by jdsmeaton | Jun 1, 2022 | Behind the Scenes, News
Can you be happy as a creator? This post is different than my typical entries that focus on some educational aspect of craft or how-to instructional. Today though, I’m going to talk about happiness as a creator. Figuring out how to be present. Finding happiness in the...
by jdsmeaton | May 4, 2022 | How To, Storytelling, Writing
In television writers’ rooms, there is a practice called “beat the joke.” The idea is that there’s a joke written for a scene but can it be better? So the writers will all pitch variations or new jokes. Sometimes the original joke ends up staying but more often than...
by jdsmeaton | Apr 5, 2022 | How To
How To Get A Book Agent Let’s talk Literary Agents. I’m specifically talking about agents that rep graphic novelists but the majority of this info is the same for regular novelists. The major publishers for the most part only accept book submissions through agents....
by jdsmeaton | Mar 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
I made a font from my handwriting for lettering my comics & I’m going to show you the steps so you can too. People learn differently so I’ve posted the video as well as the written step by step. You’ll need: Adobe Illustrator Fontself A way to...
by jdsmeaton | Mar 2, 2022 | How To, Storytelling, Writing
So you want to know the secret to writing a best-selling middle-grade graphic novel. I’ll tell you now, the answer is not satisfying. It’s like the question, “how do you make a viral video?” This is the formula for a viral video. Make video Release video Tap into...
