i made this decision a while back... but the thing is, i really hate how the only thing that ever gets attention here on DA is fanart. you can be the most amazing artist on this whole site, but if you're creating original pieces, no one gives a damn. that... really, really irritates me. i STILL get favorites daily on that stupid leegaara pic that i don't even LIKE, but hey, it's fanart and it's two characters everyone knows and to top it off it's shounen ai, so, people favorite it on glance, without even stopping for a single second to think about the actual piece of art that it is.

i guess my advice is, draw what YOU want to draw. don't ever shape yourself and your artwork into whatever you think OTHER people will like. the true artist is not the one that can copy the creativity of others, but the one who can create a world and a style all their own. be loved for what YOU create, for who you are, not what they want you to be.

at least, that's just my opinion. i went through exactly the same questions. and, it led to me pretty much leaving DA. :/

in any case, if you're getting serious about your manga, you probably don't want to post stuff for it up here anyway. it can easily get stolen, and the prepublishing stuff is sorta complicated and annoying. but then again, plenty of other people do, so who knows. it's all up to you.

and that means you. not anyone else. :3

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Travel far enough away, my friend, and you will discover something of great beauty: yourself.
O, world's a stage, they say.

Draw your art work..I used to have pretty decent artwork that never really got looked at alot. An when I came back to Deviant my work still doesn't get looked at much Granted it's not Anime or Manga all of it..Some of it is paint Manipulations but still. Keep drawing your artwork The OC Chara's you draw are pretty!! I like them!! Good luck on Semester things You can do it. By the way Am I the only one who see's Seme in Semester?? >>;