I think it’s the journey to creating a series is a long and complicated one, with a lot to learn along the way. I’m still figuring out how to create a webcomic and how I can truly portray my story to the best of my abilities, and as my art style & knowledge grows every day basically 
, I realize that there’s still much to take in and apply to consistently make it better & I have to be up to the task to do that 🫡. Also the concept of quantity over quality which I think my series suffered from even this early on unfortunately .
Summary: Former, infamous criminal Kira Taylors life turns upside down when a forced agreement with the police puts her up to the task of solving a huge phenomenon that's slowly corrupting people on an island. Now, it’s a race against time as she tries to find her way out, and a way to the ‘man that made her lose everything.’
Prologue Link: http://m.tapas.io/episode/2997666
Same, as you get better it's so easy to want to go back and redo everything, and it's really hard to retain a high standard of quality, especially when you post often
There's definitely a certain catharsis in writing about your troubles. But for me do that, I need to have processed those feelings first before I can actually use them creatively.
I am doing a lot better. It's been over a year and a half now and like I said I managed to sit down and write the chapter 
Number one for me: write now. Just write. Doesn't matter what, or for who; if you don't write now, you won't get any better, and once you start writing, you'll get more ideas and think of things you'll want to write in the future.
The next thing I've learned is, if you want people to read your work, you have to put it out there for people to read! Publishing somewhere like here or Wattpad is a great start, and then of course is advertising like with these forums, or telling friends/family you'd like their support too, if you don't mind them reading your stories.
And finally, know that your work 1. won't appeal to everyone and 2. all because it does appeal to some people doesn't mean you can't do better. And that's alright. Everyone has to start somewhere, in whatever they do, and with writing, maybe that means writing a cringe fanfiction novel about a game they played as a teenager.
Speaking of...
(@2DLenzy I tossed you a sub~ Also, I feel your list on many levels XD)
I learned mostly things about myself and my writing habits while writing my most recent story. Small things like words I overuse or structures I habitually fall back on.
I still have a hard time letting go of the fact that I won't make everyone happy. I still have a hard time accepting that I can't just DO WHAT I WANT with both language and storytelling. I still hate the marketing hat I have to wear to get anywhere.
But also, I've found it's great to have a community with similar interests to discuss writing with. Things like asking for feedback or others' opinions when I have doubts is historically very difficult for me. I also learned that if I put my mind to it, I can get a LOT of stuff done XD. Writing is always a fun ride XD.
Hi there!! :))
Chasing Grief is a story about a woman who lost her love and is trying to deal with her feelings of loss and grief. She does this by going through life, death, and everything in between to get answers to her questions, and maybe reconcile with her heart. This story is in poetry form, so it is full of imagery, emotions, and feelings :))
One thing I learned while working on this is I tend to ramble on about a topic in a chapter when I'm really into it. The second part of my story is 7 episodes long, but initially it was so much more than that. Good thing I tried to shorten it because I thought the readers would grow tired of reading so much about one or two things only, rather than legitimately progressing in the story. I'm also glad that I did shorten it and compressed it in a few chapters only that can describe the world and history I wanted to describe.
aye, I really agree with that, I struggle so much with this maybe imposter syndrome...? that I'm not good enough for my own ideas so I never write them...gotta force myself to ACTUALLY write them because like it or not, nobody else can create my ideas for me
I love this, it sounds like an inspirational post. Yeah, i've been wanting to build a writing community for some time now, maybe make a club for passionate authors, it's so nice to have other people in the same lane as you to talk to
I think i do the same thing, my brother has to remind me to make the story actually go somewhere
Sometimes its best to take it slow and let your comic grow naturally rather than forcing it with sub for sub systems, as long as the story is good and you have faith, just keep working hard and as time goes by you'll get loyal readers,
I agree, marketing is good, but don't try to force it, my story just now started growing thanks to marketing, but i never do sub for sub
This isn't my most recent, but it came out in December. I would say writing this I learned how important it is to give a lot of details when you working with a team, and also to practice patience, politeness, and to not be afraid to ask questions, even when people don't seem to want to answer them. Also how important it is to work with people who share your vision. (there's a lot more but I won't go on.)
18 days later
don't panic about trying to add filler to your story. The more you write your characters, the more you'll discover questions you want to answer/don't have answers for, and you build on those. You'll realize you want to give more detail to traits you add to their characters in passing for depth that really have a complicated backstory to them.
Example: i was worried that my novel would be too short, but as I wrote, i realized there were several more BOOKS worth of story to go into with these characters. what's up with Alicia's childhood? what's up with Kattar's dad and his mom's glamorous but actually toxic goddess-complex? xyz. It was a lot more than could fit into one book, hence: "Sun with a paper crown."
25 days later
There are so many things, i'll start with one at a time.
- when working with an old idea you want to rewrite, sometimes you need to just break the plot down to it's core elements so you can figure out what to keep and what to throw away. The plot to "Hushabye Prince" was still a story I wanted to tell, but so many characters and scenes and pieces of conflict had to be dropped, characters discarded or overhauled, new characters added, and more, before it would become useable. A good idea is not defined by the draft but by the concept at it's core. Still, that sometimes mean tearing the draft to shreds so you can just get back to the core again.
I learned that it's fine to edit your story in a different way so that it can fit as a longer series.
21 days later
Don't freak out. Developing character's isn't as hard as it feels when you just sit down and tell yourself 'flesh out a character' there is so much inspiration in the world, every character can just be bits and pieces of everything you or people you know or know of like or dislike.
Here's a fact. Once a promotion thread is over 100 entries, it does you very little good to post in it. Look for younger ones, or ones that are more like games/discussions. People actually read through those so they'll serve you better.
19 days later
The more you write, the more ideas you'll get, so don't panic. I'll wrack my brain to plot out the book so I know what happens, and then end up adding a MAJOR plot point that will drastically alter or add to the rest of the book. I've done that for both books now. The first time was by adding Mrs. Moon as a central characters, the second was by giving Alicia's screen saver serious relevance. Neither one of these is planned, so I would tell writers, you have many more and much better ideas than you think, just let them come to you, you'll grow as you go, and realize at some point down the line that you're actually a genius. XD. Just don't fight your new ideas, it's too easy to try to make yourself stick to the plot points, but new concepts are your friend, if a scene looks like it's going to change itself, let it flow.
Mrs. Moon entered on this chapter and she never left XD:
And Alicia's screen saver is mentioned here:
13 days later
Symptoms of codeine use, meth use, and that codeine is commonly used for people with chronic back pain.
Also there are special wheel chairs designed for the beach, but I won't get to talk about that until book three
26 days later
I know this is going to sound cliche, but to trust the process. I have a tendency to get into panic mode, but I have to remember that the last time a story went well it took TIME. I haven't suddenly digressed as a writer just because this one isn't perfect at first glance.
That there's always more to learn. Writing a new story is about finding new people to fall in love with. It helps so much to remember that writing is fun and decide to make your characters people you want to get to know well, and not just try to hurry them through the story.
lastly to remember that my style of writing isn't a bad one just because not everybody likes it. It's so easy to take constructive criticism as a bad sign, but sometimes I'm just not going to be everyone's cup of tea. But that doesn't mean the way I choose to write my stories is a problem.
I sort of have an artistic people pleaser problem, and it's easy for me to lapse into wishing everybody liked what I create, but in the ends that's not the goal. I write the stories I love, and if I like them, that's how they should be written
this is available for free on my Patreon public posts for everyone to read