[insomniacarrest]

I wrote a heck of a lot of fanfiction back in college that sparked my love for writing and became pretty popular! I eventually broke off into original writing around 2 or 3 years, but only ever short stories. I was looking to start writing long fiction again and browsed around for a home for my work. Tapas seemed like a good bet due to the tipping system and I started experimenting with long form stories. I had a couple series going, but my novel "My Roommate is a Camgirl" ended up taking off. I never intended for my erotica to become quiet so popular and get over 50k views, but maybe I should have seen that coming, oops haha. Anyway, I've been updating twice a week since March of this year and it's been a fun and interesting experiment!
Here the story is now: https://tapas.io/series/My-Roommate-is-a-Camgirl

[triggermangaverse]

I checked the video the music is actually pretty good. The drawing gives a very good vibe too. I really like what you've done with the background. You got yourself a sub

[Crusoe]

I've been writing since I was a kid, like since I was six or seven, because I loved reading and telling stories. Then I started publishing in my native language on wattpad, but my motivation shifted to drawing and writing essays more in high school because writing became too time-consuming. Around two years back I started writing short stories of my oc's and I wanted to pick up writing again!

So when I finished an rp with an amazing story I was sad that we couldn't develop the story further and that no-one would get to see it, so with the permission of the other person I've taken the main plotpoints from the rp and created a more detailed story around it.

https://tapas.io/series/Fair-No-Fair-

[Possum]

I've been writing books since I was really young. I spent a while worldbuidling for Demetori as you can probably find on another thread. Most of my fantasy novels are in the same world and Demetori is planned to be the first real example of that.

What pushed me the extra steps to want to publish Demetori is basically just how many books I've written that I say I'm not happy with and therefore cannot show in the light of day I have a writing degree and STILL don't feel comfortable with my work being out there. But it is now and I hope you guys read it one day.

Demetori | Tapas

[lilithfairenwrites]

I've seen shows like Magica Madoka which explores a lot of darker and emotional themes.

Rest assured, my stories aren't about torturing girls for daring to have their own lives and dreams.

[Dark_Faeire]

'Don't Touch' was never meant to be a story honestly... I wrote chapter 1-2 as a one-shot to express emotions of anxiety and panic attacks. it was to represent the emotions my best friend deals with because she had a few traumatic events happen to her and not a lot of people understand how she feels.

Then I approached a friend who posts comics here on tapas and expressed how I wanted to write again since the last time I wrote a story was about 8-10 years ago. She encouraged me to give Tapas a try so I did. I give 'Don't Touch' a try on July 2019 and it's been the best so far having this story grow.

Don't Touch | Tapas

[RyzaCobalion]

It honestly started as an idea i had when i was in high school but little freshmen me didn't know about how to write or even draw at the time and pushed the idea in the back of his mind. But the idea itself kept crawling back to me over and over again only until i finally decided to pursue it and make it into an actual series. Problem at the time i had was that i knew nothing about writing or drawing at the time so i signed for dozens of different art and writers classes to help develop my skills both as a writer and an artists until i felt comfortable enough in order to publish it ... somewhere. It wasn't until one of my friends showed me Tapas where it was a good place to publish as either a novel or a comic. i chose a novel first because my skills were not quite there yet to make a fully fledged comic so novel will have to do for now. i published my first ever series on November 23, 2018. Dx unfortunately i did not do a good job of keeping track of an uploading schedule because i posted it during college and college ate up more of my time than anything. It wouldn't be until mid-march of this year where i had more time to actually work and upload new chapters. Needless to say i went through a tough journey to make more progress on my series to be successful. And currently im still working on the new cover of my series and on the first few pages. But with college right around the corner, Dx the comic version is probably gonna get delayed.

The Dark Children of the Night | Tapas

[MeltingCORE]

Thank you so much!

[impossiblesoul]

When I was a kid, I daydreamed my time away. I'd wish for some kind of fantasy creature to come from out of the woods to take me away or maybe some spacecraft to beam me up. I think all fictional writing in one form or another is an expression of the author's wish fulfillment when not pandering to demographics for money.

A couple years ago, I got into a PM conversation with someone who seemed narcissistic. The person treated me like garbage, continually insulted my intelligence, and yet there was something extremely charming about them that kept me engaged in the conversation. The person was very knowledgeable in some ways that piqued my curiosity, and so I set aside my dignity to learn more. This experience inspired me to write Galatea.

Sadly, the person removed me shortly after our conversation. I desperately wish I could talk with them again, and the urge to do so would be overwhelming if they were to readd me. Maybe you could call it Stockholm syndrome?

I also grew up on a few influences that pushed me towards sci-fi:
Invader Zim.
Sgt. Frog.
Kaiba.
Gurren Lagann.

Conquering Planet Earth | Tapas

[NickRowler]

I always wanted to create comics ever since I was little. As a college student, I tried to start up webcomics but they seemed to always fail due to bad story planning. One of which was a story about a weird alien who befriended some humans. The story originally had a co-creator who later became an ex-friend due to her treating me like crap. I was super upset during that time and decided to rewrite the story idea and in 2012, The Robot Zombie Space Pirate (from Outer Space) was born.

The Robot Zombie Space Pirate | Tapas

I have mix feelings about this series as a whole mostly because it was written during a very intense emotional time.

