Tapas 30-Day Writing Challenge!

[STAFF]

[Ospare]

This comment is only here so that I can get notes from this

[GoldenPlume]

This comment is only here so that I can get notes from this

Good idea on how to track this thread. We second the motion.

[PotooGryphon]

You can track a thread by scroll to the bottom of the thread and in the drop down menu choose the track option

[Ospare]

A lot of thanks to you

[sacchan]

This is so helpful. Thank you.

[GoldenPlume]

After 30 days, you’ll have the beginnings of an incredible story

Staff, a question. 30 times 400 is 12,000. . . which isn't a whole novel. Are you going to watch a pitch for something that is only 15 to 25% complete?

[UzukiCheverie]

I believe Tapas requires you to have a certain number of episodes before you pitch a story to them (so you don't have to pitch a full complete novel to them, but you should have several episodes worth of stuff for them so you actually have something to pitch and publish if they take you on). So 12,000 words isn't a full novel by any means, BUT it might be enough to get you some material to get started with them and then continue on working on it if they take your story. That's my guess at least ^ ^

[STAFF]

@UzukiCheverie has the right idea! In addition to developing a writing habit, 12,000 words is enough for us to get a feel of someone's writing style and ideas, and whether or not it may be a good fit on the app. We'd like to look less at completed novels and more at original serials, or inklings of serials, that are a bit more fast-paced then traditional novels.

[crazyfluffychik]

Sounds pretty scary if you ask me. I mean of course i love the challenge it sound super fun, but I am apprehensive of how people will view my novel.

[UzukiCheverie]

Not every submission is guaranteed to get in, the challenge is just to try and get people to start writing if they haven't had an opportunity to do so before now, and have the upside of getting their novel into the Tapastic app if it's good. Plus they're fun for the community to take part in, even if you just do it on your own and not send it in for the sake of writing If you do submit your story, first and foremost the only people will be reading it are the Tapas staff; they won't post your novel to the app without your permission or without sorting it out with you first, so you don't need to worry about a bunch of community members on the website reading your novel if you don't want them to/aren't ready to reveal it to them yet

[StrangelyBrilliant]

Is it possible to have more than 1 submission?

[nolongerusestheforum]

So this is not writing a script for a comic, this is writing a novel for the Tapas app, right?

[GoldenPlume]

this is writing a novel for the Tapas app, right?

Yes. In 400 word bite sized episodes that grab readers at the first sentence and doesn't let them go until they get to the end and realize that it is 3 am, or their Starbucks coffee has gone cold, or they missed their subway stop four stations ago.

[gabbyluu]

Haha perfect way to put it!

[STAFF]

Submissions are always open and can be sent to submissions@tapasmedia.co

For this challenge, however, only one submission will qualify for the 1st place prize. So choose wisely!

[crazyfluffychik]

Well that makes me feel alot better!! Thank you!!

[nolongerusestheforum]

Okay, thank you for clarifying that for me! I love the way you phrased it.

[sacchan]

The challenge starts everyone!

[InZanity]

can I pass a manu that was previously sent to Tapas' call for submissions? I would love to try this since am not actually an artist but more of a writer. Hoping my novel would have a chance this time ^w^