The Complete Creative

In the second episode of our mini-season we talk about how things are different this time that our last kickstarter which we ran just a few months ago, plus what we're doing now that we're less than a week away from our campaign going live.

Today, things didn't go my way. Our website team didn't deliver our website so I had to go about creating a site from scratch. I talk about it here as a way to discuss getting through the hard times when the chips are down, and how you can keep laying track even when things don't go your way. This isn't an official episode of The Business of Art, so there is no intro music. However, in an effort to help out creators, as is my mission, I need to tell you everything.The good news is our site is finally live. You can go to www.kickstarteruniversity.com and see all the great courses we have to offer and the fruits of my work.

Today we talk to Gene Hoyle of Nerd Nation Publishing. Gene has a history of podcasting, which is why he makes me sound so dang good. We dig into creating a comic book, making something that lasts, building on Kickstarter success, building an audience, and much more. Gene is a great guy, and he taught me there's a huge indie comic scene in Florida that I didn't know about. I might be making my way down to Magic City Con or another big con in the future because of it. There aren't any show notes for today, except to check out Gene's company on Facebook @ Gateway Runners and @ Nerd Nation Publishing. Have a great one guys!

Since we're launching a kickstarter in two weeks for My Father Didn't Kill Himself (www.myfatherdidntkillhimself.com), and because I have a kickstarter training academy, I thought it would be fun to do little mini-episodes to show exactly how we go about doing a kickstarter. Today, we're talking about prepping a Kickstarter through Facebook events and landing pages. If you like this, check out www.kickstarteruniversity.com.

Today we talk to Marc Goldner of Golden Bell. He gives us an incredibly amount of insight on how to run a comics company. He recent Kickstarter raised 1700% of it's goal, and now he's back with a follow up Indiegogo. We go deep in this one. It's long, but worth it. We talk about everything from creating an ideal client avatar, to how forming a Kickstarter doesn't mean you're going to come out in the black, even if you go way over your goal, and even how we are artists devalue our own work. You can check out Marc's Indiegogo campaign at https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-sunday-comics#/. It's already raising money even though the original campaign just finished. We also talk about Backerkit in this episode, who I absolutely love. www.backerkit.com. You can check out Golden Bell on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/TheSundayComicsPaper and on twitter @thesundaycomics.

The Complete Creative delves deep into what it means to live a creative life by interviewing top creatives and learning their secrets.