Hi, I am a writer for hobby, but i can't seem to find artists to draw my story.
So instead, I am proposing to help incorporate my ideas into manga artistss own stories.
I am interested in helping you write your own webcomic on tapastic. Is that okay with you?
Dear Savannah,
My name is *********, and I am a young writer for hobby. Let me explain my story and how I decided on contacting you.
For many years, I had yet to discover my passion/hobby. I've tried sports, speech and debate, chess, among others.
Then it came to me; writing. My love for writing stories for comics spanned me to write five meticulously constructed plots in two years.
Like other hobbies that I've attempted to master, drawing was not my strong suit. I have been drawing for 6 years and i have not progressed.
Then, I turned to hiring an illustrator. Now mind you I am a university student still living with his parents , who are very skeptical of paying someone online.
They forbid me from paying someone online, but most professionals require payment. Also there are little manga or comic book artists in my area, so i was basically dependent on those i sought online. Now an even bigger threat arose; artists were refusing to work with me no matter how much i persuaded them, for a reason.
Because they would receive no reward for their hard work, these people politely declined my offer. You see the struggle. I had to go as far as to shorten my comic from 45 pages to 13 pages to accommodate them, and it still hasn't gotten me an artist. Now, I am at a standpoint where I am about to give up, as I have done in the past.
With many activities, I gave up in defeat. I don't want this to be among them. Please understand. May you please help? I really want you as my artist.
I am willing to do anything. I'll even shorten it more. Please. It's the only thing I have to live for. Please. I feel so reduced to a beggar.
Please. At least see my script. At least judge the story. If it interests you, then you could work on it. Manga is only my hobby and not a full time job.
Look, I came to you because I have seen your work and it is high quality. Yet we all know something this high quality comes with a price. Beauty is not cheap.
Nothing worth having is free. This favor I am asking of you is more than a commission. I consider it to be a fundamental step in boosting confidence in myself.
Because for years, I have put myself below others. My self worth is deflated. Penciling, inking, and scanning even 4 pages for little price, will mean a lot to me.
I am tired of finding little success in this journey. Countless people kept wishing me luck, but the luck never came. My hope is all but lost.
Doing someone a favor receiving nothing in return is something benevolent. It is a good omen. I am not taking advantage of you in any way.
This email reflects my genuine thoughts. I am telling you the cold truth, and my comrades can vouch for me.
Now I understand you need material gain(such as fiat money) to promulgate and survive in this world. However, small acts of kindness unites humanity.
Art does require large chunks of time, but in the end it will all be worth it. Hopefully, you understand where I am coming from. And that I can fathom where your coming from.
Good Day,
*********
All I wanted was a freaking manga to compensate for my miserable life!
Is that really too much?
Fourth email:
But apparently words cannot get through to you. No matter what I say, you' ll still refuse.
Fuck it!!
I don't even care!!
Go ahead and refuse!!
Go ahead and give me all the excuses as to why you can't fucking draw it!
I don't care anymore.
Refuse if you want.
I have been struggling to find an artist and the journey was fruitless.
Many people rejected my offers! Now I am fucking done!! Go ahead and refuse my offer!!
It doesn't matter.
Fuck it all!!
I wasn't going to reply to this email at first because you were being rude, spamming my inbox and acting like a complete lunatic, you didn't even give me a chance to think things over and leave a reply. Seriously you can't just wait?
To start off, I put my email on twitter so I can stay in touch with publishers and my commissioners. It is not there for strangers who want me to do them favors, especially ones who act like their entitled to my art and try to use emotional manipulation to get what they want which is a very disgusting thing to do to any human being. The way you handled things was very unprofessional and you will never get an artist with that attitude, ever heard of the phrase you attract more bees with honey than with vinegar?
I know life can be frustrating when things don't go your way especially when you're very passionate about something, but there is no reason to go off and blame your failed attempts on others. I worked very VERY hard to get where I'm at now and I'm still far from being where I want to be, but I will continue to work hard so I can reach my goal. These things don't just come to you on a silver platter, you need to work hard for it. I've spent years developing my skills, my tools cost money, and each page I make takes me 15-18 hours to produce. I can't draw for you because I'm working on my own series and I'm soon going to be commissioned to work on a different comic. I cannot work on three comics at once especially if the third one isn't going to pay me, I have bills to pay, I have to feed myself, and I have my own problems to deal with. I do not have the time, money, nor patience to work on your project. I am a person, not a tool.
Right now I think it's best that you focus on your studies and see a professional about dealing with that temper.