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This is exactly my type of story
One thing I've recently discovered I am effectively incapable of writing well is romance that involves a woman and/or is clean. In my (straight and cisfemale) dating experience, you have to talk about sex, and trying to write romance without that (at least the conversation, if nothing else) just fee…
Mitta absolutely ignores whatever is stressing her out, and tries to go drown it out with a good time. Is it a healthy coping mechanism? Probs not. But the harder she's trying to have fun, the worse her life is usually going.
Mitta: Come read about our adventures! It's going to be a great time, and you can help me teach someone about the world. We're going to Mexico and leaving our sorry excuses for lives behind! Margarita, quietly: If we can. Mitta: We're stuck on backroads right now, but not for long! We're going to do…
Okay, so I don't normally give feedback on comics that aren't my preferred genres, which this isn't, but I am familiar with the era of Japan that it's set in, so I thought it might be a good fit. First off, I agree with @drawnbyyannan that the art is solid and you have good mood-setting happening…
Thank you!! I can take no credit, but I love them.
I've commissioned Hodge to do a few illustrations for my novel! There are four up currently and will be 10 by the end. It's the story of two strangers who run away from their lives together, with plenty of drama and secrets along the way. They also take Polaroids of some of their endeavors, hence th…
Microsoft Word. I'm a hardcore Microsoft loyalist (read: I use Bing) and, on the few occasions I've had to use Docs for something, I'm not a fan. For what it's worth, because I expect some flack on the Bing comment, Bing gives you points for searching things which you can exchange for gift cards -…
I'm always excited for some feedback! If you're willing to review in-progress pieces (ie. Google Docs), I have a novel I recently finished the first draft of that I'd love feedback on. I'd rather not share it publicly, but I can PM you a link if that's okay. I'd prefer PM'd feedback as well (or feel…
Aww, thank you!! 
Fun idea! Here's one from my last update: Episode 17 I wanted so badly to help, but I couldn’t move. I was rooted to my spot, trying hopelessly to figure out what was going on in her head. “You should have given me a choice!” She kept yelling, gesturing at the sky like a madman. What choice did …
I finished my novel in 2016/2017, long before I knew Tapas existed. I stumbled upon Tapas, thought "Hey, why not post that one story," so that's what I'm doing. I'm not sure it can even be called a buffer because it's entirely done. I do plan to add a few extras at the end that are already written b…
Mine updates on Wednesday evenings, so an update just went up last night! Some big drama is happening... Quick Summary: Two strangers run away from their lives together, with plenty of drama and secrets along the way.
I thought I was a pantser when I was younger, but seeing as the only two big projects I've ever finished were thoroughly plotted beforehand, that was inaccurate 
I'll plot out the story in a decent amount of detail before I start writing anything, as well as character descriptions and backstories.…
I've got some Big Drama coming up in the next few updates of my novel, so here's the little blurb that heads it off: Who was this girl who held back my hair and bought me clothes and taped Polaroids to the roof of my car? She’d laid down by then, comfortably wrapped up in her blanket. I decided t…
I agree - love it. Would love to do it with mine if I could convince myself to take the time to make them.
I like #2 or #4, as long as the heads/phone on 4 are large enough to be clear on Tapas. I like the simplicity of 2, though I feel like 4 gives me the most insight into how this will be different from your standard Beauty and the Beast. Those are the two that I would be intrigued by if I was scrollin…
Well, 23 votes in and it's still unanimous Apparently I'll be doing some rebranding.
I'm considering changing my cover. This is a story about freedom and finding yourself; I would generally classify it as YA, but since Tapas doesn't have that, I put it in drama. There's a bit of mystery along the way as you're trying to uncover the backstories of both characters. So here we go: Wh…
Aww, thank you!! I know repeated sentence starters is something I fight with. I'm just so happy you're reading and enjoying it! 
"Words like warm gooeyness" is the best description I've ever gotten of my writing and I love it.
It really is. I've written an average of ~2,800 words per day for a month and a half to finish the first draft, and now those extra 2-3k words feel like so much more work
I spent February and March cranking out the first draft of a novel, and this month I need to add two scenes. I've read through it all once for a very quick edit already, which was the first goal. I'll be printing it all out for my mom's birthday near the end of the month - then it's time to print my…
Mine is the story of two strangers who run away from their lives together, with plenty of secrets and drama along the way. I haven't gotten much engagement the past few weeks, so any new eyes would be very appreciated 
You're not alone! I started a story when I was 12 with a main character who was extremely suspicious of literally anyone, experienced flashbacks when faced with things from her childhood, was always looking out for danger, etc. I recently (10 years later) went back and completely rewrote the story, …
Here's mine! I made it long before learning Tapas existed, so it's a bit different than the "normal" style here. I like it, but I have considered changing it. I'm commissioning illustrations for the novel itself, so I could play with one or multiple of those for a more illustrative cover. We'll see!…
Aww, it's great! Thank you!
Looking forward to it! Hope you have fun practicing with our random characters 
Wanna try one from a photo? This is Carmen, though her hair should be in one very long braid and not have pierced ears.
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Mitta is my favorite. She deals with problems similarly to me (ignoring them and doing something distracting in the meantime - a total enneagram 7 if anyone is familiar with that), which made her really easy to write. Plus her backstory was the first part of my novel that existed; everything else wa…
I'm a novelist who reads more comics here than I do novels, and here are my thoughts: Not necessarily. A few of my favorite series have 1-2 page traditional page style updates once a week. However, that only really works for the ones I'm really invested in. I follow some others with similar lengt…