Tapas Novel Platform is open for business!

[AmberRose]

Awsome I can post my book on here! As well as my comics.

[STAFF]

Quick update:

With the new iOS and Android updates, we've fixed a few bugs on the novel side, including:

• Special character recognition for the app (text copied from word processors, curly quotes, accent marks, etc.)

• Thumbnails on Android

Now that these have been fixed, stay tuned for Staff Picked Novels and free novels in the Daily Snack!

In the meantime, please continue using Tapas and sending us any bugs or feedback you may find. Thank you for helping us build a better platform!

[T.S.Thorn]

Check out my story, https://tapas.io/series/Blood--Sand

[jordanthelass]

I noticed that when I uploaded the first part of my short story collection, it didn't show up on the app. Is this a bug? Or did I do something wrong?

I'm currently working on a thumbnail and banner for it, but have used a placeholder for now. Is that the problem?

[gabbyluu]

Is it "Shadows in the Attic"? I found it fine in the app.

[jordanthelass]

Yes, that's it. I'm not sure why it's not loading correctly whenever I open it in the app. Strange!

[gabbyluu]

Hmm my guess is internet connection, or perhaps if you haven't updated the app, try that? Sorry, I'm not the most tech-savvy staff member X: Regardless, it may just be a one-off!

[isaacfriedman]

I created a new novel series on Tapas, but when I go to add an episode, it asks for an image file. Did I accidentally create another comic and now I have to delete this series and create it again the right way?

[tastaturkatze]

Hey, I found a little bug (or at least an issue) in the tapas app.

Normal comic episodes show the description below, while novels don't. Which I do find problematic, since in the description can be quite some important informartion.
I get that text followed by text might lead to some confusion in some cases. But there are options to mark the ending of the episode and the start of the description which you could implement (for examble a black bar).

So I hope that descriptions of novel episodes become accessible through the app as well.

[gabbyluu]

Yes, you most likely created a comic series instead of a novel series and will have to create a new novel series to get into the proper online editor.

[gabbyluu]

Hmm which series are you looking at and what is the model of your phone? I am looking at several free series on the iOS app and see episode descriptions/author's notes at the end separated by the creator's icon. Premium novels don't have episode descriptions.

[tastaturkatze]

At my own https://tapas.io/series/Purrfect-Poetry, and also https://tapas.io/series/Dolls
(don't know any other free ones yet)
Model: Wiko Highway Signs
In that case: Could you please check if you see the descriptions in those cases? To be sure the issue is with my phone/android version/whatever, and not the series itself being bugged?

[gabbyluu]

Yes, I do see the descriptions on iOS but not Android. Will report this to dev team now! Thanks for giving us the heads up and sorry for the inconvenience!

[Kweehn]

I've been trying to activate tipping but I got a return to sender email???

[gabbyluu]

Please check that you are sending your request to gabrielleluu@tapasmedia.co and not .com!

[Zack]

Thanks for this window of opportunity, I am very much beholden to you, team Tapas! Will not let this go to waste, time to work on my writing seriously more than everr!!

[LoboSong_Hitaka5Ever]

As someone who writes for a non-paid living, I am super happy for this addition! It also gives me an incentive to finally shy somewhat away from fan fiction and do original stuff more often. I look forward to all the updates and such and I hope things will work out for all of us! Thank you again <3

EDIT Do thumbnails HAVE to be images or can a text-based file work so long as its in the format of an art piece? I ask because I can't afford to have someone draw me a cover and I'm not a great designer so making an image with free to use images to fit with my storyline/characters wouldn't work. I know I could ask someone for free on here to make me something, but I would rather pay them for it, which, again, I can't

[x4ever]

Hi! I have a suggestion for the novel formatting for Tapas. I've written on multiple sites and I noticed that they many of them lack this function: the ability to allow the writer to use the shift key.

If you look at books, at the beginning of a paragraph, usually the author leaves a little space before writing.

It also makes it easier for the readers to read the book because it doesn't look like a block of words.

[pedro_de_matos]

Great! I was waiting for it!
But, can we publish in any language?

[gabbyluu]

Yep! The editor should recognize special characters (if it doesn't, please let us know!) There are already several novels written in Spanish on Tapas.