What if you were to return back in time?

[Psychobott]

What if you were to return back in time—to where your comic(s) or novel(s) is just a plain white shit sheet? All previous hard work down the drain? No likes, no subs, all achievements gone, and all people you've met, authors, artists or readers, or even became close with suddenly become strangers yet again. And you know about those things that now looks like a broken fragment of reality. What d'you do?

[Random_Guy]

I'd invest in Bitcoin.

Okay, in all seriousness, I'd get a bit better at my pixel art before starting my webcomic, and I'd generally just plan things out better.

[Kelheor]

Draw like a madman I never had much self-confidence, but if someone could show me what I could achieve in a few years, I would've tried to become better much faster, not thinking "ah, this is just my stupid hobby I occasionally do".

[Psychobott]

That's the spirit!

[Psychobott]

plan things

i tried to plan things out for a novel I had before, and I ended up going in a two-year procrastination

[jimena]

This is kind of sad but I don't think I'd have the courage to do it all over again
It's. so. much. work. and effort and courage
...
or I'd plan everything better.

[Darth_Biomech]

Pos: I can redo everything with much more skill and already existing roadmap and plans.
Cons: I must redo everything. Not just the comic, but all the supplementals, tools and extras too. Which will be a MAJOR pain in the ass.

But in general, I'd probably manage to catch up to my current story progress within a year instead of, ah, four years. That would be nice. And would give me a more numerous and robust fanbase, probably. Then again - how much far back? To moments before I draw my first page? Or to moments before I'll get the first idea about it? Because for the last it would be a time travel back for one and a half decades, and I'll have much more serious things to worry about than a silly webcomic.

[Riisana]

I saw the title of this thread and clicked on it with that thought in mind: "Invest in bitcoin".

[Random_Guy]

I'd like to say great minds think alike, but we all know I'm hardly a great mind.

[Twoony]

Keep writing. It'd be no different than the time I started and had none of that. I write for my own enjoyment as well as reader's. I'd be really sad about losing my friends though D: that aspect would upset me the most >.<

[lynestjules]

If I had the knowledge of what happened in 2019, I would have really put all my focus on that series and develop it before attempting the first comic or even the second comic. I wouldn't of written 90 draft chapters, only to throw it out later.
Just doing that would probably save me a decade of re-work at the very minimum.

I'd also promote my work more. Get over my insecurities, and just do it. Especially when it comes to online. I was so late to jump onboard, and I'm afraid it hurt me a lot.