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Futekiya (a BL subscription service library that brings works from Japan to english speaking audience) has a really cool blog with interviews featuring creators and fans of the genre. It would be a really good place to start, to dive in and see how the culture is from the inside, especially if …
There are different Premium contracts available, and therefore there are different rates for each contract. If you're interested in the Premium program, you can always try and go for it! Best possible outcome is that you get accepted and they offer you a contract that meets your needs as a creator. …
If you're a novel writer, you should pitch it like it's going to be traditionally published. So if you have a series of books planned, pitch the very first complete arc, as if you were pitching the first book in a series. It should have a beginning, a middle, and a end. The reason why they say your…
Honestly thrilled with how hard Tapas staff works to listen to users and to think about both mobile and desktop experience. The team works really hard and deserves kudos all around! However I also want to add our vote for the ability to expand comments/expand the comment box. Receiving long, in-de…
I zoomed in super close on desktop and I found him. [:hype_01:] It was difficult, but not overly unfair - and hey! @violin managed to find him. But of course it helped that you only had two panels, so I only had to compare the first panel with the second one. I imagine that trick would be impossible…
Thank you so much for the response, Michael! It gives us much relief to hear that you and the Tapas team are healthy and well! I also really appreciate the response and care for creators Tapas consistently shows and I look forward to the announcement. [:hype_01:] [:heart_03:] Wishing you all bes…
Hello @michaelson! First off, I want to say a huge THANK YOU to you and the dev team for working so hard on listening to the users and constantly trying to improve Tapas! I know ever since the update it's been almost nonstop work to fix bugs and try to address outstanding issues. I have always belie…
Oh, I completely agree with you! When the first Incubator Program came out, there were a lot of questions about it, and Tapas wasn't as open and transparent about their process at the time. I definitely think there were some PR mistakes made and misunderstandings that probably could have been avoide…
Tapas has a lot of ambitious goals for monetizing the series that you create with them under Incubator Program - like optioning it for TV, film, Netflix series, Crunchyroll, print publication, translating it and selling it overseas to other comics platforms....but all these things take time to devel…
The purpose of the Incubator Program is that Tapas funds you to create a Premium series. It would be hard for them to make back their investment if they paid you to make a comic for free. ^^;; As for the legal stuff - you're right, every contract is different! We've been pretty happy to speak o…
I was literally having this discussion with some fellow creators yesterday! (And most of our one-star reviews on Born Sexy Tomorrow are from people upset that they have to pay for content.) Most people do webcomics as a hobby, which I think is wonderful. But if your goal is to become a profession…
I can't answer for sure, since I can't speak for the selections committee, but I do believe they're looking for full color vertical scroll, same as Korean webtoons. However, maybe your comic has a great story and look to it, and if you do get chosen, they can always hook you up with a colorist or ma…
I usually use Google docs because I can easily share it with people, do edits in real time, do collaboration, etc... ( Plus I have a fear of MS Word ever since it crashed on me years ago and I lost a whole chapter of a story ) But I have friends who use and love celtx! I'm going to give it a try …
Hi Harmony! For the Incubator Program this time around they're looking to fund a new comic - so if you're only a writer (like me) you'll probably want to partner with an artist. I believe there will be a call later on for comic script writers - and there's always Tapas Writer's Camp for novelists! …
Hello everyone! I’m Michi, the writer half of VVBG. Last fall, we were one of the selected creators for the Tapas Incubator Program. Being selected for the Incubator Program has opened so many doors for us professionally, and it is an amazing opportunity for anyone serious about becoming a professio…
Oh boy!!!! Thank you Dev team!