Wish I knew these things before releasing my comic
There's a lot that goes into releasing a comic book. Here's a few things that I wish I had known before I released my first graphic novel more than a year ago. first first not every shop is friendly to any creators! this doesn't mean that all are not in support of creative comics, but I ran into a few shops that I was surprised and how rude they were! that being said my book isn't at least 16 shops now so that's pretty exciting! second it's a ton of work marketing and promoting a book that you've created! this is a constant thing to be done if you want to sell any comics! third connections are extremely important early on I didn't make much effort to make connections with people in the industry, but after a year I was able to get featured on CBS News! the important thing is to keep working and keep trying and to believe in yourself! I hope this is helpful.#comicbooks #embracevulnerability #wishiknew #mangaaesthetics #mangacollection
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