Indie writer, artist and game developer
My name is Taeja and I am a Pistol, I fire shots left and right in the name of progress without sacrificing half of humanity. I am not a one-person operation, I have friends..
My goal is to release unto the world two mangas — A Boy Named Dorothy and Enemy of the State — and as many free tools for every artist, writer and screenplay-fiddler as possible while figuring out how to make a graphic novel without losing my mind.
This is my personal site to track the journey to 100,000 downloads for tools being made to make the world a better place, and me a little richer.
With enough funds, I may even be fortunate enough to unleash P For Pistol unto the world, the dick game of my dreams that you did not ask for but will get anyway. Game development teaches patience; P For Pistol teaches both.
Tracking the climb · every step that took us from 0 to wherever we are now. If you’ve ever wondered the best way to promote a Chrome extension, or how to develop a game without a publisher, this is the working notebook.
Chrome Extension version of Fountain+ with all the bells and whistles — a screenplay exporter, importer, pre-coverage checker, breakdowns, statistics. Picks up where the Fountain+ Exporter Workspace add-on left off. Practically everything on the website, for free. In development.
Comparison content for Fountain+ Exporter vs. alternatives.
Mangaplay Studio vs. X comparison content.
Submitted fountain.plus to AlternativeTo. First two reviews on the Google Workspace Exporter.
Mangaplay title now “Script to Storyboard · Google Docs — Mangaplay Studio”. GitHub fountain-plus repo now clearly links to fountain.plus. Six /pdf↔X and /fountain↔X converter pairs released on Fountain+, kept out of the sitemap deliberately.
The Google Workspace edition of the Fountain+ Exporter shipped.
SEO article on absolutelyskint. Extension finalised as “Script to Storyboard — Google Docs · Mangaplay Studio”. Parser made friendlier for younger writers (optional / mixed tab indent). DE / TH / zh-CN / zh-TW CWS listings + PWA language support added. CWS keyword optimisation (Webtoon, Manga, Comic, Manhwa, Screenwriting, AI generator, Storyboard) + EEAT signal boost for Pistol Taeja as publisher.
https://www.absolutelyskint.com/best-screenwriting-software-storyboard-tools/
Localised CWS images and language support submitted. Core exporter produces PDF / FadeIn / Final Draft against production-ready scripts.
fountain.plus becomes the web hub for Fountain+ tools. Each tool gets a browser version funneling to its Chrome / Workspace edition. api.absolutelyskint.com now hosts analytics + oAuth + Picker. Mangaplay Studio rebranded with mascot; the old logo is reassigned to Fountain+.
mangaplay.studio/app is now a PWA. Fountain forked to Fountain-Plus, parser open-sourced. Basic script2storyboard.com landing live. Script2Storyboard positioned as parent of Fountain+, Mangaplay Studio etc.
Landing page now has a 3-second Google Docs GIF + GTA + a 1-minute YouTube tutorial link. Core gained Final Draft and Fountain export; web app wired up to the new outputs.
Both bare-bone, HTTP-only, nginx reverse proxy (ports 6001 and 7001), PM2 managed.
Pushed github.com/pistoltaeja/mangaplay with syntax / readme / topics. PRs opened:
/ is now the product homepage, web app lives at /app. CWS listing title leads with keywords, “Mangaplay” pushed to the end, copy refocused on writers.
The same flow that ships in the extension now teaches users on the web.
Feedback post in r/websiteservices and a small backlink comment in r/chrome_extensions. Drawing gained zoom, keyboard shortcuts, and proper export layering.
IndexNow wired into both mangaplay.studio and absolutelyskint.com. Major core bug fixes. DrawEngine now supports zoom and 100-step undo.
Extension shared in Kill Pete Strat (~1000 gamers) and Magnet Jack (~500 artists) Discords. /Showcase gained 3 manga samples. Facebook post in Connecting Comic Book Writers and Artists. EEAT system added. 0.5 ms content-shift issue fixed.
New onboarding demonstrates the draw + download-screenplay flows. “Mangaplay Studio” is now the full name. “Storyboard” becomes the primary keyword ahead of screenplay / script / manga / comic.
Site-side dismissible reminder banner urging daily Chrome use, plus the first wave of extension bug fixes.
Added /syntax for the .mangaplay format, added /blog, restructured pages for indexability, published free-manga-screenplay-script-template content.
All paid, all skipped:
Requested Product Hunt re-release. Extension published to AlternativeTo and Chrome Stats. CWS listing updated. Still hunting for the best way to promote a Chrome extension that isn’t paid placement.
betalist.com requires a $40 fee for a backlink. Pass.
Mangaplay Chrome Extension shipped. absolutelyskint.com gained one new Mangaplay article + general article polish for domain credibility.
Mangaplay offline builder published at absolutelyskint.itch.io/mangaplay. Submitted to saashub.com — 32-day free queue, skipping the paid speedup.
futurepedia.io and TAAFT are explicitly AI-creation directories. Mangaplay isn’t. Pass.
Mangaplay Studio launched on Product Hunt.
Mangaplay announced on Reddit.
Personal tweet announcing the tool.
Day zero. The Mangaplay website goes public.
Both repos are headed to MIT over time. The formats, the parsers, the tools — take them, fork them, build on them.
Fountain-Plus is the open spec and reference parser for an extended Fountain syntax. It adds pages, panels, tags, and storyboard metadata on top of vanilla Fountain — every valid Fountain file is still a valid Fountain-Plus file. The repo ships the parser, formatter, and writers for PDF, Final Draft, FadeIn, and Fountain.
github.com/pistoltaeja/Fountain-PlusThe .mangaplay format and its formatter — a Fountain-Plus superset built for manga, comics, and webtoons. Pages, panels, panel tags, and reading direction baked in. The repo holds the syntax reference and the formatter that powers Mangaplay Studio.
I’m on a journey to make art, art again, one work of art at a time.
The script to storyboard tool for creators who enjoy writing and drawing.
Web App Chrome Web StoreGoogle Docs Extensions for exporting screenplays, pre-coverage checks and other utilities in the Fountain format or traditional screenplay.
Web App Fountain+ Exporter For Google Docs