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Q: Why do you suck at coding?

I STARTED JUST A MONTH AGO

Q: When will your comic be released?

I am working on a robot oneshot right now, most likely I will post it on Webtoons (or even here who knows :P). The actual project I am working on will take some time to finish because of how intricate the storyline is.

Q: What's with the longitudinal nature of this story? Why is there no time skip for Part 2?

I wanted to try the novel coming-of-age route where we get to see these teenagers grow in front of the audience. Also because of my background in Psychology, I found it interesting to see how their developmental profiles lead to the individuals they become. OH WAIT I HAVEN'T POSTED THE STORY STRUCTURE YET

Q: How's the progress going so far? Are they just characters and concepts right now or do you have a plotline made?

Honestly, I feel like it's a zwitterion phase right now, I'm not in that rudimentary process where it's just sparse concepts anymore, but I am not that phase where you can call it a full-on webcomic yet. I have to work on the character profiles, the backgrounds, the outfit designs, the storyline in both parts. It's honestly quite a lot!

Q: Why don't you just start anyways, and develop the plotline as you go? Kind of like a weekly thing that manga artists do?

I have been told that many times and it's completely valid advice. I understand that if I want to put my foot in the door, I have to put it out there. However, it would not be beneficial to me because I need the full roadmap of my story to compose it properly, or at least build a proper foundation.

I have the ending planned out but the mystery lies on how everything reaches there. Having access to my characters during certain timepoints at my disposal can allow me to insert or omit aspects that I would not be able to do had I released the comic to the public. Imagine the amount of retcons if I were a Pantser, haha.

You see I've struggled with this a lot but I've come to the conclusion that I'd rather release a story that comes sincerely from my heart and effort. If the tradeoff is that I don't get reach or recognition due to this lengthy process then so be it. I want to try my best at what I do.

Q: Okay, okay I get it. Can I join your project?

Thank you so much for your offer! I actually do need sensitivity readers to make sure my story is not inadvertently hinging on stereotypes or microaggressions, because I will be touching on topics such as child abuse, race, discrimination, elitism, etc., so I do need a couple of other eyes. Caveat being, you will know the entire plotline and spoilers to the story. However, I don't have the money to commission you so, I can't really ask for your help right now.

Q: You draw on your phone?! What are the specs?

Yeah, it's a Samsung S9 (G960W), 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio).

Q: Wow! Just invest in a drawing tablet 4head.

Be quiet >:(

Q: Where can I contact you? If I have any questions on your lore, characters, story, or complain about your annoying personality?

Two locations so far - I mainly share my progress on Instagram (@haluro23, on break as of March 2024) and answer questions on Discord (gamer rage#6999, @haluro as of March 2024, upsetting, I know.). Also, important to note that I may not be able to reply immediately at times because I tend to unplug to be completely absorbed in my work, and then I share all my progress online. (More like forcibly dump all my progress onto my viewers XD)