Already tried with paid advertisement... and... Sure, I gained some likes, but NONE, well, except for just one out of hundreds, ever entered on the site, just saved and left a like on the promotional video.
If you want someone to help you out, hit me up. I don't mind proofreading for a bit, even tho I'm not the fastest.
Yeah, I perfectly understand your point, I'm on the same boat as you. Unfortunately it's very hard to get people to notice your series and get interested in it. Sometimes I sit down and ask myself: "what am I doing this for?" and then realize that, in the end, I'm just doing it for myself and I might as well give up on it.
The only thing that keeps me going is the fact that creating a series makes me happy and I always try to be confident that it'll attract more people one day.
My main problem is...I really suck at promoting and keeping the series engaging. I don't have much time to work on it and I don't have the right means to push the series either.
In any case, I'm sure it might take some time for you, but your comic will eventually pick up the pace and attract more viewers. The artstyle is really good and the story also has an interesting premise. People should wait a bit longer and let the events unravel a bit further 
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A couple of my subs didn't even know what my main protagonist's name was (even though its in the f***ing description and first panel of ep1). Go figure.
Do it for yourself not anyone else.
A single complete stranger reading you and your artists work is an achievement in itself (Webcomics are oversaturated and beyond competitive) just because people unsub or you don't get as many as other works isn't really a reflection on what you are doing.
Try to distance yourself from the stats (biggest mistake is obsessing on the stats)..and focus on what you enjoy.
Its your baby.
Simple as.
I really honestly don't think the grammar is the main issue with this series. I've seen plenty of comics and even novels on Tapas with absolutely awful grammar, some of them even premium series, with big followings. Yes, fixing it would certainly give the comic a boost in professionalism and aid readability, but I'm not sure that alone is the cause of the low subs.
The thing I immediately identified when trying to read this comic as the biggest issue was there's too much telling and not enough showing, which is a really common issue when the writer is the lead on a project and the artist is working off the writer's script.
The comic's scenes go like: Storybook telling the reader a story about something that may or may not have happened (or might be just a metaphor), then it transitions into a mother and child telling the audience that the child can't go into the city, then it goes into a kitchen scene telling the reader there's some kind of deeper plot going on, and then we go to this scene where the military guy monologues, telling the audience a huge infodump.
There's an obvious issue here: Nobody has really done anything on-panel, it's all been people talking about things that have been done. Because of that, the story isn't engaging, in spite of the great art and worldbuilding. Jumping to another character when we've barely just met the character who is probably meant to be the protagonist (the kid) before really getting a handle on what the story is makes it really hard to be emotionally invested.
The comic badly needs a focal point; a character whose emotional journey we can follow, and it needs to have that character do stuff.
Well, just to clarify, the appearance of the guy was done as It was mentioned by the mother, but that not important as of now... anyway, We have just glimpse of the CHaracters and not full introduction of them, because the stories that will follow the prologue serve to introduce deeply to each character and also their world through the Holidays with the mother who is the focal point of the first one to come in a pair of weeks, the Child will be further explored in the following one, the red-haired guy at part 7, the later more, the Chancelor on the second to last, and the Wanted person on the last one.
The Child is the main character of the MAIN series that I will start to work on after this little anthology, where instead, 5 individual have their own story.
I do also try to write what are they doing while talking, but it has to make sense depending on the context, FOR ME of course, But I guess this wasn't meant to be my way anyway, and I better should stop before making a joke out of myself, I appreciated your honest opinion.
EDIT: I add, just because the pacing of the Prologue is slow, and not much is done, doesn't mean that is a fatal flaw to which the whole series should be dumped into nothingess, it needs it time to unravel things, and the Political Info-dump was there because It just set what will gradually happen in later stories, Just because "Nothing is DONE" now, doesn't mean nothing will done later, it needs its time.
You also got to take into account that, like writers who pay artists, your expectations for a series could be far greater due to what you are shelling out to get it made in the first place.
