Surviving Creativity

Creators are in a tizzy about Orphaned Works, but most folks don't truly understand what they are or how they affect copyright. Thankfully for the Surviving Creativity crew our ace legal eagle, Katie Lane, has agreed to come on the show and sort us out. Assuaged your fears fine Creators, Lord Voldemort isn't coming for your copyright.

Since the beginning of time creators have been signing contracts that they shouldn't, but who's to blame? The companies writing these bad deals? The creators signing on the dotted line? Six of one half-dozen of the other? With manga publisher and notorious bad contract giver Tokyopop coming back on the scene it's time the Surviving Creativity crew does some educating!

Are you a creative looking for business advice? As mentioned in this episode, you'll find no-one better than our lawyer, Katie Lane! Check out her site for tons of useful info: http://www.workmadeforhire.net/

How does an artist selling directly to their fans through Kickstarter affect a Retail Vendor? Are independently owned shops around the world closing their doors due to direct fan sales? Why not ask a Retailer? Okay, we shall! Patrick Brower of Challengers Comics & Conversation is with us this week to discuss the impact of creator's direct sales on his business.

Celebs are dropping from twitter in droves and our man Joss is the latest to leave. Let's discuss! More importantly it's the first ever episode of listener questions. We've got two good ones this week all about gardening and quitting your day job (not necessarily in that order). We're joined last minute by Tenko King creators & Toonhound Studios regular Tavis Maiden, who did quit his day job. Good work Tavis!

This week we've got special guest Antony Johnston, writer extraordinaire! You've almost certainly enjoyed some of this gentleman's work, even if you don't realize it! He's penned novels, comics, and video games a plenty. Also, he's on the line with us from the Great Britains, which me's he's wickedly enjoyable to listen to. So join us as we talk authorship in entertainment and what we wish fans knew about the how the sausage is made!

More on Antony's work at his website: http://www.antonyjohnston.com/

Also check out Antony's podcast Unjustly Maligned, where guests defend the undefendable: https://www.theincomparable.com/ump/

There are butts in the air and everyone is getting angry on this week's Surviving Creativity, so we thought we'd invite our friend Steve Hamaker to throw some fuel on the fire! With all this technology around us, how exactly do you speak out about something without publicly shaming someone? Also, Brad's got another crackerjack idea that's going to change the world!

Famed Fantasy F'Author Sam Sykes joins the Surviving Creativity crew to discuss the ongoing debate surrounding the Hugo Awards. The Hugo is arguably the most prestigious award in the science fiction & fantasy writing sphere and authors up in arms after vote lobbyists claimed many of this year's nominations. Swords leave their scabbards, laser blasts are fired, Asimov says 'hello'. It's another week of Surviving Creativity!

There's some serious drama this week in the creatosphere and no group is more qualified or more prepared to take on these issues than the Surviving Creativonauts! We go full hashtag into the Batgirl cover controversy, think deeply and talk loudly about the harassment of Val D'Orazio, and get personal with Scott on his experience with clinical anxiety. It's a rough road but we'll ride it together on this week's Surviving Creativity.

Brad and Cory are joined by Kyle Stevens, the lead singer of famed nerd-rock supergroup Kirby Krackle! It's an entire episode of making music with new tech in the new pop-culter... but we mostly talk about beer. It's really an ep all about home brewing and Kyle's start-up micro-brew Charging Hippo... okay, okay, and singing too and following your dreams.

It's US ♡ Canadia in this all out comic love-fest! The Surviving Creativity crew is joined this week by award winning Canadian cartoonist Scott Chantler. What's the difference between the book and direct market? Did you know your TV is listening to you? Also, milk comes in bags in Canadia... BAGGED MILK!