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Episode | Date |
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Building traffic vs building audience
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May 02, 2024 |
Special guest Dave Blazek
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Apr 25, 2024 |
Special Guest Jason Chatfield
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Apr 18, 2024 |
How to maximize creativity
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Apr 11, 2024 |
Rebranding
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Apr 04, 2024 |
How to find the perfect pen name
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Mar 28, 2024 |
Stretching yourself thin
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Mar 21, 2024 |
Special Guest Scott Kurtz and "Tables Titans Club"
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Mar 14, 2024 |
Are you using the wrong tool for the job?
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Mar 07, 2024 |
Using animation to promote
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Feb 29, 2024 |
Can you make a living in comics?
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Feb 22, 2024 |
Shopping for Success
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Feb 15, 2024 |
Fifty is nifty
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Feb 08, 2024 |
How to Write a Short Story
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Feb 01, 2024 |
Rethinking Outreach in 2024
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Jan 25, 2024 |
How to get started in comics, 2024 edition
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Jan 18, 2024 |
Predictions and goals for 2024
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Jan 11, 2024 |
Brad learns to share
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Jan 04, 2024 |
2023 — The Year in Review
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Dec 28, 2023 |
Where do you get ideas? Recorded live at the NCS Rueben Weekend
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Dec 21, 2023 |
We hate Patreon's Free Membership Tier
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Dec 14, 2023 |
Declaring organizational bankrupcy
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Dec 07, 2023 |
Does your comic have an expiration date?
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Nov 30, 2023 |
"Critique my work for only a dollar!"
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Nov 23, 2023 |
Parasocial parables
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Nov 16, 2023 |
The New Patreon: The Good, The Bad, and That Logo
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Nov 09, 2023 |
A sexy, sexy defense of the Ninth Art
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Nov 02, 2023 |
Is syndication dead?
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Oct 26, 2023 |
Special guest Jamar Nicholas
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Oct 19, 2023 |
The NCS Reuben Awards Week
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Oct 12, 2023 |
LIVE from the Reuben Awards — with special guests Sarah Andersen and Jason Chatfield
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Oct 05, 2023 |
Are you too old to start in comics?
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Sep 28, 2023 |
How do I decide between writing and drawing?
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Sep 21, 2023 |
The Thanos Snap
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Sep 14, 2023 |
THe Wisdom of Small Mistakes
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Sep 07, 2023 |
Did manga win comics?
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Aug 31, 2023 |
San Diego Comic-Con recap
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Aug 24, 2023 |
"You talked me out of a mistake, and I'd like to get back to making it as soon as possible"
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Aug 17, 2023 |
Too may SHOULDs!
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Aug 10, 2023 |
Pulling at Threads
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Aug 03, 2023 |
A Comic-Con about... comics?!?
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Jul 27, 2023 |
Special Guest Phil Foglio
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Jul 20, 2023 |
Using the Patreon plug-in on your website
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Jul 13, 2023 |
How to learn storytelling
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Jul 06, 2023 |
"I have a website... now what do I DO with it??"
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Jun 29, 2023 |
When readers attack... each other!
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Jun 22, 2023 |
Surviving the churn
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Jun 15, 2023 |
How to Build an Audience
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Jun 08, 2023 |
Could OnlyFans be a Patreon alternative?
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Jun 01, 2023 |
Crushing a kid's dreams
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May 25, 2023 |
Publishing two versions of the same book?
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May 18, 2023 |
Let's talk "comics" — literally
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May 11, 2023 |
The novelty of Artificial Intelligence
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May 04, 2023 |
Losing confidence ... and leveling up
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Apr 27, 2023 |
Special guests Elizabeth Pich & Jonathan Kunz ("War and Peas")
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Apr 20, 2023 |
Practicing to be a pro... or a pro practicing?
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Apr 13, 2023 |
Special guest Karl Kerschl ("The Abominable Charles Christopher")
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Apr 06, 2023 |
Special guest Lar deSouza ("Least I Could Do" and "Looking for Group")
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Mar 30, 2023 |
Special guest Caitlin McGurk (The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum)
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Mar 23, 2023 |
Nobody does thumbnails
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Mar 16, 2023 |
Should I be embarrassed about my floppy?
