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Joanne Kwan
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I've got multiple series on Tap and lots of places you can find me!
Stay clear of Webcomics app In 2023, a lot of creators were burned when the platform wouldn't pay them or answer their emails. You can read more about what happened in this twitter thread. The platform used to hire salespeople and call them "editors." Their job was to mass-DM or mass-email cr…
Like every time someone asks about this here, I'll give my unwanted two cents 
Their usual contract is a non-exclusive contract by default and you might gain one or two readers there if your work is good, so it's alright if you just want to upload your work there for fun. But if you want genuine i…
Humor comics are my bread and butter and I also write and perform comedy on the side. I promise that if something appears to be effortless then chances are there is actually a ton of effort going on in the background whether its in the actual construction of the joke or in the years of experience…
Damn, what did they say? Also, I'm a woman. Just a drawing without context could mean anything. Were you asking for advice on the expression? The hand? The face proportions? The lighting? Or the overall drawing? God forbid any one asks for clarification. I give it a 6.5/10
In my opinion: false I simply refuse to limit people's creativity. I will not look at writers and dismiss their attempts by saying they can't write romance because they can't write--- more so when they post their content here free for folks to read. That is rude and not helpful, and frankly, wrong. …
I don't think it's a case of writers (at least the majority) not knowing how to write romance, rather that the romance genre is awash with so many books and is so popular, that it's easier and more profitable to write some half decent slop than to try and craft a more genuine story. From what I kn…
It's worthless garbage that needs to be scrubbed of the face of the Earth. There is no point in using it, not now, not tomorrow, not ever. It's nothing but a scam by silicon valley to try and remain relevant and maintain a facade of innovation, so they can continue to hark in millions if not billion…
Lately in the forums, I've seen posts from people who do not feel like they are doing as well as they should be here on Tapas, and may be getting discouraged. Invariably, when I check on these people, they are doing just fine! They are performing decently or even excellently for a community comic…
Awesome! It's a bit clunky, but I can live with that if it keeps me from breaking any rules.
Thanks for the advice! Think "lesbian oriented adult game" might be a better description? I don't wanna break any rules, but I do want readers to more or less be able to guess what they're getting into. The story isn't really porn - hell, I'd barely consider it erotica, past the first few chapters…
Tapas added the Honesty Policy because people were making other accounts, gathering ink from games, and "supporting" their own author account with this ink. I would definitely tell your readers to stop sending so many payments at a time because this probably has been standing out to Tapas as fraudul…
When you have the same account giving you 99,999 ink several times in one day, it's going to look suspicious to Tapas with this sort of activity. The best thing to do is tell your supporters not to donate hundreds of dollars worth of ink in 8-10 increments in one day, which I'm assuming they're rais…
Thanks everyone for chiming in!
@vapidink Oh gosh yeah, marketing feels like a whole lotta trial and error. 
If it works, it works! I can definitely see the usefulness in readers being able to quickly see if a book has the tropes they're looking for. It kinda reminds me of the leg up fan works ten…
It should be marked as Mature because minors should not be interacting with another adult's fetish, even if everyone is clothed.
I have a gremlin plushie now. It’s so chonky. Might give it a little haircut at some point. My sister made it and I’m paying $25 for it. Is she scamming me? I do wish it had more of a neck but whatever it’s a gremlin that I can hold and pet. [image] [image] Share drawings of your ocs as plushies (or…
I mean as an artist, in any medium, really. If you're just doing art to entertain yourself, that's whatever, but if you're trying to entertain others in a professional setting, or position yourself as an authority or a teacher...there is a certain level of skill you need to reach before people can o…
HELLO BEAUTIFUL BEANS we are starting day 3 and have officially raised over 900 euros!!! This is absolutely insane to me, thank you so much! Can we make it to 1k before the end of the day?
YAYYYYY THANKS MOD! 
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT!
therefore.... HUGE BUMP!
We already broke last year's record and 2 pieces have ALREADY been drawn! If you want character art where 100% of money given goes to 3 wonderful causes, follow the links in the top of the post! 
Well, whether or not your actively seeking out people from a marginalized community is the crux of your question here. Does it matter to you, no like, does it really matter to you the race/background of the creators of the media you consume? If it doesn't, than this question come off as you imply…
Wow...the top portion of this post thread sounds really stereotypical @thepenmonster it's not even an issue of "dominating"- the same issue with comics is the same issue with a lot of everything else- gatekeeping. Especially given the appearance that comics is a surprisingly small and nuanced fiel…
Tysm for this answer, @joannekwan yeah I’ll admit something had definitely been up with the tapas app since yesterday, as I’ve been trying to earn some free ink however I’ve not yet been able to receive it in my account. Hope it’s resolved soon. My best wishes to team tapas. 
I am aware that most people here are creators, but I am not sure if "The problem" actually is a problem. I am pretty much of an extrovert-artist and I like to talk to other people about my art. Soooo... I used to get into contact to other artists on Deviantart the same way as I did here. Forums on…
Hi. I tried to come up with these questions for your audience. What device do you primarily use when reading novels (smartphone, tablet, PC, etc.)? How many novels do you usually read at the same time? What do you think is the ideal length for an easy-to-read novel? (For example, word count per c…
Just speaking from my experience with other writing sites with forums, it's pretty much the norm to have forum users be mostly creators. It makes sense when you consider that creators would be the people who have a greater interest in the site and who have more to gain from interacting with other us…
I think there may have been a time where people were finding new comics to read from here on the forums but I feel like it was always definitely more a discussions and work-shopping (shop talking?) place from the jump than one for promo but somehow that got lost or confused as time passed like i j…
Now that you say that, it actually may be time to put the forums to rest--or at least, not say the forums advertise or help with promotion. It really is just a chat space at best. And that's cool! But yeah... perhaps reformation of this type of thing isn't what is needed. Rather, we just need to…
i think the thing with main site promo issues is that tapas has to as mentioned by other prioritize what pays the bills but they do also look at community content but i imagine there's also probably the dilemma of sheer volume of works on the site overall versus whatever the number of staff members…
I've noticed that they have been putting staff picks in the inbox on the main site. Also, if that's the novel I'm thinking of, it's one that I'm currently reading, and I highly recommend it! Didn't discover it through staff picks, but I'm glad some people might be able to. Go Mall Ghosts! [:hype_01:…