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Have you heard of Emily Carrol's Though the Woods? It is a graphic novel of short, scary stories and the art for one of the stories The Lady's Hands are Cold reminded me of your art for your new graphic novel.

I love Emily Carroll! I’ll have to revisit that story soon.

The Kickstarter is funded with 39 backers bringing me to 211% of the goal! Thank you so much to everyone who backed, shared, told their friends, and generally gave me their support! Preorders will be up next week for those who missed it, and I should have the books in hand by the end of June!

This is one of my favorite pages of comics I've ever drawn, I'm so excited for this book to come out next month!

Two days left! Today's update is all about how I made this page! http://kck.st/2ViXJ7T

#art #drawing #comics #lovecraft

I am super close to my stretch goal with only a week left! Check out my campaign to print a comics adaptation of Lovecraft’s “The Music of Erich Zann” Today’s update is all about the process behind the page!

http://kck.st/2ViXJ7T

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Check out today's update to see the process behind this page!

http://kck.st/2ViXJ7T

#comics #art #drawing #lovecraft #kickstarter

After less than a week, the campaign for my comics adaptation of Lovecraft's "The Music of Erich Zann" is FULLY FUNDED! Thank you all so much! There are still 25 days left, and I'm thinking about stretch goals now, so please keep spreading the word so that we can make this the best possible book it can be!

http://kck.st/2ViXJ7T

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Check out today's update to see the process behind this page!

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The Kickstarter for my new book, a comics adaptation of The Music of Erich Zann by H.P. Lovecraft, is up! I am so proud of what I’ve made here, so please check it out!

#comics #art #drawing #lovecraft #hp lovecraft #cthulhu #music #indie comics

New website is live!

Got some new Protoman stickers in the shop!

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#protoman #mega man #stickers #art #video games #drawing #procreate #capcom

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How to put “wrote fan-fiction” on your résumé:

Leveraged an inventory of established fictional character and setting elements to generate a disruptive custom-curated narrative entertainment asset.

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I worked in HR, handling applications and interviews, and if someone turned in that string of techno babble nonsense, I would have rejected them out of hand.

A resume doesn’t need to sound fancy or overly technical, it needs to tell us why we should hire you.

“Independent novelist/writer” is more than sufficient here. If you want to express the skills that fan fiction taught you, something like, “creative writing, editing, and publication,” will get you a lot further than… Whatever that just was.

A resume should be tailored to the position, if you can afford the time and energy for that. But if not, then just think about what writing got fandom taught you. How to respond to criticism, how to present a professional pubic face, how to correct punished mistakes, creative thinking, project planning, persuasion via emotional leverage, html formatting, office suite fluency.

There are a lot of actual, marketable skills that go into fan fiction.

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How to put “I was in a zine” on your resume

Writer:

Published short fiction stories for anthology collection

Able to write short fiction within a designated word count for layout purposes (900-1500 words, 1500-2000, 3000-5000)

Wrote short articles for independent publication

Assisted with editing short stories for publication

Able to reduce or expand written content based on layout needs

Able to check for basic spelling, grammar and syntax

Familiar with Microsoft Office and Google docs

Able to convert text styles such as bold and italics across platforms, including rich text and HTML

Able to communicate with project members over multiple platforms such as email, twitter, Discord chat and Google docs

Artist:

Produced full-colour digital illustration for independent magazine

Able to produce digital illustrations optimized for both online and print display

Produced full-colour 2-page spread for art anthology

Published 4-page short comic in anthology collection for charity

Able to transfer traditional art to digital illustration

Illustrated the cover (always brag if you’re on the cover) of an independent art publication

Familiar with professional illustration tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Clip Studio Paint and stylus tablet

Able to communicate with project members over multiple platforms such as email, twitter, Discord chat and Google docs

Merch artist / graphic designer:

Designed 2″ clear decorative double-sided keychain charm as bonus sale item

Designed 5″ x 6″ sheet of graphic stickers included in art anthology

Able to design bold graphics that are measured for laser cutting production

Designed layouts for 65-page art and writing magazine, focusing on (art placement, text layout, etc)

Able to keep layout design simple and in accordance with the project director’s chosen theme

Created promotional art, icons and banners tailored for social media sites like Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, etc

Familiar with professional layout and design software such as Adobe Illustrator and InDesign

Able to communicate with project members over multiple platforms such as email, twitter, Discord chat and Google docs

Running a zine

Produced an independent art and writing collection for sale / for charity

Managed (10, 20, 30) independent artists and writers out of over 500 applicants to create a short-run independent magazine

Worked in online sales and social media promotion selling an independent comics anthology

If it’s really spectacular you can brag about specific numbers

Our book raised over $4,000 for charity in under six months of production

We sold over 750 copies in two weeks of online sales

Produced a digital PDF and printed version of anthology, mailing to recipients all over the world

Communicated with printers and manufacturers of plastic accessories and paper goods, assembling professional packages of our merchandise for mailing.

Built a custom digital storefront and navigated professional market and payment systems including Paypal and Tictail / Bigcartel / Wix etc

Created promotional events to boost sales, including raffles and giveaways over social media

Organized participants through mass emails and use of social media posts on tumblr and twitter

Created private Discord chat channels to keep participants up to date on production

Familiar with organizational software such as Microsoft Excel, Google spreadsheets, Trello and Discord

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I refer to my minicomic project as my independent small business on resumes, and have never not had a potential employer ask about it in an interview.