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Originally Posted by manganimefan227

One of the points that really stood out was that you can't draw/write what you want excactly. So, if I make a succesful enough manga that atleast get's published, are they going to make me draw in fanservice stuff? (Like almost kisses, pantie shots, shirtless people?) I hope not because that's what I'm trying to avoid.and how much will they try to change the plot or
story board?

I don`t think there are any sort of rules to what type of things they have changed. It is really all on an individual basis. If they think that your manga is great but it would sell better with more fan service, then I am sure they would ask for it. If it`s great but they think it would be better without any fan service - I`m sure they`ll ask to get rid of all of it. The editors tend to be pretty attuned to what sort of things are selling, and will push you in that direction if they feel there is potential.

I have heard of simple style things like changing a outfit, changing the view in certain panels, etc - to extreme story changes such as changing the gender of the main character, killing off a main character who was integral to the plot, etc.

Magazines tend to gather surveys from fans, and have been known to cater much more to those than to the artist`s original ideas.

Again though - I don`t think there is any way to predict what would happen in anyone`s case.

Because I'm going to assume that I'll make no money off it, forcing me to find other careers that will make me money. So I'm going to be a teacher (Of probably college Japanese language).

There is never anything wrong or strange about having a plan B. If you succeed and eventually have money pouring in from your manga efforts, then it`s easy to quit job B... But if you throw everything else away and just focus on your manga, it is a lot harder to pick up the pieces later on if you aren`t one of the lucky ones.

I think this is one of the reasons I am so quick to try and make it clear that it is NOT easy to even make the lowest livable level of money as a mangaka. It`s the same for any sort of art related market where there are a handful of people at the top, and millions who dream of reaching that.

I know of more than a few people who decided to give up everything else to focus on some art-related life path. None of them "made it" - and when they finally got to the point where they needed to support a family, got tired of the starving artist life, etc... They had no way to escape. They hadn`t gotten a degree when they had the chance. The only job experience they had was short term part time stuff, etc.

I know of someone who eventually committed suicide because they really felt hopeless after reaching late 30s with no real opportunities in their art path of choice.

Plan B is never a bad thing.

However I am going to write my manga story and hire somebody to draw for me.(How much should I expect to need to pay them?)

I am sure that if there is a great artist out there who is really awful at coming up with a good story and who thinks your story has potential - they would be willing to come to an agreement that doesn`t involve outright pay. After all, you`d also be increasing their chances.

I love writing abd drawing, but with all the risk, I just don't want to put everything on the line to lean financially these hobbies.

I don`t think there is any reason to put everything on the line for it. The friend who I mentioned in a previous post - she devoted a lot of her time to honing her skills, but also attended university and had a fairly well paying office job. She has kept up with her skills and has even gotten a couple more certifications with the extra money she made through manga.

I don`t believe she`s working a day job now, but if things fall through or time just passes and she is no longer making enough to live on with manga, she has that option to turn to.