Why isint my webcomic getting any traction even though I've been updating it for a year?

@HGohwell HgOhwell
Tue, 03 Jan 2023 05:21:16 +0000

@HGohwell wrote:

TheLemmaLlama:

I'd disagree with this tbh. The tone statement actually contributed to making me interested OP's comic when I checked it out, while conversely I find an attempt to imply tone through a short few-words summary often end up sounding cliched. In fact, in general I find this format:

I think it's fine to say it, but it should also be reflected in the rest of the summary in some way. Nothing in the main summary gave me anything close to these vibes, partly because the main summary doesn't tell me much of anything. I think if the main portion of the summary was stronger, it wouldn't be an issue, but as it is, this feels like it's telling me more about the story than the actual summary and it's still not telling me much. I guess, more like clarification or confirmation, rather than the only real indication that's the tone. The tone of the summary should match the tone of the story in someway, after all.

kind of cliched and formulaic,

I know it's cliche and formulaic summary template, all templates are because they're reduced down the basics and oversimplified to give people an idea. That's why I called it "a very simple basic template", not "a template everyone should follow word for word", and why I said in the next paragraph to play around with the concept and see what works best for the specific story and the author. It is a basic, example template to get people thinking about describing their actual story rather than vague concepts, not a this is perfect for every story and situation and author and you should follow it word for word template. That's why I went into more details in the following paragraph rather than just dropping a basic template and saying follow it and everything will be fine. I think anyone who says just follow basic templates and anyone who thinks just following them will work is someone who needs a rethink. .