Comixlaunch: Crowdfunding For Writers, Artists & Self-publishers On Kickstarter... And Beyond!

Tyler looks back at three distinct strategies he employed at three different stages of his creative career that helped him dramatically expand his online audience, and as a result, his network and his launches. Highlights of This Session Include: Key strategies he used to dramatically increase his online audience over the years. What's even better than participating in an online challenge? How 1200 books sitting in storage forced Tyler's hand to do something new? Plus: A new reason to submit your Kickstarter projects for review earlier than you normally would. Today's Session is Sponsored by... Rob Multari, creator of Night Wolf: A Horrific Urban Werewolf Coming of Age Drama published by Lone Wolf Comics. Night Wolf #1-3 is live on Kickstarter October 23rd. Follow them at facebook.com/lonewolfcomics http://kck.st/2W7kfhP Links Mentioned in Today's Show facebook.com/lonewolfcomics More About Our Sponsor: In a moment, I’m going to give you today’s ComixLauncher,

What do you do when it feels like the bottom has fallen out of your launch and failure is imminent? Whether you're a first timer or a ComixLaunch Veteran, you may still find yourself in an emotional freefall when your launch doesn't match your expectations. In this training, Tyler provides a simple 5 step plan to stop the freefall and hit the ground running toward a successful launch.

Would you love to launch a Kickstarter, but you're afraid to hit that green button because you're worried your audience isn't big enough? This episode will show you why a big audience is NOT a prerequisite to Kickstarter success.

Launching a Kickstarter for the second issue of a comic book series presents unique challenges and opportunities for creators. To break them all down this week, Tyler is joined by Travis Gibb (Broke Down and Four Dead Bodies) and Joel Rodriguez (Dusk County Chronicles.)

Russell Nohelty returns to the ComixLaunch podcast for an open and honest discussion about launching novels and comics as a Complete Creative. Russell opens up about what's working this year and what definitely is not working, and how he's pivoting to continue to grow his business, while also returning to one of his earliest and most beloved comic creations for another run on Kickstarter.

Rich Boye of Comic Impressions joins Tyler for discussion about how their company is making a strong push into the comic printing market and how they are poised to serve the independent creator as well as large scale publishers.

If you're a creator who isn't launching on Kickstarter due to fear of failure, Tyler has the cure for you in this session of ComixLaunch. In this episode, he'll share one of his big failures this year, and why he actually doesn't see it as a failure at all.

President of Scout Comics & Entertainment, Inc. James Haick returns to the Comixlaunch podcast to talk about the innovative moves SCOUT is making to shake up the world of creator-owned comics.

If fear is getting in the way of you actually launching your crowdfunding projects or going after your creative pursuits in a major way, this episode could change your future!

In this session, you'll learn the importance of a great logline and how to craft one for your book. Tyler is joined by writer John "Scooter" Robinson, who teaches a simple, step-by-step formula any writer can use to compress even the most epic tale into a single compelling sentence that will connect with readers and make it vastly easier to sell.

Tyler welcomes BOOM! Studios president and CEO Ross Richie to talk about the company's rapid rise from humble beginnings to a top publisher in the comics industry.

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Tyler is going ALL IN on reader testimonials to help power what he hopes will be the biggest ComixTribe graphic novel launch yet. Find out the whys and hows of this strategy and get a behind the curtain look at his latest Kickstarter launch.

Walter Ostlie, Bob Frantz & Kevin Cuffe, creators of the hit Kickstarter-funded graphic novel Metal Shark Bro join Tyler for a lively discussion on going after a big goal on Kickstarter.

How many sales channels are your books selling in? In this session, Tyler breaks down the six distinct sales channels where ComixTribe books are generating revenue, and shares the exact distribution of where the money is coming from for it's latest release.

Wondering if Diamond Comics distribution make sense for YOUR indie comic? Tyler James & indie comic writer Travis Gibb jam on this hot topic, uncovering the common misconceptions and myths about working with Diamond. Highlights of This Session Include: Indie comics writer Travis Gibb (The Broke Down Series) joins Tyler James for a frank discussion about the pros and cons of Diamond Comics Distribution.Common misconceptions and myths about working with Diamond.The key step between Kickstarter and Diamond that powered the success of ComixTribe in the direct market. Plus: It's the second half of 2019. Time to make some adjustments and course corrections so that you can hit your annual goals! This Session is Sponsored by... "Today’s Session is Sponsored by GORILLA MY DREAMS: GORILLA TAILS, 22 pages of Gorilla Noir written by Big Tim Stiles with art by Ahmed Raafat. GORILLA MY DREAMS: GORILLA TAILS is live on Kickstarter right now!" Links Mentioned in Today's Show The Creator & Small

Over the past several years, Ryan K Lindsay has heard the word "yes" from Black Mask, IDW, Dark Horse, DC, ComixTribe and many more. On this special session of the ComixLaunch Podcast, Tyler picks Ryan's brain on how he's managed to perfect his pitching process to attract the interest of artists, editors and fans.

Tables are turned and ComixLaunch Host Tyler James finds himself in the hotseat. In this session, Tyler talks about a calling and vision for a live, in-person professional development conference for comic creators and gets some feedback and great questions to think about from a mastermind of creator peers. And the best part... YOU get to be a fly on the wall for this conversation!