While other creators write and draw so they aren’t really losing out on anything financially being a writer that pays a artist can put you in a place mentally that you aren’t doing good enough work to attract the user base you think you should have and not being thankful for those whom you do have which again is understandable if you’re shelling out money
I’ll say this and make it quick; while I said to you in a prior post that the art is great and love how you thread world building in your story I do think the tale needs a central character that we as a audience follows
There’s a comic I follow on here that in comparison to your comic’s art can be classified as “amateur” but it’s story is so great that becomes second to me while reading it; you can tell their comic has a solid foundation of a world to stand on but that very world doesn’t detract from the characters nor the main story (rarely any lore dumps)
There’s a way to spill lore and you did it right with the son and the mother scene which I loved but when it switched and got to the man talking about the “perfect specimen they lost 11 years ago” it’s little stuff like that that I could see some potential readers not caring about too much as of the start of the story
And like I said with your world building in a prior thread, I can see a vision that’s solid which is great but you have to make sure your world building isn’t taking time away from character
As a reader, I’m going to be honest, no one cares about the world of a story at first, that’s just fact. What the audience needs to care about before any love for the world comes is character. How they act, what they do, their lives, their relationships; all of those little details that make people love a protagonist and other characters; it’s only after that will they feel the need to pay attention to details of the world but that comes after not before. No one cared about the world politics of Star Wars before they cared about Luke Skywalker
So be mindful how much lore you drop in your series and how much of it actually needs to be told for this story to work. Little lore drops is cool, I do that for my series at the end of every episode; but at its focus, especially at the start of the series, should be character
And yeah....
Avoid sub 4 sub threads.
You’re better off with 5 real subs that love your work
over 20 fake subs who are just subbing because
it’s sub 4 sub.
But, that political bit of lore isn't just for lore, it has a meaning for what will be done to the main series, I don't try to shove lore after lore without a reason, all I'm trying to put down has a reason and coherence in the context, they are all elements that will impact the main series, This whole anthology is just an introduction to the world and the Characters, its not the series itself, It doesn't have a central character, because each story has one, the Prologue especially just show and give glimpse of them, but the following Stories are going to go in further to their relationships and personality, while also discussing the event that will lead to the main project, who will have focus on the Kid, and also to further explore the lore as He go!
The prologue is just a Introduction, written long before the rest, From the next story onward, for each story there will be a Character to care about, People should just allow the story to unravel, only because I did this few wrong steps with the Prologue doesn't mean the entire premise should be doomed... Oh that doesn't matter, from what I can see, it's already doomed not even before starting for real.
And NO, I'm not ungratefull of those who already follows me, It always melt my heart and bring back my morality whenever I see that there is someone who despite soem flaws decided to remain.
And, no, the fact that I pay an artist has nothing to do with the expectation, because this was planned more before the idea of pubblishing it as a webcomic.
Understand that the lore is important, but what needs to be stated is some readers don’t care about that especially at first when actually reading a story.
Yeah it’s important, yes it needs to be said, and again I agree that it’s essential to the story but most readers don’t care about that in comparison to being attached to a actual character first.
And yes, I understand the comic is meant as a anthology for the Real story that comes after but even that aside; you have to write a story for this comic first and that involves character. Readers just don’t care, sadly enough, that the story your writing isn’t really the main story; they sign up for a story first and that involves having a character the audience can follow especially in fantasy stories like this that involves a lot of different fundamentals that aren’t based in our reality.
While I understand as a creator it’s hard to think like a reader when viewing our own work, the way readers think and view works are vastly different than what we want them to think. A struggle I deal with and try to learn and improve on a daily basis
Again the art is great and for me I love how you world built with the scene with child and his mother; but just take into account those certain reader hiccups that could possibly be a issue being depicted in the comic so far
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I've specified now a few times that EACH Story of the Anthology, will focus on a character, its relation, and bit of its story, and not just lore (that unlike the Prologue, is reduced at bare minimum as I've already wrote them all, giving more focus on the event they are living at the moment), So, readers Sign up not for one story, but for different stories, the prologue, WAS, JUST, an Introduction not planned as the others, and at its state, it couldn't be changed much, I couldn't cut the "Problematic" scenes, because they would just cause an abrupt end, and it would be worse, but I couldn't even rewrite the dialogue to say something irrelevant, the scenes have purpose.
