ComixLaunch

For many creators, marketing is the most challenging part of a Kickstarter campaign. In this session, artist Anthony Christou teaches a guest lesson sharing his 40 day campaign marketing plan. Then, Tyler shares audio from a past ComixLaunch Course office hours session where he corrects a big mistake many creators make when it comes to email marketing.

If you could go back in time and give yourself one piece of advice that you wish you new when you first began your creative career, what would it be? It's a great question right... and a commonly asked question. In this session, Tyler shares his answer, and it's probably not the one you're expecting, but if you're planning on launching a Kickstarter in 2017, it's something you need to hear.

In today's session with writer Jennie Wood (Flutter, A Boy Like Me) the topic of sticking with a project is discussed. You'll hear how Jenny drew from personal experience to craft a story that really resonates with readers and how Flutter came together. She'll also share insight from her experience on Kickstarter and teaching comics and graphic novels in Boston.

Are you spending your career waiting to get picked? Or are you choosing yourself? In this session, Tyler discusses creator reaction to the recent DC Comics Writers Talent Development Workshop, and the importance of handling disappointment with professionalism.

We often hear you can learn a lot more from failure than from success... but that doesn't make failure any easier a pill to swallow. Today's guest, Sam Costello, however, has embraced the lessons learned from his first unsuccessful Kickstarter campaign and brainstorms relaunch strategies with Tyler on today's session. Sam also shares hard won wisdom from 10 years of producing the webcomic Split Lip.

Want to learn how publishers can use Patreon to build recurring revenue into their business and provide extra value to their biggest fans? In this session, Tyler talks to Mike Kennedy, publisher of the Eisner-nominated comic book and graphic novel imprint Magnetic Press. Mike is using Patreon in an innovative way, and he shares his thinking and experience on Patreon, as well as bonus tips about licensing comics.

Can Patreon work for writers? Jim Zub, acclaimed writer of Skullkickers, Wayward, and GlitterBomb swings by to drop knowledge bombs a plenty on how writers can harness the power of Patreon. Plus: Winners of the Patreon Survey Amazon Giftcards announced!

Having trouble writing your Patreon project description? In this section, Tyler will share 15 key elements to a strong sales page, and how to make those elements work for you. Plus, bonus tips from Jason Brubaker, and ComixLaunch listener voicemail.

This Wednesday night, Tyler is hosting an free online workshop called BADASS Productivity for Writers & Artists. He'll present a simple, memorable framework to help you know what to focus on when it comes to improving your productivity. It will include loads of real examples of myself and other creators putting these principles into practice, and his top productivity tools, apps, and resources.

ComixLaunch is keeping it 100 with this session, as Tyler shares some recent creative struggles he's facing as an independent creator... as well as the hard truth that to create is to struggle. From conventions to retail sales and everything in between, there will always be obstacles in our way. This session shares strategies for dealing with them.