What would happen if you woke up and your comic/novel exploded in growht overnight?

[noenoh]

make a deadpan face, open my mail and write Tapas help desk asking if theres a bug in my account.
seriously

[djourner]

Probably cry tears of joy for like a straight hour.
Make a twitter post about it,
Talk to EVERY SINGLE ONE OF MY FRIENDS ABOUT IT... Like non-stop.
Cry some more.
Get ultra motivated for a week or two and write a whole month worth of chapters during that time.,,, maybe more.
Open a discord server so the fans have a place to hang out.

Slowly get back into a normal routine over the course of a month
Depending on how well it goes and if I get support, quit my day job (I already work for minimun wage so it's not that hard)

[Kittyfox]

My initial reaction would probably be to pull out the ban hammer due to me thinking they're all bots here to spam links to inappropriate websites, but then realize they're real people. I would then quit everything else that happens in my life and solely focus on the comic. I'd open up a merch shop, a discord server, and a twitch and yt channel, and then that will be all I talk about to my friends for the next year and a half XD

[joannekwan]

First reaction: shout "YES! THANK!"
Second reaction: shill my socials, my store, ko-fi, and patreon links

[Rhonder]

Oof, I don't even know tbh??

Celebrate, double take and pinch myself to make sure I'm awake, celebrate some more and tell my friends and family and then... I guess try and ride the wave as much as possible??? Reply to comments, think about a celebratory illustration or live stream or something and... yeah xD

If it was just a single day or two then it would be fun but fleeting. If that was suddenly the new normal, I couldn't even imagine.

[allenthomas]

My dream usually consists of alot of screaming and the sudden urge to quit my job. Not sure if that last one would be the smartest thing in the world to do. It's also usually some ungodly number of likes as well.

[oshirockingham]

I would slap myself for a reality check.

[domisotto]

How would you react if you woke up and your comic or novel had basically exploded overnight?

I would keep writing and hoping it will repeat itself

[DasIstWunderblyat]

The day I finally feel I do not do this for absolutely nothing? They day I will feel I am actually listened and look at and have a worth as a human being? The day I will finally have confidence and feel like a proper creator? Of course I would be more motivated creating, because now more people wants it. I would also like to keep it as long as possible.

I don't get why people are overwhelmed and afraid.
It is an opportunity, and at costs of increased demand and expectation. Much better than having nobody listens or look at you, and you never get to be something who have a worth in this world. Even if it might stress me up, it is still better with all the opportunity opening. I might miss the old relaxed days, but I have no right to whine and it would be ungrateful and disrespectful to those who work harder than me but never got this opportunity. It is like when you are promoted by lottery and given twice the pay, but complains the work is harder.

Things have costs. Perfectly balanced as it should be.

[ccrrally]

I'd probably just cry and then go tell my mom. "look what I did!"

[cyborgmermaid]

I'd feel validated. Like all my hard work is finally paying off. It's how I feel any time I get new subscribers and comments. Then I'd start panicking because that's a LOT of people to disappoint.

[TheOddFungi]

I would cry and wonder where the heck these people came from. Then I would be proud because look at my MCs getting so much love and support. And then cry some more. I can't really think of anything else. I'm sure if it were to happen I would just lose my mind and not be able to do anything all day but think about it.

[TadxSarah]

I would first thank the people who believed in me all along before this day and i would thank my haters because they gave me the drive to prove them wrong. Then i would chat with fans and go from there.

[Iris-Grimoire]

Record time anxiety spike, I'd recon. It would be a great feeling, followed by that Meowth gif about disappointment.

[ISNEKO]

"Neat. I wonder how I can make money off of this."

[rachurch95]

panicked crying to be quite honest. cause i wouldn't know how it happened

[jkb4753]

You don't need to go to a psychiatrist for that. Any mental health provider will be able to check for you, LPCC, LMFT, or psychologist. Hope this information is useful. You gotta be ready when it happens.

Side note, after i posted something facetious in this thread i got a grip of followers. Now I'm almost at 250. I guess this is how it happens. Fake it until you make it.

[Pommie]

"Oh my god my work is actually worth something, finally."

Would be my reaction, to be honest.

But I think my comic is cursed with slow burn of growth, not too bad but it's a pipe dream to actually get noticed and blow up one day.

[CodeMonkeyArts]

I would spread the news everywhere and promote it for weeks in my stories, tweets, etc. I would mostly likely cry too. I would so cry.

[WhiskeyMadDog]

I would be excited at first, and then be like "yeah, whatever". I honestly don't care about fame, and don't want to be too famous. Popularity is exciting to me, but not by much. Actually finishing my story is more important.