All I'm saying is to allow this anthology to give its time instead of dropping it before it could start for real because "Oh oh, its a lore-dump garbage", Because it's not that, COmpared to the real lore, talking about a "Specimen" (One of the main character as well), and how they want to use a loophole, IS NOTHING compared to the entire lore, it's plot, not lore, PLOT, andh the scene with the kid and the mother did presented him as the Focal, but it wasn't the right time to fleh him out, but He will be mentioned most of the time through the Stories, with one even have him as as the Focal point, but NEED TIME! I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING!
Never said it was lore dump garbage and see you’re getting upset over it, which wasn’t the intention; was just giving feedback that a reader could possibly have issues with when first reading and picking up the series at a passerby glance.
And no need for the caps lock
This thread is just people giving feedback that could be issues and problems, everyone is just trying to help in some way. I’ll end that there though, good luck with your series Fedriz
Hi, mind if I step in for a minute? I've read the posts, your story, and your responses, so I hope I got a good idea of the situation.
Before I came on tapas a creator, I have been a reader for a way longer time. I've read novels and comics and not just on tapas. Also, read on Webtoon and even Wattpad (which I do not recommend). I have read my fair share of works and here is my opinion:
I understand that you need your time to explain the story, introduce the main characters and all, but here's the thing: readers won't give you that time. Myself included. No matter if it's part of the prologue or not, if it is lengthy and doesn't "hook" the readers, they will drop it. I trust you know what you're doing, it's quite interesting (your story) but I look at it from a writer's point of view. Not the reader's view.
What I see (as a reader) are pictures and a bunch of letters and words. When I (as a reader) read a story, I want to know what it is about. Immediately. Maybe if I'm in the correct mood I will give you two or three more chapters, but if I don't know it by then, I will drop it. Simple as that. Stupid, frustrating but there is nothing you can do about it. No one can, unfortunately...
Now, here's my idea on how to help you.
Of course, I don't know what kind of story it will be, but if I'm correct, the further you get into the story, the better readers will understand, because more information will be given. So, maybe (hopefully) it gets better you upload more chapters. You can even take a break to build up a buffer if you need it.
Second, you can also ask the readers in the description of your comic something like: Yo, I know this seems lengthy at first, but I promise it's a good story. Or something similar. Whatever you like.
I have done this in my novel where I break the 4th wall. People were often confused and were like what's going on, so I said in my description: Disclaimer: High levels of sassiness and 4th wall breaking. Read at your own risk! Make it part of your story. By doing this, you prepare the readers already for what is to come.
So, to summarize:
1. Add more chapters. Take a break if needed!
2. Add a sentence to your description, informing and preparing the readers for what's to come.
I hope this helps! And good luck on here!
Never even said it was what you said, It's just that this is what at this point it seem it appear to everyone... And I'm quite sorry if I'm getting fed up, it's not the best time for me, and most of the time I appreciated the critics even accpeting them and trying to work on them (Such as Grammar, despite in some cases I can't do much, and also the Pacing, which is not present in later parts), but I feel to be on the defensive when I feel attacked, especially when, in a first moment someone say it has potential, and later, it all seem like "All smoke, no roast", because it looks like I just wanted to push the story with the idea "Look at the art, oh what a cool art", when I really put so much into the world, the story, the narrative, the Character even have parts of my life, people I met, parts of me, and see all of it endagered for a miscconception just ticks me off, I was about to off myself if I haven't managed to find again passion into writing this universe of mine and its stories. I know what I'm doing, but even long before starting to consider pubblishing it, everyone were like I had no idea what I was doing... I feel just overwhelmed, this series is the only thing I did RIGHT for once, and I had made crap in the past, thing I tried to erase because It wasn't for real good, the version of the Story I'm pubblishing wasn't even the first, it was the 9th rewriting, and unlike the provious one, it was the most complete one I've ever made, and now, A, SINGLE, ISSUE, is ruining it. That is all. But I guess I already destroyed any chance now with my behaviour so, I just give up.
If you know what your doing, then why is the title of this topic "What actually am I doing wrong!?"
