sense of doubt

Though the current project started as a series of posts charting my grief journey after the death of my mother, I am no longer actively grieving. Now, the blog charts a conversation in living, mainly whatever I want it to be. This is an activity that goes well with the theme of this blog (updated 2018). The Sense of Doubt blog is dedicated to my motto: EMBRACE UNCERTAINTY. I promote questioning everything because just when I think I know something is concrete, I find out that it’s not.

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

A Sense of Doubt blog post #1581 - How to get into comics and survive once you're there

A Sense of Doubt blog post #1581 - How to get into comics and survive once you're there

Here's this thing I do. I have original content scheduled, but then, it's not finished, and so I boot it for a quick share. I mentioned this one in last week's THROWBACK HODGE PODGE 1172/1575.

At that time, I indicated that I would share the whole thing.

I love that someone put together this resource.

Comic Beat is neat!

SHARING THIS CONTENT (NOT BY ME):

https://www.comicsbeat.com/resources/information-on-how-to-get-into-comics-and-survive-once-youre-there/

Resources: How To Break Into Comics and Survive Once You’re There

So many times I’m asked “How do you break into comics?” especially as a writer. I’ve created the following constantly updated list of resources for creators in all ends of the business, from the mechanics of pitching to the psychology of surviving, how to exhibit at shows, crowdfunding basics and more. Please feel free to contact us with additions and updates.

— The Editors

The Basics

Literary Agents Who Represent Graphic Novels by Niki Smith

The Comic Book Writer’s Guide

Comics Economics: How To Earn A Living With A Comics Degree

“How Do I Break In” by Jim Zub

Kelly Sue DeConnick on how to get started as a comics writers

Discussion of comics economics and page rates

Zander Cannon on how to make money tabling at shows

Comics Survival Kit a Tumblr developed by Gail Simone spotlighting creator resources

Molly Crabapple’s 14 Rules for success in the digital age

Mari Naomi’s Illustrated Guide To Writing People of Color

Ben Towle on publishing a longform narrative webcomic

The Ormes Society on What a Young Artist Should Know

Natalie Nourigat on Advice for Aspiring comics Artists age 14-18

Faith Erin Hicks Master List of Making Comics Posts

Ben McCool on Breaking Into Comics As A Writer: 4 Rules All New Talent Should Follow

Kieron Gillen’s Comics Writer Masterpost

Steve Lieber on How to Launch a Self Published Comic

Ron Marz on The Seven DOs and DON’Ts of Writing Comics

Neil Gaiman’s writing advice

Rachel Gluckstern on So You Want To Write a Comic Book

Chris Oatley on How to Write a Comic Book Script

Melanie Gillman on How to Pitch to a Comics Anthology

Jim Zub on How to Find an Artist

Ramon Gil on Breaking and Entering

Ramon Gil on Seven Things You Can Do Towards Becoming a Comic Creator

Kurt Busiek on Breaking in Without Rules

Noah van Sciver on Breaking In To Comics “There is no Short Cut”

General Resources (Updated 2019)

NEW! Creator Resources – Awesome site with information on the profession of comics, compiled by Stephanie Cooke
NEW! Tips on all kinds of things from Jesse Hamm

Script Formats

Marvel Editor Jordan White, Greg Rucka and more on Script formats (Twitter)
Direct link to Script Format
Blambot article on Script Formats
NEW! Fred Van Lente on Anatomy of a Comic Script

Pitching

How do I submit my work to publishers? by Steve Morris
Top Cow’s Matt Hawkins on Pitching
Chris Schweizer on How To Pitch a Graphic Novel
Janelle Asselin’s presentation on The Art of the Pitch
Faith Erin Hicks on writing a pitch for a graphic novel
Kelly Thompson on How To Write Comics
Jason Thibault’s The Definitive List of Comic Publisher Submission Guidelines

Ebooks

Online Resources

COMIC BOOK RESOURCES: Allison Types

Comic Book Script Archive

Comics Experience

COMICS VANGUARD: How Do I Submit Writing Work to Comic Publishers?

COMIXTRIBE: Comix Councel

COMIXTRIBE: Bolts & Nuts

COMIXTRIBE: Draw Over

COMIXTRIBE: The Proving Grounds

COMIXTRIBE: Points of Impact

COMIXTRIBE: Creator-Owned Zone

COMIXTRIBE: Trenches

Jim Zub’s Tutorials

Colleen Doran’s Creator Resources (There are lots, I’ll break it down more in the future.)

Print

DC Comics Guide to Coloring and Lettering Comics by Mark Chiarello and Todd Klein

Comic Book Lettering: The Comicraft Way by Richard Starkings and John Roshell

Comics and Sequential Art: Principles and Practices from the Legendary Cartoonist by Will Eisner

How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way by Stan Lee and John Buscema

The Insider’s Guide To Creating Comics And Graphic Novels by Andy Schmidt

Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative by Will Eisner

Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels by Scott McCloud

Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud

Make Comics Like the Pros: The Inside Scoop on How to Write, Draw, and Sell Your Comic

Books and Graphic Novels by Fred van Lente and Greg Pak

Words for Pictures: The Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels by Brian Michael Bendis

Foundations in Comic Book Art: SCAD Creative Essentials (Fundamental Tools and
Techniques for Sequential Artists) by John Paul Lowe

Craft

Larry Hama’s 10 Rules for Drawing Comics
Wally Wood’s 22 Panels That Always Work
Carson Van Osten’s Comics Drawing Kit
Emma Coats on 22 story basics from Pixar
Greg Pak’s Downloadable MS Word comic book script template!
Alex De Campi on Handlettering Comics in Illustrator
Chris Oatley on Lettering Basics
NEW! Chris Schweizer on Avoiding Tangents in Art
NEW! Steve Leiber’s Tips on putting together a portfolio (and storytelling in general)

NEW! And a twitter thread on all that.