In 2015, I was dealing with another set of emotions. I recently graduated from college yet felt very unhappy with where I was in life. I was very lonely. I guess I needed something to cheer me up, so I dug through some old drawings and read a comic I wrote in high school called Crow. I realized that Crow, who was 24, was the same age I was and that it was sort of subconsciously wrote a character who didn't eat during a time I had issues eating. So, I rewrote Crow with a similar mindset of Robot Zombie where I indirectly write how I am feeling. Thus Crow's Worth was born.

Crow's Worth | Tapas

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[EyesInTheSky]

I had some ideas for T.V / Film projects. I thought to myself there's no way you could write a story as a novice. But I decided to give it a try. One of my main series Monster Idol involved lots of games. And I was able to build the story around them. Which are based on parodies of various T.V / Gameshows, that I started thinking up when I was in a dark mood to be honest.

Some of the others were inspired by being on (Hit Record) an on-line platform, set up by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Where you can set tasks for each other and I was able to develop some stories. Most of my current Ideas are just at the synopsis stage. Depending on what happens with Monster Idol. I might develop them further if I can think of a decent story for them.

Monster Idol. | Tapas

[KhanSpring]

Literature was my profile subject in school and I used to write for different contests throughout my school years. I started working on Daystar a long time ago (2013), but from that time the story has gone under great changes in plot and character development.
Originally it was closer to the typical fantasy series that we have come to know and love but at the time I had started to get into my country's own mythology and folklore, as well as the Witcher games and books, and I started shifting the plot to that of a Slavic fairy tale and historical novel. As the story was progressing, a lot of the characters cooled down as well. Reading the historical series for the Asen dynasty by Fani Popova - Mutafova and seeing Mucha's Slavic epic was the last thing that pushed me into making the story into that what it is now.
I have written the story by hand, and have started typing it onto my computer, as well as translating it into English, which has to be the most difficult part, because of the dialects and specific words and expressions used. But I wil try my best in doing it.

Daystar (Dennica) | Tapas

[enoshiwa]

I started drawing comics when I was in middle school! I always loved them and wanted to make my own.
Hexenhammer started with some random designs 6 years ago, a witch with horns, a tiny angel and a blue haired girl simply because a friend asked me about blue haired OCs haha! Over the years it just got more and more and I wanted to try a bigger project after my first published comic. Especially because my friends and followers love my Hexenhammer OCs! I even kept most plot points a secret since the beginning to keep my story spoiler-free for long time followers.

Now it developed into a story with many different characters I all put my heart into.

I'd love you to check it out:

Hexenhammer | Tapas

[Legendofgenii]

I've drawn since I was little, but I started my comic (Genii) over ten years ago. The epidemic gave me the push to get back into it so I've been updating again since June.

Genii Legend of the God Stones | Tapas

[lauragarcia511]

I've been drawing ever since I could hold a pencil, inspired by the tv shows and movies that I would watch. I started my comic last year on October because I wanted to share my story and to get over my anxieties of showing my work to people.

Knights of Geomora | Tapas

[cherrystark]

I always loved storytelling. As I got older, I fell in love with the storytelling of television. The original idea was an interdimenisional agency that acts as a neutral 3rd party between humans and the supernatural world. The story would follow a weary cop who is recruited by this agency. As neat of an idea it was, I couldn't weave a solid plot together.

The idea of a museum sprung from some of my favorite tv shows. I wanted a female characters that was interesting in her own right and not a facsimile of other female characters in Fantasy. I also wanted to explore having "normal" people in the cast that were recruited for a varied skill set as well as the downside to superpowers. Superheroes are often portrayed as indestructible. But what do they sacrifice? I don't mean the standard trope, I mean like the smaller sacrifices that people with recurring health issues and other special needs have. (I am allergic to strong smells. My new coworker has no sense of smell)

Soon, a concept was born. Characters grew and my Museum was formed.

The Museum | Tapas

[kitschensyngk]

Nachos Con Carne originated from some characters I thought of as far back as the sixth grade. It started off as a bunch of junior high school kids going to school, but eventually changed into this twisted parody of coming-of-age stories and the cliches I hated the most. It was when I discovered Internet comics like Megatokyo when I tossed around the idea of turning it into one, and after I graduated college and ended up with a bunch of free time while job hunting, I finally decided to get stuck in.

Nachos Con Carne | Tapas

[Fuzzyman818]

Ever since I was a child, I've had a love and appreciation for cartoons. They way they would tell a story and how the characters changed throughout the series. I've always wanted to make something that people would be able to enjoy. Something to laugh and cry about. I've drawn influence from the both popular and underrated classics, (The Simpsons, Hogan's Heros, Angry Beavers, Teen Titans, ect.) Even though I was not a fan of comics, there was one magazine strip that made me appreciate the comic book world. That strip was Spy vs Spy. I remember getting the complete casebook for my 15th birthday, I read that thing over and over again. I used to redraw some of those same strips on scrap paper at school. This was the influence for Capture the flag. But this was the time when the internet was in full swing and with that came some shows from over sea's. One of those that happened to caught my eye was an 80's manga/anime called Cat's eye. I found the art style to be more unique then some of the modern anime. The way the characters were drawn made it look more realistic. This was a BIG influence for me to make the guild of the Maltese falcon. The idea of a group of people living double lives as cat burglars is very interesting.

But that is where I'm at right now, who knows that the future might hold for me.

Capture the Flag | Tapas

The Guild of the Maltese Falcon | Tapas