#webcomicschat – Self Publishing Steps to Success
on August 17, 2011 at 10:57 amPosted In: news, webcomicschat
For this week’s #webcomicschat I thought I’d borrow from Bob Mayer (@Bob_Mayer) who recently published an article on his blog titled “If I Were A Newly Self-Published Author, What Steps Would I Take To Succeed?” It’s a well written article that gives great advice to anyone involved in self-publishing. Even though it’s meant for writers I think it applies to webcomic creators as well. One of the main points I take away from it is the idea of persistence. It is rare indeed that a self-publisher becomes an overnight success. It is more likely instead that success comes after long, steady persistent effort.
Thanks for the mention. I think anyone in a creative field also needs a part of their personality that is willing to grind it out in the face of almost overwhelming odds. As Terry Gilliam from Monty Python notes:
“Talent is less important in film-making than patience. If you really want your films to say something that you hope is unique, then patience and stamina, thick skin and a kind of stupidity, a mule-like stupidity, is what you really need.” Terry Gilliam.
That is a great quote! Personally I’ve always had just enough ambition to overcome my almost paralyzing fear of failure mixed with enough naiveté to keep believing that dreams can come true.