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On Writing
So to continue my pulling tips from my favorite books on creativity I am going to look back on “On Writing” by Stephen King. One of my favorites. I have read most of Mr. King’s books (certainly those in the last 20 years), and I have gone back to some of the older classics. I…
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Artist Outings
So a few years ago, I read “The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creative” by Julia Cameron. It was one of the many books I have read and try to take bits and pieces of, to improve my art and creativity. One thing I have been focusing on more is the “artist outings”.…
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The End of a Kickstarter, a moment to relax, then back to making comics!
So today is the first day in 31 days I don’t have to look at funding, or work to get funding for our kickstarter. It’s a moment to relax, but not to stop, making comics for me never stops. I was able to hit my funding goal a day before the kickstarter closed. And that…
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The Last Few Crazy Days of Running a Kickstarter!
So I am in my last few days of my kickstarter, hang on one second I need to refresh my kickstarter page. (Joking) I feel like I survived the dead zone in the middle, and things are picking up. I am closing in on 75 percent funded and 130 backers. And feeling pretty good, this…
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Baltimore Comic Con Kickstarter Ups and Downs
Hey Everyone, So last weekend was Baltimore Comic Con, I think this is my 5th year, but this year was a step up in my networking, pitching, getting feedback (oh and buying a ton of cool artwork.) I was able to hand out two samples of ashcans of my two kickstarters, Digital Forever and Multi-Larceny.…
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First Time Being a Guest on a Podcast!
So I was on the Spoiler Country Podcast, as an interviewee. That was a first, we have over sixty episodes of the Constructing Comics Podcast, and I have either been the interviewer or co-hosting. This was the first time being on the spot and having to keep the conversation flowing. I was pretty nervous, I…
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The Ups and Downs of Running a Kickstarter
5 day’s ago I launched my 3rd Kickstarter for “The Reset” There is excitement of the launch and the joy of that notification you have a new backer. But there is also the dread and panic when it seems to stall out. I am going to be a little honest here in this post, I…
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Writing Dialogue
My Comics Experience course on writing a one shot is nearly at it’s last session. Our assignment is to add dialogue to our 20 page stories. I have most of it done, but I few pages to go. And I planing on doing a lot editing (another thing I need to improve on, I love…
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Using Different Panels for Contrast
Continuing my class with Comics Experience we had a more of an art focused session, as a writing course you might feel that this was a bit strange. But it was two fold, one to allow us as writers a better understanding of the terms, so we can communicate what we hope to tell with…
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Subtext
I tend to be a concept type of creator. On that’s a cool idea, or concept I could make a comic about that. But I have realized that I need to get better a character development. I am mid way through my Comics Experience class on “Writing the perfect one shot”. We are to write a…