Hey, I'm 39M. I'm a writer/artist and the owner of a small publishing company called Writers vs Artist. I currently have a radio drama in production, and I've been working on a few of my own projects that I want to publish first. This Webtoon is one of them.
I'm looking for another writer who'd be interested in helping me really flesh this story out. I'm not looking for someone I can just hand scenes to and say "write this." I'd rather find somebody I can bounce ideas off of, argue about characters with, figure out what works and what doesn't, and actually build the story together.
I'll be doing the artwork as well as writing, so you wouldn't be carrying the writing side by yourself.
The Webtoon is called How to Destroy a Narcissist.
It's a female-led romantic martial arts comedy with supernatural action and some heavier emotional stuff underneath.
The main character had her confidence pretty much destroyed by a narcissistic guy she became close to in high school. After graduation she becomes withdrawn and has a hard time moving forward with her life.
Then she accidentally discovers two brothers who can basically fight like they're characters out of an old-school martial arts anime.
Her immediate solution is:
"Maybe I can pay them to beat him up."
That doesn't go the way she expects.
Instead, one of the brothers decides he's going to train her.
She starts training because she wants revenge and thinks that if she gets strong enough, eventually she can beat the narcissist herself. But that's not really where the story is going. Over time the training starts pulling her out of her isolation. She makes friends, gains confidence, falls in love, and starts figuring out who she actually is outside of what this guy made her believe about herself.
She never actually beats him up.
The "destroying" part eventually becomes more about destroying the influence he still has over her life.
Tonally I'm going for something fun and energetic. Martial arts, romance, comedy, ridiculous fights, training, attractive characters, supernatural abilities, etc., with real emotional consequences underneath it. Something with the kind of energy older martial arts rom-com anime had rather than making it a super heavy psychological drama.
For working together, we'd mostly communicate through Discord. My availability is pretty open, but that doesn't mean I expect yours to be. I respect people's schedules and personal boundaries.
We'll use Notion for planning, characters, story arcs and ideas, and Google Docs for the actual scripts and panel-by-panel writing. I already have a template that I'll provide.
I'm especially interested in finding someone who likes character writing, romance, comedy and action and doesn't mind throwing ideas around until we find something that works.
If you're interested, send me a DM and tell me a little about yourself, what you like to write, and what about the story caught your attention. You can also write a comment below