Getting Noticed

Frank Santoro on creating your own local comics scene
Megan Byrd on Pitching Your Comic For Review
Kieron Gillen, Felipe Smith, and Katie Cook on using social media to sell your work
Retailer John Hendrick on How to Sell Your Comic: A Retailer’s Perspective
Tyler James on The Creator & Small Publisher’s Guide to the Diamond Distribution Cycle

Surviving

Nate Bellegard on working through tough times
Jim Zub on The Economics of Creator Owned Comics
Rob Liefeld on How to Beat the Haters
Marguerite Bennett on surviving as a writer (Twitter thread)
Ramon Gil on Hard Lessons for a Comics Creators
NEW! Jim McLaughlin’s 3×3: Mike Marts
NEW! Kriota Willberg’s “Get a Grip” column with resources for staying healthy as an artist

Crowdfunding resources

Todd Allen’s Kickstarter Diary

Part 1 – Intro
Part 2 – Rewards and Goals
Part 3 – Setting up the campaign
Part 4 – Marketing the campaign
Part 5 – Post Mortem

Greg Pak’s Kickstarter Primer

Exhibiting/Marketing Skills

Derpygirl on 25 Reasons Why You Don’t Make Any Money At Comic Cons
How to be a Con Artist – A tumblr of exhibiting resources
Afua Richardson on making promo materials
Kel MacDonald on tabling at conventions
Dylan Meconis on basic table set-up:

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- Bloggery committed by chris tower - 1906.19 - 10:10

- Days ago = 1446 days ago

- New note - On 1807.06, I ceased daily transmission of my Hey Mom feature after three years of daily conversations. I plan to continue Hey Mom posts at least twice per week but will continue to post the days since ("Days Ago") count on my blog each day. The blog entry numbering in the title has changed to reflect total Sense of Doubt posts since I began the blog on 0705.04, which include Hey Mom posts, Daily Bowie posts, and Sense of Doubt posts. Hey Mom posts will still be numbered sequentially. New Hey Mom posts will use the same format as all the other Hey Mom posts; all other posts will feature this format seen here.

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SENSE OF DOUBT STATUS AS OF 0705.04 - 16:45

Sense of Doubt is not currently dedicated to any themes or special interest. The subject matter is mine and may range from comic books to ultimate or from Baseball to feminist-centered media criticism. Until I feel I have enough content for multiple blogs, or until I am seized with a desire to create multiple blogs, this is it, and appropriately so. "Sense of Doubt" came about in Bowie’s Berlin period and the dark, ambient collaborations with Brian Eno. Like the Bowie of 1978, I have my own darkness that steals over me and through me, infecting everything. At the risk of sounding far too melodramatically obsessed with my own self-flagellations, this blog dedicates itself to that darkness, that infection. But it’s fun, too. Hey, I can be amusing? Or not. It’s the way of the [w]rench. Neurosis compelling action in insecure double-checking and misunderstanding evasions. It is my way.

More from the original description text that needed editing in 2015: Furthermore, Sense of Doubt is dedicated to the random. The theme is no theme. Just questions, doubt, and uncertainty. Feel the power of not knowing the answer. So dedicated on the last day of July 2006 by the Galactic Monkey Wrench.

The Galactic Monkey Wrench

This is the logo of the Galactic Monkey Wrench. I was given the nickname Galactic Monkey Wrench in college by a friend of mine who felt that I threw the monkey wrench into the cosmos at every available opportunity. Later, in discussions with my best friend, who is the Lord of Chaos (the Loc), he asked for my title and when I told him, without thinking, he blurted out "the gmr!" Since this was random and we appreciate randomness, I became the gmr, even though technically I should be the gmw. But gmw sounds like a car or some industrial manufacturing firm that makes a strange widget of which one has never heard. This acronym fetish may make no sense to anyone else, but my friend and I are quite driven to provide acronyms for many things. At the very least, it allows us to keep our conversations obscure and often private as no one knows about what we're talking.

Monkey Wrench Books

Chris's books

A Feast for Crows

by George R.R. Martin

This book is a little slower than the others. But if you become invested in this series, it provides key information about the history of Westeros and the lands across the Narrow Sea. It may not contain chapters with my favorite characters ...

A Game of Thrones

by George R.R. Martin

Do I really need to review this book? It's one of the best books I have ever read. Martin is a great writer. All the books are great, and I am loving my time rereading them. If you have not checked out these books, start here and get ready ...

The Golden City

by John Twelve Hawks

These books are immensely entertaining. Treat yourself to some strong writing, great action, compelling characters, and a mix of metaphysics and theology. The ending of this third book, which is presumably the last, is anti-climactic and so...

Pathfinder

by Orson Scott Card

This was a fun book. Not OSC's best but very good OSC nonetheless. The best thing about is the time travel, slowing, and speeding powers of the characters and how OSC engages the reader in discussion of causality and time paradox. For fans ...

Swamplandia!

by Karen Russell

This book came to me via my wife Liesel who discovered it and urged me to read it. Beautifully written with compelling characters and a sense of the magical (yet realistic, somewhat). Funny yet full of the pathos that marks a good if not gr...

Hey, Mom! The Explanation.