Webcomics Reviews And Interviews

The extreme nuts and bolts of running your business are explored, such as the importance of a schedule, why you should look at numbers, how to use reviews to help your business (even bad ones), and why you should avoid rebranding.

We sit down with writer Boum, Canadian artist. She is mostly known for Boumeries, a journal webcomic, and for A Small Revolution. We discuss the fun and travails of putting out a journalistic webcomic, the scheduling issues, and how to make it work. We also look at the difference between working with a publisher and self-publishing, as well as how to move on.

Her Portfolio: https://www.boumfolio.com/
Shout out to her friend Cab: http://www.utowncomic.com/
Toronto Comics Arts Festival: http://www2.torontocomics.com

Selling comics in the age of COVID-19 is impossible as conventions cancel and book shops are closed. We look at economic models to show how you can sell, how emotion can help you sell, why digital downloads are your friends, merch you can sell for those on a budget, how to promote using networks, and arguably the worst pep talk ever.

We sit down with prolific writer/illustrator Ryan Estrada and discuss his books "Student Ambassador", "Broken Telephone", "Banned Book Club". We look at the advantages of exploring the world, the importance of keeping in mind the differences in culture and language when writing, and ways of dealing with dialogue in your stories.

http://www.ryanestrada.com/
https://www.instagram.com/ryanestradadotcom/

We sit down with private investigator Michael "Ski" Jaczewski. We discuss the basics of interviewing a subject (great for writers), but also just how stringent companies guard their properties, what can happen if you get caught, and how to build a successful business.

His SIte: https://toltec.net/

We sit down with writer David Doub. We discuss Dusk Comics (his company), writing in general and crossover specifically, and how to best catch the spirit of two comics in the same crossover. We also discuss his Kickstarter, Dusk vs Cheerleader Karate School (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/demonsinthedarkness/dusk-vs-cheerleader-karate-school).

Please support WCRI by pledging our patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/twosparrows. There are plenty of mini-casts, additional tips and tricks, podcast transcripts, and even some unedited interviews.

For a curated version of this podcast, subscribe to the Webcomics Reviews and Interviews YouTube channel. Not only is the podcast broken down into playlists to highlight different topics, but there are also additional mini-casts and quickies to help your writing and business.

We sit down with Kimberly Spencer. We discuss working from goals and the importance of failure and making mistakes when it comes to being successful. We also look at the importance of how your perception of yourself affects your success as well as the need for personal transformation. Also, some basic Amazon marketing tips are covered.

Her Site: https://crownyourself.com/

We sit down with author Trent Gander. We discuss plot and character development, how to improve the quality of your stories, expanding on characters to improve your stories, and using table-top game-mastering techniques for better stories. Basically, how to be a better writer by being a better game-master.

His Site: https://gentlemansuniversityofmanliness.wordpress.com/

We talk with Jim Sweeney about his creation, the sports character Mike. We discuss how hard it is to create and market a character, how a character can fill a specific niche, and what it takes to create and market a character, as well as looking at weird ways to market your character.

His Site: www.theemike.com

We sit down with Russel Nohety (http://thecompletecreative.com/) to discuss his new Kickstarter Project “Cthulhu is Hard to Spell: The Terrible Twos” (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/russellnohelty/cthulhu-is-hard-to-spell-a-2nd-lovecraft-comic-anthology). We discuss how to run a successful Kickstarter campaign, how to keep a sequel fresh, and how to coordinate a team of writers and artists to create a comic anthology.

Russel is a USA best-selling author (https://www.amazon.com/Russell-Nohelty/e/B00ACRFI5S?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_8&qid=1585534228&sr=8-8) and publisher of Wannabe Press. He has written numerous books, comics, and short stories, and has published various titles for his company.

Please support WCRI by pledging our patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/twosparrows. There are plenty of mini-casts, additional tips and tricks, podcast transcripts, and even some unedited interviews.

For a curated version of this podcast, subscribe to the Webcomics Reviews and Interviews YouTube channel. Not only is the podcast broken down into playlists to highlight different topics, but there are also additional mini-casts and quickies to help your writing and business.