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Thanks so much for the information SleepingPoppy. I really appreciate it. Enjoy the rest of your day/evening!

Jul 7, '21

Yes I’m assuming the dated section is fine now. But what do you find when you publish? How often is it instant vs there being a delay? I’d like to correctly set my expectations.

Jul 7, '21

Someone said I wasn’t in the dated section either so it seems maybe something deeper was up. Could my comic have been flagged and was awaiting someone to check it?

Jul 7, '21

What do you mean when you say a ‘normal’ delay. My first five episodes all appeared immediately so perhaps I have a false expectation. How long do you consider a normal delay? And do you know why some are instant and some have the delay? Thanks, I’m new!

Jul 7, '21

Thanks for sharing. It’s good to know the fresh section can build your readership over time.

Jul 7, '21

Yay, I’ve appeared in Fresh! but still hoping a Creator Happiness Manager here can explain what happened? Or maybe my email to tapas worked and they’ll email me an explanation. Thanks whoever fixed it.

Jul 7, '21

I seem to be getting silence here now. I’ve put off emailing Tapas as I didn’t want two people looking into the same issue but if I don’t get a response soon I’ll go ahead and email. Is the feedback@ tapas email the technical support email? Thanks.

Jul 7, '21

Hi again, So after the comic still not appearing after 16 hours, I tried reposting without the mature tag (as the only feedback I've gotten in the forum is in agreement with me that I didn't need it) and my comic is still not appearing in the website fresh section, so this seems to confirm the idea …

Jul 7, '21

Yes this is worrying if the mature tag is the delineator here. It seems it must be as that was the only thing different about this episode. I would love an official clarification on whether or not the fresh section is meant to be a level playing field by definition/intention or is that just an ide…

Jul 7, '21

I’m thinking of just reposting the episode without the mature tag so I would really appreciate a moderator letting me know if they agree this doesn’t need the tag. I personally don’t think it needs one but I was playing safe as I don’t have a wide frame of reference. https://tapas.io/episode/22196…

Jul 7, '21

Thanks Zugaikotsu. That’s helpful to know. My plan is to release a high quality comic and let it’s readership build overtime through the fresh section and word of mouth (and hopefully tapas recommendation when I have 10+ issues). So I’m prepared to be patient but it is essential to me that the fr…

Jul 7, '21

What causes comics be to hidden?!

Jul 7, '21

Thanks for the helpful words Kaydreamer. I know you are right but unfortunately I am not able to use social media (and I rarely post in forums) due to anxiety so the fresh section is my primary means. Yes, I use 3D and photoshop. - To anyone else I would still greatly appreciate any comments on w…

Jul 7, '21

Thanks ratique, it’s still not there ten hours after posting but I will check later and let you know. my first few episodes have each appeared in the fresh section instantly, why do some not? Was it to do with me labeling it as mature.

Jul 7, '21

Hi there, I just posted my fifth episode and it has not appeared in the WEBSITE sci-fi fresh section. I’ve worked solidly on this for two weeks and was looking forward to some more subscribers to my new comic from being in the fresh section so this is a real disappointment. This is the first e…

Jun 19, '21

List of Promising Looking Sci-fi and/or Fantasy Comics! (Add your own recs!)

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Thanks for the thread. Here’s mine!

Jun 16, '21

What’s the big deal with consistent release schedule?

Ah! That’s interesting Mallory. It makes sense there is something Historic/ traditional in the attitude / belief.

Jun 16, '21

What is YOUR best feeling as a creator?

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I see the image I want to create in my imagination first. I nearly always feel I will be lucky to even get in the ball park of it but then I create it. And there I am looking at something in the real world that previously only existed in my imagination.

Jun 15, '21

What’s the big deal with consistent release schedule?

Thanks for all the info. I hadn’t thought about it but yes, those that release on the same day of the week are missing out of readers where that isn’t a day they use tapas often. Now I’m even more excited by my plan and I think I will now go for shorter more frequent episodes. Thanks.

Jun 15, '21

What’s the big deal with consistent release schedule?

Such wonderful helpful replies! What a great forum Thank you so much everyone. You’ve really set my mind at ease and I feel clear about what is and isn’t important here and how I can make it work for me. Success to us all!

Jun 15, '21

What’s the big deal with consistent release schedule?

Lol YES! I feel like I’ve discovered a new passion with my comic (which is pretty cool at 49) and there is no way I’m going to let how I release it interfere with that positivity.

Jun 15, '21

What’s the big deal with consistent release schedule?

Thanks thedude. I hope not to ever have a gap more than 3 weeks, and will be aiming for every two weeks. I may also occasionally do mini updates like a character sheet or something if I’m working on a particularly long episode (so there isn’t a big gap) I understand about the buffer for helping wi…

Jun 15, '21

What’s the big deal with consistent release schedule?

Thanks AwesomeSoFar. I think that hits the nail on the head. I’m taking that as - It is preferable in ideal circumstances but it isn’t necessary if it doesn’t fit with your work style.

Jun 15, '21

What’s the big deal with consistent release schedule?

Good to know it normally works well. Maybe it was just a temporary glitch. Thanks again.

Jun 15, '21

What’s the big deal with consistent release schedule?

Good to know RainbowCat. Thanks for sharing your experience. I did try using the scheduling feature for my second episode (but just to release it a few hours later in the evening), but it seem messed up so I just published it in the end. On the website it said it would be available in 10 hours wh…

Jun 15, '21

What’s the big deal with consistent release schedule?

As I am demonstrating by this string of posts, I love the immediacy of publishing on the Internet. I want to still be in that feeling of the connection of what I have just created when people are reading it.

Jun 15, '21

What’s the big deal with consistent release schedule?

The way it worked for me is that I decided on what I felt would work best for me which is just at work and release, work and release. The idea of sitting on stuff just doesn’t come naturally to me. So that was how I decided to do it, and then I came on these forums and it seems like everywhere I was…

Jun 15, '21

What’s the big deal with consistent release schedule?

Thanks Suyaa, that makes complete sense. Good to hear that you just see it as a personal preference though. Thanks for taking the time to reply.

Jun 15, '21

What’s the big deal with consistent release schedule?

I am enjoying it. I chose to start my comment on Tapas because of the community here

Jun 15, '21

What’s the big deal with consistent release schedule?