Creator Confessions: Severing Long-Term Relationships
Like so many other industries, making comics hinges on the relationships you form along the way. This goes for everything
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Creator Confessions
Creator Confessions: Never Recreate A Lost Moment
One of the most difficult things for a writer is wrangling inspiration. In truth, there is no controlling it. Inspiration
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Creator Confessions: How Finished Should A Book Be Prior To Kickstarter?
Making comics is difficult for a whole host of reasons, not the least of which is the expense it takes
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Creator Confessions: Death Is The Most Powerful Storytelling Tool
There are many tools in a writer’s toolbox to invoke a desired effect. There’s the plot twist. The romance. The
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Creator Confessions: The Writer’s Gut
Writing stories is difficult for a whole host of reasons. There are financial obstacles, time obstacles, and even creative obstacles.
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Creator Confessions: Invest In Yourself
One of the most obvious yet also difficult tips for creators to learn is to invest in themselves. Spending money
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Creator Confessions: Narration As A Crutch
There’s probably no easier tool to use in the storytelling toolbox than narration. Unfortunately, it also means narration is the
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Creator Confessions: The Dreaded Dead Zone
Kickstarter backers might not be aware of “the dead zone,” but anybody that’s ever run even a single campaign knows
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Creator Confessions: The Ups And Downs Of Variants
The comics industry loves gimmick covers. Doesn’t matter if it is for fans or creators, there’s always a craze when
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Creator Confessions: Guest Etiquette
Promotion is the bane of any comic creator’s existence. It requires them to step outside his or her shell and
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Creator Confessions: How To Be A Better Backer
There are tons of articles and podcasts out there to help Kickstarter creators be better Kickstarter creators. But there’s actually
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Creator Confessions: The Flimsiness Of Tone
Out of the five elements of storytelling — setting, character, plot, theme, and tone — it’s that last one which
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Creator Confessions: Prepping For Shipping Problems
As a creator, fulfilling a crowdfunding campaign can be stressful during the best of times. These are, of course, not
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Creator Confessions: How To Launch More Crowdfunding Projects
One big difference between crowdfunding on Kickstarter and publishing via the direct market is the frequency one can launch books.
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Creator Confessions: Getting Ghosted By Artists
Writing comics is hard. It’s even harder when your team won’t communicate. It happens more often than one might think,
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Creator Confessions: Addressing The Ego While Creating Comics
Being a comic creator as a writer is a strange phenomenon. It starts with an idea: a dream to tell
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Creator Confessions: What To Look For When Selecting An Artist
As a writer of both novels and comics, Comicon contributor Frank Martin has a lot to say about the process
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Creator Confessions: Don’t Forget About The Logo
As a writer of both novels and comics, Comicon contributor Frank Martin has a lot to say about the process
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Creator Confessions: The Risk Of Burning Bridges
As a writer of both novels and comics, Comicon contributor Frank Martin has a lot to say about the process
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Creator Confessions: The Limitations Of Comics
As a writer of both novels and comics, Comicon contributor Frank Martin has a lot to say about the process
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Creator Confessions: The Importance of Proofs
Ask any creator and they will tell you about the importance of proofs. But similar to other topics, this is
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Creator Confessions: Another Look At Self-Publishing Vs. Traditional Publishing
Self-publishing versus traditional publishing. It’s kind of the ultimate question for not just new writers, but seasoned and even full-time
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Creator Confessions: A Problem Of Page Counts
As a writer of both novels and comics, Comicon contributor Frank Martin has a lot to say about the process
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Creator Confessions: How Long Should My First Comic Be?
As a writer of both novels and comics, Comicon contributor Frank Martin has a lot to say about the process
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Creator Confessions: The Critique — A Writer’s Friend Or Nightmare?
It might seem like a paradoxical notion, but the scariest thing one can experience as a new writer is to
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Creator Confessions: The Effect Of Kickstarter Trolls
As a writer of both novels and comics, Comicon contributor Frank Martin has a lot to say about the process
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Creator Confessions: The Art Of Lettering
As a writer of both novels and comics, Comicon contributor Frank Martin has a lot to say about the process
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