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Mar 09, 2023 |
Special Guest Scott Kurtz ("PvP")
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Mar 02, 2023 |
Enshittification
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Feb 23, 2023 |
Special Guest Kevin McShane ("Kevin Comics")
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Feb 16, 2023 |
Special guest David Betancourt, comics-culture reporter with The Washington Post
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Feb 09, 2023 |
Special Guest Ellen Woodbury of "Pizza Cake Comics"
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Feb 02, 2023 |
How to turn OFF creativity
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Jan 26, 2023 |
Special Guest: Dr. Joe Sutliff Sanders
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Jan 19, 2023 |
LIVE at the Charles M. Schulz Museum
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Jan 12, 2023 |
Predictions for 2023
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Jan 05, 2023 |
2022 - Nailed it or Failed it?
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Dec 29, 2022 |
What if I succeed...?
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Dec 22, 2022 |
Webcomics nostalgia
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Dec 15, 2022 |
Special Guest Bill Barnes talks about A.I. comics
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Dec 08, 2022 |
Does this joke have the legs to become a running gag?
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Dec 01, 2022 |
Print on Demand
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Nov 24, 2022 |
The Social Contract between Comics Creators and Readers
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Nov 17, 2022 |
Twitter comes Tumblr-ing Down
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Nov 10, 2022 |
Stop me before I post again!
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Nov 03, 2022 |
Battling Impostor Syndrome
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Oct 27, 2022 |
BeReal... will it change social media?
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Oct 20, 2022 |
Everything old is new again
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Oct 13, 2022 |
Looking forward to flashbacks
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Oct 06, 2022 |
Feeling a little Ziggy
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Sep 29, 2022 |
Has Publishing Become Vanity Press?
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Sep 22, 2022 |
The Butso Method of writing
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Sep 15, 2022 |
Marketing with feeling
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Sep 08, 2022 |
Have we become the people we fought?
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Sep 01, 2022 |
When a Passive Revenue Stream is "Set it and regret it"
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Aug 25, 2022 |
"I made a plagiarism — but I LIKE it... can I KEEP it??"
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Aug 18, 2022 |
San Diego Comic Con review
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Aug 11, 2022 |
"My friends won't buy my comics!"
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Aug 04, 2022 |
The Decoy Effect
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Jul 28, 2022 |
What if practice DOESN'T make progress?
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Jul 21, 2022 |
We need to talk about Webtoons
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Jul 14, 2022 |
Word balloon aesthetics
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Jul 07, 2022 |
"Why won't the world let me be awesome?"
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Jun 30, 2022 |
NFTs ... They keep stepping on the same landmine!
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Jun 23, 2022 |
Hostage-holding for fun and profit
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Jun 16, 2022 |
Ending a comic after 25 years
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Jun 09, 2022 |
"Help! I used a digital brush and now I'm not an artist anymore!"
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Jun 02, 2022 |
Haunted by Impostor Syndrome
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May 26, 2022 |
"I can't make time for Patreon rewards!"
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May 19, 2022 |
"Do I really need fans?"
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May 12, 2022 |
Our Biggest Mistakes
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May 05, 2022 |
Balancing storytelling and personal taste
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Apr 28, 2022 |
Livestreaming
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Apr 21, 2022 |
Nine Patreon Mistakes that are Costing You Money
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Apr 14, 2022 |
"I've tried nothing, and it isn't working!"
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Apr 07, 2022 |
Exclusive is not forever
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Mar 31, 2022 |
How to Build Narrative Tension
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Mar 24, 2022 |
How to write a good book title
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Mar 17, 2022 |
These flipping comics are making me crazy!
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Mar 10, 2022 |
Long term success with short comic stories?
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Mar 03, 2022 |
The Bad Tweets Game
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Feb 24, 2022 |
Gumroad's NFT problem
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Feb 17, 2022 |
Social Media is Making Me Crazy
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Feb 10, 2022 |
Is fanart legal?
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Feb 03, 2022 |
Predictions for 2022
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Jan 27, 2022 |
Kickstarter's blockchain announcement
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Jan 20, 2022 |
Making NSFW Comics with Special Guest Erika Moen
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Jan 13, 2022 |
Planning Out 2022
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Jan 06, 2022 |
Drawing naked
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Dec 30, 2021 |
Happy holidays!
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Dec 23, 2021 |
A Nice Gesture
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Dec 16, 2021 |
Composing scenes
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Dec 09, 2021 |
Book-signing blues
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Dec 02, 2021 |
Drawing challenges
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Nov 25, 2021 |
Writing Character Motivations: Wants vs Needs
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Nov 18, 2021 |
Is Netflix the goal?
