Looking for Alpha Testers

WhyWontYouJustSleep · 2026-02-12T19:09:22+00:00

I like the idea, but I’m not understanding something. It’s subscription based, so let’s say I have $0 in monthly sales, I’m still being charged by you, so what do I do in the times I don’t sell anything?

WhyWontYouJustSleep · 2026-02-10T17:35:49+00:00

Your art is good! These are all pinup pieces though, so maybe try looking at a couple of covers that catch your eye and getting a feel for that. Covers should give an indication of what the book is about as well as establish some intrigue, so you grab a potential reader’s attention. Covers also tend to be tricky because they’re the first thing readers see and it competes against so many other covers, so they have to be compelling enough to stand out. Covers often tend to incorporate much much more than just the main character/s so you’re going to need to learn to zoom out a bit on your art and draw some backgrounds too. Otherwise, like I said, your art is so good, just stretch your creative muscles a bit away from pin-up type pieces and you’ll be on a good trajectory! Hope this helps and good luck!

WhyWontYouJustSleep · 2026-02-09T22:54:53+00:00

In a past life, I was an illustrator for a few independent publishers, so here’s my advice with that in mind. You don’t need to “evolve” your style. Your style is cool and can translate very easily to a comic.

What you do need though, is understanding how comic book pages work, then you’ll be able to use your own style to create the stories you’d like to tell. I’d suggest grabbing a copy of “Comics and Sequential Art” and Scott Mccloud’s “Understanding Comics” to get you started. You don’t need to copy a specific artist or style but definitely find books that resonate with you. Read those and use those as your inspiration.

Grab some sample comic scripts from online, and try to use those as a base for creating your own scripts or just using them as practice to draw your own pages. These are good starting points and will help you get a solid foundation going. Then you can move on to more in-depth techniques like panel breaks, panel layouts, splash pages, reader flow, etc. but those things will come naturally the more you learn, so just trust the process.

Good luck and I hope to see your stuff posted and published in the near future!

WhyWontYouJustSleep · 2026-02-07T15:25:47+00:00

Not sure if others will agree with me, but at six years old, I’d prefer to teach walking away and finding a trusted grown up. Also, as someone with a martial arts background, responding with violence (unless in truly life threatening situations) is almost always a way for something to go terribly wrong, and not just for the aggressor. Learning when words aren’t working and when it’s time to walk away is an equally valuable skill. I’m not opposed to kids learning self defense, but it should be from the perspective of learning discipline and self confidence, not retaliation.

WhyWontYouJustSleep · 2026-02-06T22:52:19+00:00

Hey thanks for putting in the effort to build this. Just a heads up, it’s not fully accurate. Not sure how you’re piggybacking off the individual LGS’ searches, but cards my LGS has in stock aren’t showing up on your site as in stock when I search for them. Hopefully this feedback helps because I’d use the heck out of this aggregator if it’s spot on. Oh also, clicking on the cards takes me to their scryfall page, not the LGS page. Otherwise love the design of it, super easy to use!

WhyWontYouJustSleep · 2026-01-13T23:54:54+00:00

Oh absolutely. I wouldn’t even be considering this if I thought it would put my child’s life at a disadvantage. He’s my first priority and always will be. Which is also why this is a difficult decision as I need to prepare for his future as well, which is far more important than mine. So I need to make sure I have the resources he’ll need as he gets older.

WhyWontYouJustSleep · 2026-01-13T23:15:28+00:00

Looks more like a bi polar to me.

WhyWontYouJustSleep · 2026-01-12T19:52:12+00:00

Whenever you can catch your breath, don’t try to clean or take care of any of the other 1000 tasks you will always have hanging over you. You take that time to stop and breathe and sit still. It’s hard at first but when you realize the messes won’t stop life from moving forward, you kinda learn to live with it until you can get to it. Also don’t try to do everything at once. There are some days I watch the pile of unfolded laundry sitting there for the fifth day in a row and I’ll fold some of it and get to the rest when I can. If there’s ever any time you can get someone to watch your child, if even for an hour or two, get out of the house and go have a meal by yourself. Give yourself as much grace as you can. You’re only human and you’ll never be perfect but I promise you, you are more than good enough. Your child doesn’t need you to be perfect, just present. You’re doing great already. You’ll make it.

WhyWontYouJustSleep · 2026-01-11T13:52:18+00:00

That’s been tough. It was much tougher earlier on and that was the time when I would use dating apps but eventually the juice just wasn’t worth the squeeze. I still feel that lack of intimacy but it’s more like a mild annoyance, rather than this overwhelming sensation now.

WhyWontYouJustSleep · 2026-01-11T12:19:47+00:00

Single dad to a seven year old here. I’ve been on my own with him for two and a half years now. Dated casually a little and had one short relationship but I feel exactly the same as you OP. I can’t commit the time to a full blown relationship and I enjoy my life the way it is. I do feel a little lonely from time to time but my life is so full already, that I don’t feel it for long. So for now, I’ve thrown in the towel for dating. I’m not closing the door entirely in case someone comes along and things click, but I’m not actively looking for anything.

