I think my biggest issue is getting consistent views on my work. I suppose my comic is still pretty new. I had to take a month hiatus after my first chapter because my computer fried, and I nearly lost everything. Thank God I had a friend in IT who was able to save all my personal files. including my comic. And a warranty to cover the costs for a new mother board, and 3 different SSD hard drives, because I was apparently sent 2 defective ones. which you would think the computer would be checked to see if it worked before the send it back to you. My IT friend tried to install the OS system 10+ times into my computer (not an exaggeration) It should not have taken the company a month and a half to fix it. (it was very close to a lemon law suit, because the computer died nearly 2 moths after I got it) Ah ♫ stressful times. and lots of tears then. But it's all good now, and I'm on a schedule now, and slowly building a back log of pages. Phew
I know this thread is probs not gonna result in any new subs, but I feel like sharing heheh. I'm currently at 82 subs and lately I've been feeling like my novel is not good enough and that's really disheartening me to write. Then again, I did gain 6 subs in a day this week which was really cool and I just don't want to disappoint my readers. I'm really excited to hit 100 subs though.
I'm pretty sure I have NO subs at all! The name's Reap! I'm working on a webcomic called Boss Rush, and my challenges are getting people to read it, I guess. I have an art account that has a decent amount of followers, but I'm pretty sure that barely a lot of them reads my pages, so... yeah. Other than that, I just started online classes so, yeah... I'm gonna have to master multi-tasking between drawing and studying, now.
Note: It's actually a mirror site, so yeah.
Here are my comics,
I'm currently about to reach 50 subs and hope to reach 100 soon.
ENJOY
https://tapas.io/episode/1775200
https://tapas.io/episode/1847819
We're still a small series and hopefully you'll like it and help us grow our fan base.
We're also on ComicFury and Webtoons.
Good luck with finding a critiquing partner!
@MeLovesTacos that’s excellent news, and keep going!
Hello me, it's A, and I have 0 subscribers! I do not publish regularly, I will even admit that I published only one episode of my series, against two on another site with more work written in my native language. Most of my stories are either under construction or the screenplay is close but you have to convert it to webtoon format or the storyboards are done, and you just need to draw the final versions.
Why am I here, then? Because I wanted to try the webtoon format, which doesn't exist on the other site ... well until now. the manager has announced, there may be, that he is working to add this functionality. But I don't think that I have given up on Tapas, it could be a way of making me an international audience.
And speaking of webtoon, this is one of my concerns. Because I still have trouble assimilating the graphic and narrative codes that go with this way of shaping the media that is comics. There is also advertising, to have readers who bother me sometimes.
I am just under 100(93 so I know I'm cutting it close here). I think my biggest challenge is simply how new my series is. I put A TON of work into the art/story but it's only been 4 episodes, so it hasn't been up very long. It got a nice boost at launch but really slowed down at episode 4(I think because it no longer had the "new series" boost from the Webtoon algorithm)
I'll make sure to check out as many of these other series as I can!
You might want to edit the first sentence in your blurb. A medium is something we know about, it is a common word. Medium stone, on the other hand, is an unknown story-specific artifact. So, it would be better if the sentence reads:
A girl picks up a mysterious rock that grants her psychic abilities.
You also don’t need a comma after ‘but’. Unchecked and uncontrollable duplicate the meaning, and the words look similar, so it might be better to leave just one of them in the description to not scatter the impact of the statement.
Hi everyone! I literally started writing on Tapas and really new to this, and well posting stuff on the internet in general. I've been using it as an outlet to blow off steam working a extremely demanding job I hate. Ive been writing romance books and would love if some people would check it out. That's the link to the first chapter I posted. Edit this is a novel.
https://m.tapas.io/episode/18726171
I think my biggest problem is that I'm expecting too much too soon! I'm willing to wait, but that doesn't mean I like it! (But if you are gonna read my story, I'll pay a lot of attention to you and most likely respond to everyone, which I hope to continue!) Another problem I've run into, is signing up for more than I handle, telling people things and then quickly being overwhelmed by it all (Sometimes I'll read things that I don't 100% like, and then I'll be forcing myself to continue with it, and it ruins my push for everything, gives me everything block!
But here is my book!
Welcome to Tapas!
@NellieVP318 there is a Wattpad refugee thread, if you are looking for advice on how to best set up on Tapas & any questions about differences vs. Wattpad
not a comic but a novel (though i would love to make one of my stories into a comic). i'm at 12 subs but i'd like to hit the 25 milestone. i feel like the hardest challenge is the fact that tapas is mainly for comics, so getting a novel out is hard.
it's an adventure and slice of life playing with the theme of alternate universes.
It’s easier to get seen for novels, because you stay on top of fresh list far longer. But some genres do better than the others. It’s fairly hard to break out into big reads (250+) if you are not a werewolf romance or BL. But 25 should be doable if you update at least a few times a week and address a specific interest group within the demographics & have an anime-like cover
hello thank you for the thread, for my first series i have 75 subs and my second series has 62 subs... my goal is 100 though)
i think my challenge is connecting more with my readers, like getting more engagement.
i love to respond to comments but I feel that people mainly like and move on. I try to be consistent
but sometimes life gets in the way like it does for most of us doing this as a hobby.
I also have a challenge of gaining more readers that be on my other social medias, i'm working on being
more consistent and having work ready for public and patreon....... (sigh) its a struggle at times.
I and greatly thankful for those who have been so supportive and loving <3
Under 100 subs here - the challenges I face are not having enough time to marketing and talking to people on this site. But with my current project, "Sam in New York," which will be a long-running series with lots of episodes which will be updated weekly, I hope to change that~!
My Current Project:
Also on Webtoon: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/sam-in-new-york/list?title_no=501948
Genres: Historical, Slice of Life, Drama, Romance (much later on, though)
Summary: On April 6, 1901, in the maternity ward of a hospital on the Lower East Side of New York City, Samuel Abramov - the one and only child of Lev and Raisa Abramov - is born.
"Sam in New York" follows Sam's life from his elementary school years to his late twenties, as he deals with his overbearing, demanding parents' desire for him to be a lawyer, his burgeoning love for the theatre, and embarks on his unceasing quest for fame, love and acceptance.
My Webtoon short story contest entry:
On Webtoon: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/finding-sam-h/list?title_no=435678
Genres: Slice of Life, Drama, Psychological, Romance
Summary: Sam Abramov's childhood dream was to become an actor. Now a 25 year old law school graduate barely making ends meet as a legal assistant, Sam has long laid to rest his dream of making it big as an actor. He is no longer sure of his future and feels increasingly anxious about his career. However, his life will soon radically change in more ways than one...!
I try not to think about all the numbers and algorithm. I believe If I make a good comic everything will eventually come together. But I am eternally grateful to those that have checked my webcomic and either subscribed, gave a like or commented. Hope you all find my comic enjoyable as well!
I have come to realize that no matter how good of an artist/writer you are, as long as you don't put much effort into marketing/promotion, building a fanbase would be REALLY tough, especially when it comes to webcomics.
Some people tend to expect frequent, high-quality updates from you, which is really difficult to deliver when you are a person who really cares a lot about the quality of your project.