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Nov 11, 2021 |
Rekindling an old flame
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Nov 04, 2021 |
Start with a website
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Oct 28, 2021 |
20 Comics Commandments
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Oct 21, 2021 |
How to find an audience for a longform comic
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Oct 14, 2021 |
Death and Comics
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Oct 07, 2021 |
How to Beat Writer's Block
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Sep 30, 2021 |
Will Substack change comics?
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Sep 23, 2021 |
Kickstarter — What's working and what's not
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Sep 16, 2021 |
Beginnings and Endings
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Sep 09, 2021 |
Email newsletter management
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Sep 02, 2021 |
The ideal career path for comics
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Aug 26, 2021 |
Juggling multiple projects
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Aug 19, 2021 |
Exhibiting at your first comic con
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Aug 12, 2021 |
Finding your voice as a writer
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Aug 05, 2021 |
Pride and Joy
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Jul 29, 2021 |
The Pulitzer No-Prize for Editorial Cartooning
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Jul 22, 2021 |
What's your elevator pitch?
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Jul 15, 2021 |
Delaying gratification
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Jul 08, 2021 |
Accepting Criticism
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Jul 01, 2021 |
2014 - the most important year in webcomics
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Jun 24, 2021 |
Impostor Syndrome
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Jun 17, 2021 |
Brad Guigar is a TikTok star
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Jun 10, 2021 |
Don't get distracted!
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Jun 03, 2021 |
Seeing your comics in other media
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May 27, 2021 |
Dividing a graphic novel into story beats
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May 20, 2021 |
Many Legs Under the Table
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May 13, 2021 |
Special Guest Nick Seluk
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May 06, 2021 |
Launching a new comic... how to get started
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Apr 29, 2021 |
Who were the cartoonists who wrote you a map for your career?
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Apr 22, 2021 |
Special Guest Tauhid Bondia
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Apr 15, 2021 |
Patreon Power Hour
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Apr 08, 2021 |
NFTs for comics?
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Apr 01, 2021 |
Craptastic to Fantastic
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Mar 25, 2021 |
Mirror Research vs Market Research
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Mar 18, 2021 |
Comics history
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Mar 06, 2021 |
An Artist's Job vs their Goal
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Mar 04, 2021 |
How To Get Lucky
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Feb 25, 2021 |
Creative Motivation
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Feb 18, 2021 |
The Best Advice we Never Wanted
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Feb 11, 2021 |
Self-Publishing a Book
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Feb 04, 2021 |
Planning Out 2021
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Jan 28, 2021 |
Paying it Forward
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Jan 21, 2021 |
Slice of Life Comics
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Jan 14, 2021 |
The Best of ComicLab 2020
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Jan 07, 2021 |
Making 2021 a Success
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Dec 31, 2020 |
What's in a name?
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Dec 24, 2020 |
Beginner's Guide: How to Start Your Own Webcomic
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Dec 17, 2020 |
And That's Why I Self-Publish
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Dec 10, 2020 |
Blessings in disguise
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Dec 03, 2020 |
Writing Comedy: Do You Choose the Dark Side or the Light Side?
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Nov 26, 2020 |
What does it mean to be a "cartoonist" in today's world?
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Nov 19, 2020 |
How to build an audience on social media
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Nov 12, 2020 |
Is it OK to use photo reference?
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Nov 05, 2020 |
How to be a good mentor
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Oct 29, 2020 |
Special Guest Keith Knight
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Oct 22, 2020 |
What's in a (domain) name?
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Oct 15, 2020 |
Nobody wants to hear "Support Me on Patreon"
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Oct 08, 2020 |
Artisting hurdles
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Oct 01, 2020 |
Special Guest Erika Moen discusses mental health
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Sep 24, 2020 |
Setting an emotional hook
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Sep 17, 2020 |
Plagiarism
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Sep 10, 2020 |
Patreon Annual Membership
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Sep 03, 2020 |
Is a black-and-white comic still viable?
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Aug 27, 2020 |
Finding other cartoonists in your region
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Aug 20, 2020 |
Running a Virtual Comic Convention
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Aug 13, 2020 |
How do you do an empathy?
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Aug 06, 2020 |
The 8-Pages Rule
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Jul 30, 2020 |
Creating your own Writers' Room
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Jul 23, 2020 |
Special Guest Terry Blas
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Jul 16, 2020 |
What's in a name? Cartoonist, creator, comics artist...?
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Jul 09, 2020 |
Special Guest Gloria Calderón Kellett
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Jul 02, 2020 |
2020 Goals Revisited
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Jun 25, 2020 |
Special Guest Scott Kurtz
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Jun 18, 2020 |
Special Guest Karla Pacheco
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Jun 11, 2020 |
Is Art School Worth It?