All Reveal and darthmongoose said was that there was a lot of lore and talking upfront and not much action from the characters. Yes, we realize that explaining certain things is important for the future stories but as it stands, there's not much action going on. And I don't mean action in terms of a fight scene, I mean in terms of visually showing the reader things about these characters. We literally hop between stationary dialogue scenes without much happening in between. And that's fine if that's how you want to play it, but understand that there are many potential readers who are not willing to put up with slow pacing and heavy dialogue. And that's just how it is. There are also plenty of readers who like and will like the comic as is. This is a visual medium, so let's hope in future chapters you do more with the visuals.
The two type of "Knowing" aren't the same.
The questioon was about the issue,
the statement is about how I planned it all forefront and how it shouldn't be just the "Pacing" of the Prologue to destroy everything, and that is alctually feding me up, rather than the feedbacks themselves.
Also, dialogues are essential part of the story, they do thing while talking, we learn their relationship from how they talk to each other... and the prologue itself wasn't even meant to do much, neither to have much done in it just to introduce!
I understand your frustration because I was once there. and looking at your series you just recently started posting in January of this year. Series don't just blow up overnight it requires time. when i started posting last year July up until now i have 1.7k subs but you can see the timeframe. patience is needed to acquire readers. also just as everyone has mentioned, you can also try other platforms as well if you haven't already done that.
Another mistake people make is they advertise like for some weeks and think they will gain something from that which is wrong. you have to keep it at. if you are paying for advertising then it has to be consistent. Advertising is something that you have to keep doing. not done for a short period of time.
the artwork is good, very pleasant to look at. however, I did see a reader mention that she was confused. i can see what a reader will be confused about because i myself couldn't quite follow and that right there is an instant kill.
I'm sorry i can't speak too much on the editing aspect of this because I'm an artist and not too experienced with this part however i would suggest you maybe get someone that can look over your dialog to see what can be done better. just my two cents i hope it helps.
The problem is that it's not up to me, the Artist takes a month for 10 pages, and so I have a lot of buffer to do, I already have to take a week of hiatus this week so to keep a stable schedule that doesnt conflict with Her workload (Alotught the first half of the next story is ready to be pubblished but scheduled).
I might consider to warn the change of location in the description, but I don't know if someone would really read it, many tend to ignore description, but I'll give it a try.
I'll see what I can pull out of it.
I'm not saying the dialogue isn't important, just that some readers won't be privy to sheer amount of it in the prologue. I'm going to say this, you and your artist are doing good work, undeniably, but there's no need to be so defensive about something you don't plan on changing. Just agree to disagree with criticism and move on. We're just trying to tell what could be a reason readers aren't latching on to your story like you'd hoped.
To state a contrary opinion/encouragement, that you've only been uploading for 2 months and are already at 70 subscribers is actually quite good 
It might not be the hugest number, sure, but that's much higher and much faster than many other creators reach with their first series on this platform.
For example, I reached the 70 subscriber point at month... 7, according to my dashboard, and even I felt as though my comic was over-performing compared to other new creators 
I unfortunately don't have time to read right now as my work day is about to start (others have offered story feedback already anyways), but taking a quick flip through your comic, the artist that you have puts out really solid and eye-catching work! I'm sure if you keep at it, you'll continue to find more readers. Don't let 1 or 2 slow weeks get you down~ On these hosting sites often promotion and getting eyes on your comic in the first place is the hardest fight. Sometimes if you upload and get washed off of the "Fresh" list too fast and don't hit trending your comic may just be invisible for a week.
It's not that I'm not planning on changing, altough, dialogue still is a crucial part, if accompanied with some action, the following stories have dialogue more inherent to what they are doing, rather to past things, like the Prologue, because they are living the moment... My series was born as a Novel, but I always loved comics, and finding the artist was a chance to make it real, my english wouldn't allow the series to have a chance as a Novel, and I love to see my character being brought to life, despite they all talk, or do a few action every so often (Well, the main story is my masterpiece and magnus opus, so in that one I've went over 11/10 about the action scenes and how to alternate them with the dialogue), and I'm just looking forward for everyone to see the REAL story once this little introductory Anthology is over... it's just disheartening how it take just one thing to ruin everything...
EDIT: Also, I would really like to separate the infamous part 6 (The change of Scenery) and Part 7 (Another change of Scenery), but the point it, the ending of part 5 would be so much abrupt...