Tips for working on 2 series or more

[Lilmonstart]

If you have more than 1 series how do yo handle each of your projects

I´m planning to create a second project that I´m sure that I would finish it bc it´s a shorter story than my current comic that is a little bit more ambitious

So how do you work with your various projects?
do you have a schedule for each when working and uplouding them?

[BoomerZ]

I would suggest against doing this. Put the longer one on hold or just finish it. There are professionals with years of experience that can't do this. Most end up with just unfinished stories.

[delladz]

Def have a good buffer amount for each project! For me, I had a short but already completed novella that I was able to piecemeal and publish in its entirety(8 parts with a weekly release) and my action webcomic(ongoing, monthly release with one or two chapter buffer, please dont follow my example because i am extremely slow compared to others lol). I have additional projects on top of these but without the demand of a release schedule

I think being realistic about your speed and energy levels per project is important too. If one is a more complicated style with a bunch of action panels, then you obviously need to allocate realistic goals and release schedules for that vs a cartoony sunday comic strip style work thats easier to produce, or if you're doing something as simple as writing a novel vs drawing a comic

Unless you're contractually obligated to produce one or both works, just let yourself create and have fun with no obligations. if you find you're able to work on both projects at a pace you're comfortable with, then kudos to you and I hope you have success with both of them! do not let the pressure of "making it big" or becoming professional(unless that is your intention, in which case you should listen to professionals aka not me lol) keep you from telling the stories you want to tell

[LostKelp]

I'm not sure if doing two weekly comics is a great idea, but if the projects are different in media and length is can be pretty engaging work. For example a monthly drawing challenge, sketchbook or short animatic can all be pretty good side projects.

Varying the media and tone of the stories might be wise, monotony kills motivation and a slice of life, short joke strip can be made in an afternoon.

Having one series with high production value and one that's just sketches/doodles/simple line art can be wise.

you shouldn't do two years-long comic at once. One that's going to take a month or so is a good idea, it can build your confidence while working on your main comic.

[abigaillmartin]

I agree I finally came to the decision that I couldn’t handle two series or more at once. I decided Cracking Eggs was done for good. Then I chose to work on Elsie all the way because I felt like it was worth more my time and effort.

[TheLemmaLlama]

Not sure if I'm the kind of 'person with more than 1 series' you're asking, since I'm only focused on actually publishing one. But I do work on my other series in the background My approach is basically 'focus on one, but allow myself to work on the others'. I find I'm more productive overall by doing things this way, even though I don't make much progress on my actual main series XD

This is because of structured procrastination; I can't focus on one thing for long because I procrastinate hard on doing it, but I get a lot done on the stuff I'm not focusing on XD Making those other series not-a-priority actually makes me more likely to work on them

Forcing myself to only work on the main series wastes a lot of my creative energy when my mind inevitably drifts towards the other projects I'm forbidden from working on, but conversely actually uploading those other projects and making them a priority makes my brain want to procrastinate on them

[Lilmonstart]

Well once I get my current comic on hiatus I´ll take my time to define way more the second project, about it´s complexity....I feel it´s easier about background matter (backgrounds are a pain) but what I mean is that the story does not have alot of scenary changes it happens at a same place but from different perspectives and definitely it´s aesthetic way more different than my main comic

Of course I take my breaks and procrastination sessions but what I always do is have each pannels lineart ready to color and edit .doing that motivates me more than sketching the chapters

Considering my time and speed I´ll stil focus on my main comic while I planify the second one´s arrival

So yeah once I pause my current comic I´ll focus on the development of the second one and make it wait as long as necessary before annoucing it hopefully I´ll get more organized with it than my first comic which is going through changes rn

I did not began comic making so profesionally but here am I learning

[Lilmonstart]

Samee well I still not working on my second story´s comic but sometimes when I want to do something different I do other mini projects like animatics or mini comics from other story´s while I still work on my comic´s remake

Since I proposed myself to show more about it made me engage way more with it
but yeah sometimes I want to do something different one day or another.....

[delladz]

creation is a journey and not a destination! I'm a big fan of the motto "done is better than perfect" cause you'll definitely learn tips and tricks over time as you continue to grow as an artist. i'm looking forward to what your second project will be! i do really enjoy life in death's eyes and will be sad to see it put on hiatus, but as a person who also loves to flit around to different projects, i get it XD

[Lilmonstart]

Thanks I appreciate that alot!

Right now I'm applying a lot of things I've been learning so far and you´re right aiming for perfection can overwhelm and stress so I´m trusting the progress because with time you can improve way better. my second project is lucky since I chose it from the pile of other abandoned stories I have.

but yeah it doesn´t hurt to do something different once in a while