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Jun 04, 2020 |
Special Guest Cat Farris
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May 28, 2020 |
Supportive Life Partners
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May 21, 2020 |
Lore Olympus vs Webtoons
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May 14, 2020 |
The Best Software for Publishing Webcomics
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May 07, 2020 |
What's the word on word balloons?
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Apr 30, 2020 |
Special Guest Gale Galligan
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Apr 23, 2020 |
Comics Under Quarantine
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Apr 16, 2020 |
Special Guest Karl Kerschl
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Apr 09, 2020 |
Special Guest Lar deSouza
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Apr 02, 2020 |
Managing a long-distance collaboration
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Mar 26, 2020 |
Kickstarter workers vote to unionize
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Mar 19, 2020 |
Coronavirus, conventions and cartoonists in crisis
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Mar 12, 2020 |
Patreon Capital — is it predatory lending?
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Mar 05, 2020 |
Have you ever wanted to quit?
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Feb 27, 2020 |
What are the top three strips of all time?
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Feb 20, 2020 |
Changing gears on Patreon
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Feb 13, 2020 |
Submitting work to the Eisners
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Feb 06, 2020 |
Finding a mentor
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Jan 30, 2020 |
Should you build your audience on Webtoons?
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Jan 23, 2020 |
Live by the platform, die by the platform
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Jan 16, 2020 |
Buying advertising
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Jan 09, 2020 |
The Best Of 2019
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Jan 02, 2020 |
Hand lettering
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Dec 26, 2019 |
Autobiographical comics
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Dec 19, 2019 |
Hiring an editor
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Dec 12, 2019 |
Special Guest Beth Reidmiller
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Dec 05, 2019 |
Patreon Assembly
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Nov 28, 2019 |
Pro Tips Sample!
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Nov 27, 2019 |
Who Can Save a Stumbling Kickstarter?
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Nov 21, 2019 |
Special Guest Tom Richmond
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Nov 14, 2019 |
Commission accomplished!
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Nov 07, 2019 |
Pandering ...or Positioning?
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Oct 31, 2019 |
Social media has evolved... have you?
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Oct 24, 2019 |
New to ComicLab?
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Oct 22, 2019 |
Kickstarter's anti-union policies
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Oct 17, 2019 |
ComicLab enamel pins!
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Oct 10, 2019 |
Analysis Paralysis
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Oct 03, 2019 |
One-, Three-, and Five-Year Plans
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Sep 26, 2019 |
Ensure killed my pappy
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Sep 19, 2019 |
Branding happiness
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Sep 12, 2019 |
Finding the Funny
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Sep 05, 2019 |
Tell us your First Time Story (printing books, that is)
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Aug 29, 2019 |
What do you want to be remembered for?
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Aug 22, 2019 |
A typical day in the studio
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Aug 15, 2019 |
Launching a webcomic for the very first time
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Aug 08, 2019 |
Dave's Comic Con International recap
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Aug 01, 2019 |
If social media delivers only 1% engagement, what's the point?
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Jul 25, 2019 |
Getting better engagement on social media
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Jul 18, 2019 |
Special Guest Dylan Meconis
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Jul 11, 2019 |
Father's Day thoughts
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Jul 04, 2019 |
The menace of Arrival Fallacy
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Jun 27, 2019 |
Choosing a title for your comic
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Jun 20, 2019 |
LIVE! from NCSFest
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Jun 13, 2019 |
Live from Dave's living room
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Jun 06, 2019 |
Special guest David Malki shares his writing process
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May 30, 2019 |
Would you still do a comic — even if nobody ever read it?
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May 22, 2019 |
Dave Kellett's review of Alaska Robotics' Comics Camp
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May 15, 2019 |
Special guest Chris Hallbeck talks Instagram
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May 08, 2019 |
Special guest Jake Parker talks publishing contracts and comic cons
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May 01, 2019 |
Designing an effective cover
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Apr 24, 2019 |
Working with a Collaborator
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Apr 17, 2019 |
Writing yourself into a corner
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Apr 10, 2019 |
Special Guest Tony Cliff
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Apr 03, 2019 |
Dave's Emerald City Comicon Recap
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Mar 27, 2019 |
The Joys of Artisanal success
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Mar 20, 2019 |
Crowdfunding - Diversifying vs Duplicating
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Mar 13, 2019 |
What's your creative process?
