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I just checked my numbers, and it looks like if it's under 4 cents, they don't take anything. (Woohoo, haha.) Their percentage is as follows: [image]
Great tips from everyone. Ii'd like to reiterate some of those points as well as offer my own insights... As @Merle suggested, work on your craft. Keep improving. When you have something eye-catching, the promotions will be much more effective. I can promote a turd as often as I want, but no one'…
Totally agree. People DO have natural inclinations toward certain subjects or activities. It all depends on the special way your brain was wired when you were born. Does that mean you can't do activities you weren't wired for? No, it's like you said. You just have to work that much harder to achieve…
According to https://www.reddit.com/r/medibangpaint/comments/8rbr4r/pen_lag_or_just_not_drawing_on_medibang_fire/ the only thing that seemed to help was uninstalling the drivers for the tablet and then reinstalling them.
I encountered the same behavior! Very annoying. I had to search for the username, and some of them never came up in the search. I wonder if it's intentional? Like maybe they put a different name when they contribute, to be anonymous?
A year to write and finalize a story sounds reasonable. Mine usually go through several rounds, usually between 5 and 7 drafts. Some of that time is actually just letting the story sit for a month or so in order to gain objectivity. If we read and reread it constantly, we become blind to all the thi…
Then I can get the student discount at the movie theater again! 
Those are good-looking cards. Good job!
@kainatarma Adverbs do have their place, but a lot of people overuse them instead of finding stronger verbs, coming up with better descriptions, or realizing the adverb is redundant. Some examples: "Get out!" she said angrily. Yelled, screeched, or screamed would be better words instead of "said…
Don't endlessly edit the first few chapters to death, or you'll never finish the story. All first drafts will need revisions, so keep plowing forward until you get to the end. THEN you can start revising. Like @fattackycats said, don't take critiques personally. They will sting (especially at firs…
I think I played that one on the PS3. I enjoyed that too! I got a PS4 over Thanksgiving, and Fallout 4 was the first game I bought.
I recently started Fallout 4 and am enjoying it quite a bit.
Keep in mind that when you're new on a social platform, no one knows you exist. This is no fault of yours. So if you get no readers or comments or subscribers, it's because they don't know you. Give it time. Your job, then, is to get your name out there. You have done a great first step by showing…
Not long ago I read an inspirational book called Big Magic, by Elizabeth Gilbert. In it, she says that one of the fastest ways to chase creativity away is to put the pressure of paying bills upon it. Stress robs us of creativity, and when we put so much pressure upon it to make a livelihood out of w…
There are different levels of compression for JPGs. In Photoshop, I can choose a value between 1 and 100, with 100 being 100% quality. I find 70 to be the best balance between file size and image quality, though I can usually get away with 60. The blurriness and artifacts start to become more notice…
Hey great job! That is an excellent achievement! I've written a few novels (none for NaNo) and they all fell between 40 and 50k. But my best one actually cracked 50k, just barely! So proud of it.
As others have said, chapter length is entirely subjective. Online formats do favor shorter chapters so readers don't feel like they are scrolling forever. Like around 2000 words or less. I personally prefer to read and write shorter chapters, even in print. There are some well-known authors who do …
I think that's cool. People like authors who interact with them. On Wattpad, I'm constantly told how shocked they are that I reply to every comment I receive. And I'm like, "Why wouldn't an author do that?" Replying to every comment encourages readers to leave even more comments because they feel li…
I'm a novel-writer rather than a comic artist, but I think the principles may be the same. I don't advertise because people have become blind to them. If it looks like an advertisement, a lot of viewers tune out and move on to the next thing. But I have managed to attract subscribers simply by parti…
Incidentally, I've also discovered that the Episode Description is displayed as the excerpt/summary for when you link directly to that page here in the forums. Something to be aware of, since whatever is in there might look strange out of context.
I think that's okay. People will know what you mean, and it's cute because bears have paws instead of feet. No need for strict adherence to grammar/spelling if it stays in character.
Awesome! Ink-mining can be kinda tedious, so you're very kind. Mine's a novel, in case someone actually wants to read a story. 
As a tip, I suggest thinking up some incentives and then creating an episode to announce it. I got the idea from this thread: https://forums.tapas.io/t/tipping-incentives/28825 I also suggest adding an "Inksgiving" tag to that episode, in case there are readers "shopping around" for Inksgiving-rel…
I used Vistaprint, so it's definitely not free. But they often have coupons for discounted pricing. I created the artwork myself, then submitted it to Vistaprint.com.
*shoots streamers and conffetti into the air * *realizes she just made a mess * *vacuums up the mess * *streamers clog the vacuum cleaner and it stops working * Dang it. I liked that vacuum cleaner. Go forth and ink to your heart's content everyone!
Question for you experienced users! Is there a way to tag users in episodes like you can here in the forum? On my Inksgiving shout-out page, I'd like to link to a user if possible via tag (like you can on Wattpad). Is that possible? I ask because it seems like of lame to just list their name ther…
Just wanted to thank all of you for contributing your ideas for tipping incentives. It inspired me to come up with my own! I'm a writer (not an artist), so my prizes are more word-oriented. Here's what I'm doing: 10-99 Ink - Your name will go onto a shout-out page (the next episode), called Awesom…
As @AmeliaFaulkner implied, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy if you don't try. I recommend putting in some effort, but keep your expectations low. That way when you get some response, you can be pleasantly surprised, but if nothing happens, then it's still okay because you were expecting that…
For those of you thinking of giving away physical merchandise of any kind, remember the international nature of Tapas. Mailing things outside of your country will be a lot more expensive than staying domestic. I did a giveaway once and didn't limit it to my country. I ended up spending $60 to send t…
Restarting the app or browser (whatever you're using) might help as well.
The most definitive answer would be to refer to Tapas Content Guidelines, found in the link that @MuffinMusing posted above (https://help.tapas.io/hc/en-us/articles/115005323707). Specifically, this part regarding mature content: Tapas allows mature content featuring violence; strong, vulgar, or l…