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Thats right! I have all these comics ready to look at and im just holing out on you guys like a chump! >w< I know i know. Im just still a bit scared is all. There is so much judging me that you guys are capable and im not sure if my hide is think enough. TTwTT
Telling stories is something i think of day and night and since so much of my self image is invested here ... i just know im gonna be sensitive. >>
I was thinking i could set up maybe a picarto session when im working and people could comment there? fah, i dont know >> im just so nervous of sharing mah junk. ><
Ill get over it eventually.
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Thats right! I have all these comics ready to look at and im just holing out on you guys like a chump! >w< I know i know. Im just still a bit scared is all. There is so much judging me that you guys are capable and im not sure if my hide is think enough. TTwTT
Telling stories is something i think of day and night and since so much of my self image is invested here ... i just know im gonna be sensitive. >>
I was thinking i could set up maybe a picarto session when im working and people could comment there? fah, i dont know >> im just so nervous of sharing mah junk. ><
Ill get over it eventually.
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Awwh!! Tehe, you write really well!! Ish normals for anxiety and your closest fwiends can be too designey! But feedback is always good and can help you think up new ideas and better creations over da long run!! *BIIIIG HUUUUUGS* But, Design by committee ish something I nevefr heard of!! *snuggles with a lot of glitter* Imani will keep you in line!! *gives her a lil rubber pennant with "go mommy, go!" Written on it!!!*
My advice with writing would be thus:
1.) The only way to get better at anything is practice. I have made a lot of noise about being a writer, yet the amount of time I spend writing each week is abysmal. You can't get published if you don't have stuff written down in the first place, and you're less likely to forget details if it's on paper or your hard drive anyway. A few hours every week day should be fine, if you're not busy with other important stuff.
2.) You're going to make crap. That's a fact. Every writer has a bad book inside them, and you can only avoid it by not writing. But if you do that, then all the good books inside you won't happen either. What you have to do is remember point one, and keep improving so that the number of good books outweighs the bad book (and any crappy cousins it might try to bring along). I'm not sure how well this metaphor works for comics, but it helps to remember that you're not perfect, and that you don't have to be. Just do your best and keep improving; the rest will work out.
3.) Yes, let people review your stuff. However, it may help to only give them second drafts. That's where the term "Beta Reader" comes from: you don't send them your Alpha version, but the Beta, and get their feedback there. You're smart enough to catch the worst mistakes and errors on your own. The Beta Readers will point out things you can't see because you're too close to the work. You have to "murder your darlings", so you need those Beta Readers. You also might want to leave a first draft alone for a couple weeks so you're not so attached to it. And if you're not good at catching obvious mistakes, that's okay. The point is to learn to spot them, and this process should help you do that. Make sure to have Beta Readers who will be honest but not seek to hurt or destroy you and your work out of jealousy. If one of them seems too harsh while the rest tell you to go ahead, you know who to cut from your list. The important thing is to have them, and work out the details later. You have good things to offer the world. They'll help you polish them so that they really shine.
4.) Look up The Three Jaguars. I love those articles and they gave me hope of achieving my dream of being a published author. The author makes some very good points on how to do writing, including the most important part about publishing: if you want to make money doing this, then you need to learn to manage money and market your stuff. Unless you're willing to pay someone else to do those things, you're going to have to do them yourself, and she gives some good tips on how. Plus, she made some comics illustrating some other points, and they're cute and funny while still driving home the message.
There. All the unasked-for advice you never wanted. =P You're welcome and you know where to send the butt-kickings if I offended.
1.) The only way to get better at anything is practice. I have made a lot of noise about being a writer, yet the amount of time I spend writing each week is abysmal. You can't get published if you don't have stuff written down in the first place, and you're less likely to forget details if it's on paper or your hard drive anyway. A few hours every week day should be fine, if you're not busy with other important stuff.
2.) You're going to make crap. That's a fact. Every writer has a bad book inside them, and you can only avoid it by not writing. But if you do that, then all the good books inside you won't happen either. What you have to do is remember point one, and keep improving so that the number of good books outweighs the bad book (and any crappy cousins it might try to bring along). I'm not sure how well this metaphor works for comics, but it helps to remember that you're not perfect, and that you don't have to be. Just do your best and keep improving; the rest will work out.
3.) Yes, let people review your stuff. However, it may help to only give them second drafts. That's where the term "Beta Reader" comes from: you don't send them your Alpha version, but the Beta, and get their feedback there. You're smart enough to catch the worst mistakes and errors on your own. The Beta Readers will point out things you can't see because you're too close to the work. You have to "murder your darlings", so you need those Beta Readers. You also might want to leave a first draft alone for a couple weeks so you're not so attached to it. And if you're not good at catching obvious mistakes, that's okay. The point is to learn to spot them, and this process should help you do that. Make sure to have Beta Readers who will be honest but not seek to hurt or destroy you and your work out of jealousy. If one of them seems too harsh while the rest tell you to go ahead, you know who to cut from your list. The important thing is to have them, and work out the details later. You have good things to offer the world. They'll help you polish them so that they really shine.
4.) Look up The Three Jaguars. I love those articles and they gave me hope of achieving my dream of being a published author. The author makes some very good points on how to do writing, including the most important part about publishing: if you want to make money doing this, then you need to learn to manage money and market your stuff. Unless you're willing to pay someone else to do those things, you're going to have to do them yourself, and she gives some good tips on how. Plus, she made some comics illustrating some other points, and they're cute and funny while still driving home the message.
There. All the unasked-for advice you never wanted. =P You're welcome and you know where to send the butt-kickings if I offended.
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