March 2013
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February 2013
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January 2013
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Tumble Harder, Baby: Learning How to Fail →
julesharder:
So in my internet travels, I came across this article regarding overprotective parents and how they need to let their kids fail. Let their kids fail? This is a thing? People really don’t let kids fall on their faces and go “well, you won’t do that again?” Then again, the source is The Atlantic,…
I learn best by figuring out why something didn’t work, then trying again...
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Tumble Harder, Baby: So When Will You Be Good... →
julesharder:
Never. Now get back to work.
Oh, wait, you wanted more? Sigh. Fine.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard an artist (or writer, you guys are guilty of this too) say:
“I’ll post more artwork when I get good enough.”
“I’ll do more paintings when I get good enough.”
“I’ll show my work to…
So When Will You Be Good Enough? Never. Now get back to work.
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The Diagonal: Winter 2013 Survey →
vertical-inc:
For those new to Vertical, we try to be accessible to our readers as best as we can. And while we may not be able to afford full-page skins on major websites and we might only have a couple of ads in major publications a year, we do try to communicate with our patrons regularly in a variety of…
Help Vertical decide what you want to read! @Vertical_Ed
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December 2012
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More encouraging words from @neilhimself →
“There will always be people worse than you, too. Read some books by them, think “At least I can do better than that” and start writing.”
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Don’t stop, and don’t listen to anyone who says... →
Words from Neil Gaiman about whether an artist is really “good enough.”
“Don’t stop, and don’t listen to anyone who says you can’t do it.”
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An idea is not a series, and jokes are not characters […] A story is only a...
– Mark Waid, on the creation of INSUFFERABLE (and also giving some print-this-out-and-hang-it-on-the-wall-where-you-work advice for writers.)
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October 2012
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We [Fraction and his wife, Kelly Sue DeConnick] were pregnant at the time, and...
– Writer Matt Fraction on his role on expanding the profile of female characters in the Marvel Universe. (via goodmanw)
Over 9000!
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September 2012
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August 2012
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Men Reading Women in Comics: Why we’re doing it →
menreadingwomenincomics:
Welcome to Men Reading Women in Comics.
Who are we? We are 18-35. We are nine year olds saving our pocket money. We are retired guys alphabetising our long boxes. We are the guys in between. We are the guys you want to hook, and your decades-long fans. We are cis guys and trans guys. We are…
Don’t forget, manga are also comics! #motokokusanagi #dirtypair