I just finished a oneshot. I now have 3(ish) unreleased oneshots. I’m going to submit them to various magazines, but honestly, I hate them. They’re very spineless. Through an attempt to be mainstream, I feel like I’ve stripped these works of everything I’m good at.

I know I can’t just splatter anything at a canvas and expect to be serialized. There has to be some sort of curation, but I don’t know how to go about such a thing.

I don’t know how to articulate it, but whatever I just did – didn’t work.

My next contest is Kyomaf (I said I was done fiddling around on Artstreet/Medibang, but it’s the next soonest manga contest).

I’m going to make a oneshot that’s the most “me” thing imaginable. I already know this means whatever I make is doomed to fail, but I feel I need to do it.

I’ve failed in one direction for too long, now I’ll fail in the opposite direction. Every failure gets closer to success. I hope.

I wanted to make my mangaka debut with OEL manga. I’ve recently changed my mind. Now I’m going to aim for Japanese manga magazines.

I reasoned if I can compete on the “world stage”  and prove myself against international applicants, it’s like leveling up before the battle begins.

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