Should I give up on collaborations?

[liamnaughton7]

You're far too young to be this anxious about the creative process. Just write. Draw if you want. Show your scripts to anyone wholl take a look. Do short stuff before angsting about some ridiculous magnum opus. And if you're hung up over become a success before a certain age you can forget it. Even if you do hit it big before you're 20 you won't be ready for it and you'll run yourself into an early grave anyway.

[spiderbrahdfo13]

I've been trying to do shorter projects and I've written a lot of them. Artist have just disappeared every time.

[liamnaughton7]

Well the question there is if you can find someone willing to commit to a work when you are both relative strangers and if you had a trick for that kind of thing then youd probably have a very lucrative career as a politician!
You just have to keep putting yourself out there and get used to things not always panning out. Just enjoy the work. And if you feel up to it maybe even drawing a few just for shits and giggles. Youd be surprised how much fun youd have when you aren't putting yourself under pressure to be "good"

[lizardlullabye]

For the collab/partner part, keep trying but be OK if nothing happens because that's not really something you can control. Everyone works differently so it might take a while to someone that fits.

Putting up your shorter works lets the artist see a bit of what they will be working with, so they can decide if they would like to work with you. If artists are typically expected to show their work, it makes sense for a writer to do so too. Check out the "Before Submitting your Collaboration Request" pinned at the top, and try again when you are ready.