Gail shared some good vibes and advice for this MYOT project:
The idea here is not to replace or denigrate fanfic or fanart, the idea is simply to get people connected and exposed, where people can encourage each other and share ideas and tips.
And hopefully, some people will end up making comics of some kind together.
Very exciting.
I don’t want to butt in, but my advice is start small, beware of scope creep, be aware of the medium you are using, and take full advantage of the viral nature of Tumblr.
Good luck! Spread the word!
You heard the woman!
Starting small is a good idea. Maybe we could try some restrictions? Like, an artist posts a drawing of a character he or she created and asks for some ideas for complete stories only one ten pages long? Or a writer describes a plot for a ten page story in five bullet points looking for artists to work with to take a crack at it?
What do you think? Do some interesting restrictions lower the bar to participation, or will this work better as more of a bulletin board?
(Also, where are all the artists?)
There definitely needs to be some restrictions. You can’t just accept slop from the the artists or the writers if you want a good reputation.
Also the artists are probably not gonna show up a lot and partner with the writers if the writers don’t have that makeyourown money. Art is expensive and time-consuming.
Consider making an extensive yet interesting submission template. So when anybody submits something it will be uniform and not scatter-brained.
(via makeyourownthen)
