The beginning hooks of your webcomic are what’s going to inspire a reader to keep reading, and there are lots of approaches to starting out, depending on the story you’re trying to tell. Today, we're going to talk about the many ways to begin a beginning.

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Episode Credits:

Rae Baade - they/them, https://empyreancomic.com

Claire Niebergall (Clam) - she/her, https://phantomarine.com

Bob Appavu - any, https://intothesmokecomic.com https://www.demonoftheunderground.com

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How to stay motivated making comics.  It’s a hard question to answer, so let's jam about it and find some answers!

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Episode Credits:

Kristen Lee (Krispy) - she/they, https://ghostjunksickness.com https://www.lunarblight.com 

Christina Major (Delphina) - she/her, https://sombulus.com 

Star Prichard - she/her, https://thestarfishface.com/ https://castoff-comic.com/ 

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Check out Star's latest plushie of Castoff Character Arianna!

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The Intro "DO IT (feat. Shia LaBeouf)", and the Outro "It's Good To See You Again!!", both by Adrianwave, have been used and modified in good faith under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Licensed. Edits include: Fade IN/OUT, and a repeat added to the beginning of "It's Good To See You Again!!". For more information on this creative commons use, please reference https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3

Webcomics take so long, and while the perfectionist in our brains might tell us that we MUST do everything the long way, I think we’ve all pretty quickly learned that the easier you make the journey for yourself, the better.  So this is going to be some quick lessons we’ve learned that changed our process and made life easier.

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Episode Credits:

Christina Major (Delphina) - she/her, https://sombulus.com 

Phineas Klier - they/them, https://heirsoftheveil.fervorcraft.de 

Bob Appavu - any, https://intothesmokecomic.com https://www.demonoftheunderground.com

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Do you have a bunch of ideas, but you can never stay fixated on just one? It can be tricky to stay focused for a project as long as a webcomic, especially when everything else starts to look SO MUCH SHINIER. But there are things you can do to increase your chances of seeing it through to the end and resisting the Plot Bunnies, so today we’re going to talk about that!

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Episode Credits:

Kristen Lee (Krispy) - she/they, https://ghostjunksickness.com/ https://www.lunarblight.com/

Rae Baade - they/them, https://empyreancomic.com/

Star Prichard - she/her, https://thestarfishface.com/ https://castoff-comic.com/

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Drawing anatomy and poses can be tricky, but there’s some excellent tools out there for referencing poses like the awesome stuff that Sarah makes at adorkastock.com. But how DO we do it in an effective way? Let’s talk about it!

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Episode Credits:

Ally Rom Colthoff (Varethane) - she/they, https://chirault.sevensmith.net https://wychwoodcomic.com 

Kristen Lee (Krispy) - she/they, https://ghostjunksickness.com https://www.lunarblight.com 

Miranda Schwemmer -  she/her, https://mirandacakes.art https://intotheswellcomic.com

Sarah Forde - she/her, https://www.adorkastock.com https://www.adorkabows.com

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Does your webcomic contain characters? Maybe even places? Perhaps it also needs.... a title? If any of these things are true, you've probably had to sit down and face the struggle of deciding names for the things in your comic, as well as for the comic itself. These things are important, giving vital information about tone, genre, details of setting, and all sorts of other cues to the reader... But why's it gotta be so hard? Anyway, today we're gonna talk about it!

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Episode Credits:

Ally Rom Colthoff (Varethane) - she/they, https://chirault.sevensmith.net https://wychwoodcomic.com 

Kristen Lee (Krispy) - she/they, https://ghostjunksickness.com https://www.lunarblight.com 

Christina Major (Delphina) - she/her, https://sombulus.com 

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The Intro "DO IT (feat. Shia LaBeouf)", and the Outro "It's Good To See You Again!!", both by Adrianwave, have been used and modified in good faith under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Licensed. Edits include: Fade IN/OUT, and a repeat added to the beginning of "It's Good To See You Again!!". For more information on this creative commons use, please reference https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3

Webcomics are pretty great in our opinion, but they’re not the only way to get a narrative story out into the world. Prose has been an option forever, but today, with so many new technologies, there are so many more options available! You could use anything from video games to podcasts to tell a story.  But each option has its own pros and cons depending on what sort of project you’re building, and today we’re going to talk about them!

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Episode Credits:

Rae Baade - they/them, https://empyreancomic.com 

Miranda Schwemmer -  she/her, https://mirandacakes.art https://intotheswellcomic.com

Star Prichard - she/her, https://thestarfishface.com/ https://castoff-comic.com/ 

Bob Appavu - any, https://intothesmokecomic.com https://www.demonoftheunderground.com

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The Intro "DO IT (feat. Shia LaBeouf)", and the Outro "It's Good To See You Again!!", both by Adrianwave, have been used and modified in good faith under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Licensed. Edits include: Fade IN/OUT, and a repeat added to the beginning of "It's Good To See You Again!!". For more information on this creative commons use, please reference https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3

Coming up with characters and scenarios is one thing, but when you’re working in a longform narrative comic, you’re going to want to think about a plot. Planning out your plot in a webcomic is a unique challenge compared to some other mediums, so today we’re going to talk about it!

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Episode Credits:

Christina Major (Delphina) - she/her, https://sombulus.com 

Rae Baade - they/them, https://empyreancomic.com 

Miranda Schwemmer -  she/her, https://mirandacakes.art https://intotheswellcomic.com
Star Prichard - she/her, https://thestarfishface.com/ https://castoff-comic.com/ 

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The Intro "DO IT (feat. Shia LaBeouf)", and the Outro "It's Good To See You Again!!", both by Adrianwave, have been used and modified in good faith under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Licensed. Edits include: Fade IN/OUT, and a repeat added to the beginning of "It's Good To See You Again!!". For more information on this creative commons use, please reference https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3

The concept of a “theme” is something that comes up in writing when we’re talking about character motivations or plot in a longform narrative comic, and it’s basically a word or concept that’s at the core of what you’re trying to say in your story. So we’re going to talk about what themes are, how they come about, and how you can use them!

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Episode Credits:

Kristen Lee (Krispy) - she/they, https://ghostjunksickness.com https://www.lunarblight.com 

Christina Major (Delphina) - she/her, https://sombulus.com 

Phineas Klier - they/them, https://heirsoftheveil.fervorcraft.de 

Miranda Schwemmer -  she/her, https://mirandacakes.art https://intotheswellcomic.com

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The Intro "DO IT (feat. Shia LaBeouf)", and the Outro "It's Good To See You Again!!", both by Adrianwave, have been used and modified in good faith under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Licensed. Edits include: Fade IN/OUT, and a repeat added to the beginning of "It's Good To See You Again!!". For more information on this creative commons use, please reference https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3

Webcomics can be a lonely road to walk if you’re only ever sticking to your own story. But collaborative projects with other creators can really be worth your time! So let’s talk about what you need to think about when starting your own collaborative projects.

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Episode Credits:

Ally Rom Colthoff (Varethane) - she/they, https://chirault.sevensmith.net https://wychwoodcomic.com 

Christina Major (Delphina) - she/her, https://sombulus.com 

Renie Jesanis - she/they, https://kateblast.com 

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The Intro "DO IT (feat. Shia LaBeouf)", and the Outro "It's Good To See You Again!!", both by Adrianwave, have been used and modified in good faith under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Licensed. Edits include: Fade IN/OUT, and a repeat added to the beginning of "It's Good To See You Again!!". For more information on this creative commons use, please reference https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3