What inspires you to keep your comic going?

[kylemiller1985]

I'm inspired mostly by my wife. She is my number one fan, which is really cool because I get to show her my work before anyone else, and she also sits with me and gives me ideas, or just tells me to slave away making more comics. The content in my work is mostly stuff that happens at home, or things I daydream about doing/wanting.

[StevenDacasin]

Ah i've watched Bakuman it's a great motivational anime/manga.

[insomniascrawl]

For me it's because reading and writing have always been important to me and I want to create all of the time, but more than that, comics and writing and art got me through some hard times by making me laugh and just feel something outside of myself. If something I do could have that impact on even one person, I'd be happy, so even if I feel like I want to quit (cuz goodness knows this is hard to keep up with sometimes), I don't because I keep the few readers that I have in mind.

[Vikiro_Hop]

Pure unbridled existential terror.

[StevenDacasin]

This is my favorite comment on here.

[kenibatz]

my characters have made a pact among themselves to drive me insane if I don't tell their story.

[Starfestival]

Getting it out of my head finally.

[dylangandune]

I'm itching to find out what happens too....I know the grand ending and how it all turns out, but how it gets there is what intrigues me, and I hope that it will interest others...
http://tapastic.com/series/Penniless
I'm at a bit of a slowdown right now, but I am developing the story and will be putting up future pages...

[dylangandune]

that's a really good idea...I like the keeping track of good interactions...

[Stellamari]

The fact that I have readers. Like, random strangers who reads my stuff that's not some form of fan art. As someone who have been doing fan stuff for years, that is something mind blowing.

[Bluejay]

Number 1 reason would be that "one specific scene" that I'm working towards to.
I always come up with stories by scenes that goes through my head and most of the times it's in the 'middle' and never a beginning of a story. Haha xD

Nr.2 would be the goal of bringing emotions out of people. I guess in a way, it connects with nr.1. Making people feel something because of my creations is often one of the thoughts I have when I suddenly lose motivation.

[mappypaint]

I've been drawing my comics since 2010 and managed to do 300+ pages and still going. I want to keep going because it's not the common/popular type of story. I want to keep going because it is different from the rest. And more importantly, because I feel better when I draw it. Drawing my story relieves stress. ^u^

[shaylafarley5]

My reason for finishing a comic is to actually have a finished comic. I've always waste hundreds of comic pages because I never go back to finish them.
Mainly because I start a new one and so on. instead of just reading manga online I found a website just for creators who shares their work to the world, (Inkblazers) before it shut down.
So I followed the artist here. Most of them stopped or just dissappeared over time. And that reminds me of me. Why would I put all that work into a story only to trash it? Well no more I'm going to finish my works even if it takes years to do.

[shaylafarley5]

XD I know right! I always have the middle and end of the story before I even write out the 1st chapter

[Bluejay]

Bruhhbruhhh, I feel you. I also have a hard time trying to make a beginning and the story in between to get to that 'scene'. I think I've changed the prologue like 2-3 times already and still not satisfied. I'm still thinking of redoing it again.

[efdvorsky]

"It's not about having the confidence to say HELLO WORLD and HERE IS MY IDEA THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE, it's about, this is in my brain, and unless I express it, it's going to stay in my brain. It's not about imposing my will on the world, it's about personal expression. It's about... if I don't get it all out, it's going to die with me." - Lin-Manuel Miranda

I adore Lin Manuel, and I want to print this out for my work desk yessss

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As for me, it's just...I'm honestly really really excited to work on my comic. (right now i'm working on two chapters at once to have "variety" between work) I am my biggest fan (and also worst critic). I can't wait to introduce things in the comic or get to a location/scene because i simply WANT to surprise myself and see how it'll look when it's there. And I just have this push like 'okay but don't HOG THE STORY TO YOURSELF, if you like it other people might too!' And it seems like my readers are, and that makes me SO HAPPY we can enjoy something together like this to people I've never met before.

Obviously there's also the idea of making a living out of it, but it's a tad more than that.

This is one of the walls in my room:

(Also why I've been a little inactive these past few days)

I ran out of space but that's only 2/3s of everything that happens BEFORE my comic starts. And I'm not done yet, I've been working on it till like 5am for the past few days plus working on comic pages, and merchandise for a festival on march.

It keeps me going because it's really all I can do and think about right now.

I'm terrified and frustrated half the time and I don't think it's good enough, but I still can't get it out of my head, so I guess it means more to me than fears of failure. And I think that's good-enough motivation.

[Cade]

My pets have a lot to do with it, they're funny so that keeps me thinking of funny things. I'm inspired by my life and social interactions, the music I listen to helps me to focus. But really it's the joy of knowing that my comic made at least one person laugh that makes it worth it. With my comics I can also express myself to the world differently than with just my words, so it's nice when others relate to my comics. I just recently started my fist webcomics series but I've been drawing these comics since I was twelve. The Characters haven't aged a day, but they've gotten much better looking, LOL. Hope everyone enjoys Wade.

[kazukitakamura126]

I have trouble keeping some of my stories afloat because I didn't have an alternative (something other than my main story) or didn't feel like anyone cared about my work. Ever since i started to expand me fan base the thought of scrapping a story fades away, because people are reading my work. What keeps me going is hoping people read my work and in the long run it will inspire them to pursue their passion. I also like the comments, they make me feel I am not doing this for nothing.

[Wolven_Sister]

A lot of these posts I agree to, but I guess the main thing is that I NEED to keep creating comics. Both drawing and writing are my biggest passions and I often wake up in the middle of the night with new ideas or concepts or simply the urge to draw. As with it being old as time, stories are meant to be shared and told so as a storyteller I find that I enjoy sharing my works. Not for money, not for fame, but just because the story is getting told and that itself is an outlet for me and keeps me motivated.

Dedicated readers help a bunch too. I often criticize myself, and when I re-read my comics I feel a little embarrassed. Not for my story, but because I worry that no one will read or worse, won't find entertainment, in my comics causing the story not to be told or expressed at all. So when I have someone commenting on how much they've been looking forward to an update or how they react to some pages really gets my motivation all fired up!

Another thing is that I LOVE my characters, specifically my webcomic main characters. I love their chemistry, I love drawing them together in cute doodles, and I love their personalities. They're my babies and though I know what the ending is going to be, I still want to see them get to the ending. I've read several webcomics where they discontinued the series without telling the ending and as a reader who invested emotions into those characters, it makes one feel dissatisfied. So I guess I want to end it because I want to challenge myself, see my babies officially find their ending, and give closure to my readers.

[andychrist]

Honestly? Keeps me from going crazy. I share it because if I didn't, it would all feel a little pointless. I committed to writing one book a few years ago. I finished it and got depressed again so I started another one. This is just my life now.