I need help with deciding on something!
Added 2021-07-08 08:22:05 +0000 UTCHello everyone. This is my first time kinda reaching out to you folks like this, but since not every patron is on the discord server, I figured it might be the best way to approach.
It's nothing serious. I just...got hit by this...INSPIRATION last month. I was kinda pondering on what kinda silly butt-comics I can draw next...and I suddenly got this...Idea of wanting to make a patreon exclusive webcomic that ties all the previous silly little lood comics and short comics I've made into one canon.
I've been mulling it over...And I've been trying to do a simple manuscript of such a comic...But I kinda have an issue.
I've got a few too many pans on fire. Or to put it otherwise. I'm SLIGHTLY overworked. I'm working on Among the Sheep, my next big comic project 6 pages per week and I'm in the process of trying to find a publisher for it. I'm also streaming on twitch.tv actively...Hosting a
full custom pathfinder campaign as the DM...Working as a director and primary artist on a simple dating sim visual novel...Working on a bunch of commissions...And also of course all the patreon content.
So I find myself worrying, that if I do begin a webcomic...I might end up being super inconsistent with the page amounts...and that might stress me out a lot...which again makes it harder for me to focus.
Admittedly, making it into a webcomic would be my personal preference, but I do have a bad habit of stretching myself a bit thin. So I was wondering on how I can make it work...
Today morning as I woke up like...right now. I figured that I could use the same formula I did with the Mooyuki comic "Moo for me". Where I write most of the filler out in text and illustrate the important parts...I have a better way of making it work than just making jpegs of the text pages too.
The idea would essentially be that I write a light novel of loods and stuff it full of illustrations of varying magnitudes, some black and white, some sketchy, some colored etc. Through making it a readable PDF file I could include links to all the previous and upcoming comics it references, so it could also be used as a hub to find a bunch of the comics here on Patreon....
But the main issue with it is, that I'm not really particularly known for my writing. I've always been a visual kinda author...and I fear making it have a lot of text would alienate a part of the crowd. I am a professionally published author, so I don't particularly have confidence issues with my writing....But it would still be a bit less easy for a lot of folks to digest, I'm sure. The benefit of making it text based however, is that it would ensure I would be able to produce a lot of content for it every month. And I know at least a part of my audience cares much more about the loods than the ....production values.
So I wanted to ask you guys. Let's have a vote. What would you prefer?
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MAKE A WEBCOMIC!
+Positives: Pretty as hell. Easily approachable.
-Negatives: A ton of work. Inconsistent posting schedule.
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MAKE A LIGHT NOVEL
+Positives: Very easy to make. Ensures a ton of content.
-Negatives: Not for people who dislike reading. Less visually impactful.
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You can also share your thoughts on the matter on our discord server! If you don't wish to make a direct comment here, let's see... Drop a like on this post if you'd be okay with a light novel. If there are a few likes I'll assume people are generally more into that.