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BobbyjoeX
Oct '19
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so as Royal's readership slowly grows (got to 250, YES, MILESTONE) it makes me kind of afraid of getting any bigger... in fear that the readers will demand my comic to go another way to please them. i have seen this happen to a few friends now and its horrifying me.

Should fans be allowed to do this, i see it as very wrong but if it is something i have to do, then i might as well quit now (or like... just quit uploading it, i can never out right quit my comic...)

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kimketli
Oct '19

Nope, don't do fan service. Your story has heart because you love it how you made it. If you push yourself forward a direction you don't like or not sure about, it'll lose its spirit and surely others will lose interest in it as well.

suyaa3838
Oct '19

My rule of thumb: don't give people what they want. People don't know what they want. Instead, give them something they didn't know they wanted until you created it.

DualDragonsMaster of Yeet
Oct '19

No, personally I would never change the story just because readers want it to end another way.

It's your story, your work! If readers don't like the plot, then they'll have to look for something else. In my opinion, people that want to change the storyline of comics to suit their tastes aren't true fans.

People who truly love your story will accept and keep reading. After all, that's why they subscribed, didn't they? They are excited to see how the story unfolds. Or that is what I believe.

faisalhussein394
Oct '19

Giving individuals what they want is not going to go smooth, this is what happens when film makers put political agenda in their movies/series to appease sjw's and still didn't get money from them.

You are about to do the same thing (aside from not getting money at all), Do the comic the way YOU want them to be to keep yourself happy and not for them.

We make comics/novels to satisfy ourselves and try our best to stay consistent to it.

GamerPrincessXI
Oct '19

Do what makes you happy. Don't change it for other people. I learned that the hard way when I listened to other people about my story. XD.

burginlewis
Oct '19

Possibilities I see to combat this fear that do not involve unhealthy behaviors:

  1. Straight up say no.
  2. Decide on the end of the story now and start plotting your way towards it.
  3. Turn your comic into a "choose your own adventure" story with multiple story threads.
  4. Decide to embrace this possibility and give key supporters or Patreons a choice between A and B at certain points in the story.
TenguHarley
Oct '19

It's really not up to the readers to tell you where to go with your story. What's been written and planned by you yourself is yours alone

Now let's just say someone may 'spark' an idea for you to do it, go for it. Depending how you fiddle with it. But if it doesn't, no need to listen. Especially if they demand it, like jeez. Why not they make their own then if it so bothers them >>

I haven't gotten any demands of that yet where people tell me to go a different route or expect this to happen. If anything all I got was one person saying I should do color cuz it'll make it look better I guess .-. though that's more of an opinion than anything else

but as most say, doing with the audience wants usually makes it a HUGE mess to the point the plot is lost or worst, characters lose their development cuz they did something you didn't plan for them to do and etc

liann
Oct '19

first of all, congrats on 250!

second, the only reason you should change your story is when you (and your editor) realise that something IS wrong. you should not ignore what people are commenting. Plot holes, solutions that don't make sense, problems that don't matter, etc.. but when it comes to the meat of the story, don't change just because the fans want it.

Okaishy
Oct '19

I've often seen comics with fixed plot but little extras to please the fans! ^_^ Idk if that helps

joannekwan(ง ˙o˙)ว here to help~
Oct '19

I'll only (if ever) consider giving in to fan pressure IF they're putting $70k+ annually into my pockets.

Most everything I plot happens for a specific reason. I'm not about to readily change it if a handful of people are upset.

The only time I've really bent to fan whims are if they showed interest in certain side characters, I might write them into more scenes that haven't been published yet. Or if they're wondering about some plot point, I might write some more clarification in a future scene. Since in these cases I consider them legitimate feedback that can be easily accommodated.

spicy_sweets
Oct '19

Nope. Never. Unless it's constructive criticism that I ask for, maybe. Otherwise they can just unsub or wait for things to turn for the better (or worse).

KBvonk
Oct '19
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If it is about constructive criticism, it couldn't hurt to listen, but that being said, no matter what others say, it's your story and therefore yours to write. :slight_smile:
Anyone who tells you to change the plot in the way they want to, or even yell at you for doing things differently, than what they would want to, isn't worth listening to. :wink:
A story only has heart, if the writer writes the story the way he/she had invisioned and still has fun writing it. :slight_smile:
Sure, I'll admit that in certain TV shows I watched, I would've preferred certain things to be different, but then again, I did not write those shows, so that's my problem and not theirs. :stuck_out_tongue:
To keep a long story short, do whatever You want with your story, because it's Yours. :slight_smile:
Have a lovely day and congratulations with your milestone. :slight_smile:

nostalgicroxas
Oct '19

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But in all seriousness, if the fans are pushing you in a way that they think the story could go and get upset that it doesn't go that way, that's on them. Not you. Did you think people were happy with the deaths in Harry Potter?

BobbyjoeX
Oct '19

oh hell no, no one liked that XD... tbh i asked my om about it and she was telling me about George R.R Martin

he had this issue and well he basically flipped off those GoT fans cause he said its not your effing story, so i think im good now and in this case also, i shouldnt worry about my friends either cause its not my say if they do this or not

BobbyjoeX
Oct '19

i think i got my answer @ratique since i donno any mods, you can close it, my questions been answered

closed Oct 20, '19