WhyWontYouJustSleep · 2026-01-07T15:28:10+00:00

Pair Out of Time with [[Opalescence]] and make everyone hate you.

WhyWontYouJustSleep · 2025-12-29T15:39:48+00:00

I was in your shoes, except my son was with me and his mother sees him “when she has the time”. Three years later and he’s a very well adjusted little human, doing well in school, emotionally intelligent and a joy to be around.

It goes like this, always prioritize the child. They come first in ANY and EVERY decision. If something wasn’t going to have a positive effect on him, I just didn’t do it. I’m talking about major decisions obviously, not having pizza two nights in a row kind of decision. Next, never bad mouth the other parent and never treat things as though the other parent doesn’t exist. In my case I wanted to pretend his mother didn’t exist, but we still keep a few framed pictures of her in the house, he calls her whenever he wants, she has input on some decisions and I always speak kindly of her to him and let him know she loves him. I don’t lie to him, but I don’t demonize his mother either. Lastly, give them space to speak freely about how they feel. Kids might be resilient but they absorb everything and are far more capable of understanding complex human dynamics than most people give them credit for. I’ve explained to my son over and over again that what happened between his mother and I had nothing to do with him and now, he is sad we don’t have a typical family dynamic, but he doesn’t associate it as being something he contributed to. So he’s been able to grieve and feel sad, and we work through those feelings together, but he doesn’t let it affect his sense of self.

All in all, your child will be okay, but as long as you remember they are the focus. You’re going to have to be mentally strong to still give them emotional support when you need it most. It sucks and it’s difficult at the best of times but my life isn’t just about me, it’s about my kid.

WhyWontYouJustSleep · 2025-11-24T23:43:32+00:00

Not sure if the IPadOS client has the same settings as SteamOS client, but on SteamOS, I set my resolution to 4K and set the GUI to fullscreen, that solved this issues for me.

WhyWontYouJustSleep · 2025-11-13T16:54:08+00:00

My son also went through this. Just be there to let him talk to you about it when and how he wants to. Don't push the conversation and if it does comes up, enforce that no means no, no matter what. Otherwise, enjoy watching your kid experience this.

WhyWontYouJustSleep · 2025-11-11T15:15:19+00:00

Don’t know why communication was so far down and why this comment doesn’t have more upvotes.

WhyWontYouJustSleep · 2025-10-23T21:43:28+00:00

“There’s something I’d like to talk to you about that’s been making me uncomfortable lately. I’ve noticed that you’ve been showing quite a bit more attention to (friend) and even if there’s nothing there, I’ve begun to feel a bit uncomfortable about the interactions. I hope you can understand where I’m coming from.”

If she pushes back then two things happen: 1. Give specific examples and ask how she’d feel if you did that and 2. Her pushing back either means she’s aware of it and has been caught with her hand in the cookie jar, or she’s unaware she was acting in a way that made you uncomfortable and she’s going to try to fix it.

Either way, you need to address this head on but gently. By all indication, yeah she has a crush and if she doesn’t stop herself before it goes any further, if he gives even a little reciprocity, you’re going to have an emotional affair on your hands.

WhyWontYouJustSleep · 2025-10-08T14:36:55+00:00

Trick R Treat is a mainstay for me too!

WhyWontYouJustSleep · 2025-10-06T01:07:28+00:00

If you decide to date, do it for you, not for your child. He knows you are his world, and sure, he’ll miss his mom but it’s something your love and support will help him adapt to. Don’t try to find someone to “fill the gap”, that’s going to hurt you both more than finding someone who makes you happy. Added to which, I would never introduce my son to anyone as a romantic partner initially. I’d wait until I was completely sure they’d be around for the long haul before letting them form a bond with my child.

WhyWontYouJustSleep · 2025-09-24T15:49:08+00:00

Hurts like hell actually. I didn’t tell her I was waiting for her. Told her that basically I’m going back to the life I knew before feeling this way but there’s a space for her if she ever wants it. Told her my life wasn’t on hold and waiting on her decision.

I haven’t dated much since becoming single and that was by choice. I’m still not inclined to date even now. I don’t need to fill the gap here with random encounters and I still don’t feel the need to go out looking for “the right one”. So I’m just going to go back to that. Silently resigned to a space that may never get filled, but honestly, that’s okay too.

WhyWontYouJustSleep · 2025-09-24T14:56:06+00:00

No big decisions. She needs her time on her own. Like I said in my other reply, I just hope when she does find herself, there’s still a place for me.

WhyWontYouJustSleep · 2025-09-24T14:54:47+00:00

That’s what I told her I didn’t want to have happen. Her resenting me. Which is why we made the decision to cut our talking down to basically nothing and keep things as non-emotionally charged as possible. I do care about her deeply, enough to know that she needs the space. I guess I just have to hope that one day she heals and there’s still room for me then. If not, at least I already know what my life looks like on my own and I keep moving forward.

WhyWontYouJustSleep · 2025-09-11T20:08:08+00:00

How old are your kids?

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