Author visits and workshops are excellent ways to build connections with people. They're also great vehicles for communicating your passion for what you do -- and light that fire in others. And they force you to clarify and articulate the principles and processes you …Read More
Over the past couple of weeks we’ve explored why creatives are turning to crowdfunding and the effectiveness of a thirty day campaign. In this post, I explain why crowdfunding never consists of just those 30 days. For my first solo Kickstarter campaign, the pre-launch phase …Read More
Whether you’re just curious about or a committed veteran of crowdfunding, you’ll quickly notice the tendency for creators to host 30 Day campaigns. It’s not a hard rule -- and during the years before crowdfunding’s current boom, longer durations may have been more prevalent …Read More
What’s a more popular subject among creators these days? A.I.? Contracts? Social media? There are a couple of others I’m leaving out, but I think it’s safe to say most people plying a creative trade are curious about crowdfunding. Before going into detail, let’s …Read More
Introduction On March 11, 2022, Kids Comics Unite became a public benefit corporation! Why did we decide to incorporate as a “PBC”? Three big reasons: Being a public benefit corporation means that our organizational mission is baked into our articles of incorporation. This means that, as a …Read More
We recently asked two longtime KCU members, David Quinn and Shanda McCloskey, to share the stories of how they became children's book and graphic novel creators. Everyone has a unique path, but at the same time, you can get a lot of inspiration from …Read More
We recently asked two longtime KCU members, Jannie Ho and Steve Metzger, to share the stories of how they became children's book and graphic novel creators. Everyone has a unique path, but at the same time, you can get a lot of inspiration from …Read More
Hey, hey, hey folx! Jade here. I do behind the scenes work on KCU's art direction. Last year I shared how the Intensive graphic was made in all its messy initial proc-mess. This year I wanted to show how the Masterclass illustration was created. From …Read More
Bill Gates famously said, “Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.” I’d say that we usually overestimate what we can do in a week but underestimate what we can do in a year. …Read More
Once upon a time, I was young(er), bright-eyed, and twenty-three. I also happened to have my first graphic novel to finish, and less than a year in which to do it. So I pulled my hair back, glued my butt to my chair, and …Read More