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Mar 06, 2019 |
The perils of Magic Number Thinking
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Feb 27, 2019 |
You can't teach a new dog old tricks
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Feb 20, 2019 |
The danger of "at all costs" success
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Feb 13, 2019 |
Kryptonite razors, hypnotic glasses and ennui
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Feb 06, 2019 |
When longtime readers stop reading
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Jan 30, 2019 |
Guigar's Law of merchandise
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Jan 23, 2019 |
Pro No Tip
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Jan 16, 2019 |
Planning Out 2019
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Jan 09, 2019 |
Special Guest Kevin McShane
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Jan 02, 2019 |
2018: What worked and what didn't
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Dec 26, 2018 |
Why you should be planning a Patreon Special Offer NOW
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Dec 20, 2018 |
Drilling deep on Patreon — and more
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Dec 13, 2018 |
Under the blanket with Brad
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Dec 06, 2018 |
PatreCon
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Nov 29, 2018 |
Special Guest Alex Heberling
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Nov 22, 2018 |
Are you a webcomics hustler?
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Nov 15, 2018 |
What level of Patreon support denotes success?
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Nov 08, 2018 |
Special guest Ngozi Ukazu
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Nov 01, 2018 |
“Muaauughhh, the French… champagne…”
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Oct 25, 2018 |
Special Guest Jake Parker discusses Inktober
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Oct 18, 2018 |
Special guest Lex Fajardo, Senior Editor, Charles Schulz Studio
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Oct 11, 2018 |
Special guest Kazu Kibuishi
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Oct 04, 2018 |
Generating Buzz on Twitter
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Sep 27, 2018 |
Should you reboot?
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Sep 20, 2018 |
Why do we hate thought balloons?
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Sep 13, 2018 |
Live, on tape, from Huntsville, Alabama
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Sep 06, 2018 |
Special guest Dylan Meconis discusses longform comics and developing a critical eye
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Aug 30, 2018 |
Special guest Katie Lane gives legal advice to comics artists
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Aug 23, 2018 |
Comic Con International
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Aug 16, 2018 |
You're not talented. And that's good news
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Aug 09, 2018 |
NSFW comics... any regrets?
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Aug 02, 2018 |
How to negotiate a contract
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Jul 26, 2018 |
Allowing your drawing style to mature
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Jul 19, 2018 |
Comics lettering — The invisible art
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Jul 12, 2018 |
Special guest Zach Weinersmith
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Jul 05, 2018 |
How to get more Patreon pledges
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Jun 29, 2018 |
Unfulfilled goals (feat. Scott Kurtz)
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Jun 21, 2018 |
Starting comics later in life
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Jun 14, 2018 |
Special Guest Gloria Calderón Kellett on writing
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Jun 07, 2018 |
Cartooning advice for beginners, DRM-free PDF strategy, and storyline-driven comic strips
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May 30, 2018 |
Bonjoro, narrative clarity and the quest for an original idea
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May 24, 2018 |
Special guest Erika Moen talks about photo reference, character design, diversity and inclusion
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May 17, 2018 |
Motivation, underperforming Patreon tiers, and trying something new
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May 10, 2018 |
Comics awards, pen names and warm-up sketches
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May 03, 2018 |
Handling negative comments and clingy fans
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Apr 26, 2018 |
Hashing out hashtags, online gag comics and update schedules
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Apr 19, 2018 |
Listener Questions — I can't finish a comic once it's started!
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Apr 12, 2018 |
Ryan North talks about writing, ideas, creativity, and zinc
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Apr 05, 2018 |
Danielle Corsetto talks about Patreon, quitting Facebook, and ending a comic
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Mar 29, 2018 |
Kickstarter advice that really worked! Plus Backerkit, social media repetitiveness and more
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Mar 23, 2018 |
Patreon rewards that work, writer's block and comics awards
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Mar 15, 2018 |
Comic Con Strategy: Commissions, Merchandise, and Publishing
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Mar 10, 2018 |
Rethinking longform comics
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Mar 01, 2018 |
How to Handle Patreon-Exclusive Content
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Feb 21, 2018 |
Growing your Readership (feat. Dylan Meconis)
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Feb 15, 2018 |
Better Writing Through Editing, and Collaborator Contracts
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Feb 07, 2018 |
Darkest Career Fears (feat. Jake parker)
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Feb 02, 2018 |
Best Cartooning Advice Ever
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Jan 23, 2018 |
Why Transparency Matters (feat. Lucy Bellwood)
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Jan 17, 2018 |
Why Comics?
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Jan 12, 2018 |
Resolutions for 2018
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Jan 03, 2018 |