zja
Back from the great beyond.
Nibbles: 60
Crackin' since: March 2018
Lives in: Sydney
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Post by zja on Apr 17, 2018 16:27:39 GMT -8
Random thought: how can coffee have rhe potential to be so good and so good at the same time!? And you will never know for sure until you have that first sip because bad coffee still smells delicious.
I am a coffee snob and I fully admit it. Favourite brand is Vittoria and I will travel great distances for those beans.
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zja
Back from the great beyond.
Nibbles: 60
Crackin' since: March 2018
Lives in: Sydney
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Post by zja on Apr 17, 2018 16:34:16 GMT -8
when is my big break gonna come in the comics industry? - this thought goes through my head almost everyday. Do you network like a Bossk? Network the hell out of your Twitter and Instagram, attend meetups and consider creating stickers or artwork of your characters on Etsy. Maybe submitt to zines too. When you have your name out there abit more, consider getting a stall at local cons, markets and meetups. Good luck!
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smeets
Coffee's ready!
Nibbles: 83
Crackin' since: July 2017
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Post by smeets on Apr 18, 2018 11:46:50 GMT -8
it doesn't help - i am doing those things (except twiter and instagram, though i'm trying to get an instagram, cept i have to use a hack to get in cause i don't have a cell phone.) i'm all over social media, blog, tumblr, personal website, youtube, i have a society6 (equivalent of etsy) - sold 5 pieces in the last year and a half (after s6 takes their cut i get around $5), my paintings are in a local store called indigo moon at an amazing price and they are not selling, been to the cons - not worth the price of a table to just break even if i'm lucky, i have a free webcomic, $20 graphic novel published by caliber comics, i work on my art till 4am, all these things just lead nowhere.
i can't explain it. there is a dark cloud that prevents me from being successful - or at least successful by these parameters that we have laid out - cause i've tried everything you suggest. do you have any other ideas that i can squash, lol?
there is no infrastructure set up for art. if we had as many art stores in the city as we have mcdonalds or starbucks then artists might have a better chance. i'm working on trying to set up the infrastructure in my town, it's just slowly going.
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zja
Back from the great beyond.
Nibbles: 60
Crackin' since: March 2018
Lives in: Sydney
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Post by zja on Apr 18, 2018 23:40:41 GMT -8
Oh I totally feel you! It sucks. I've seen some of my friends go through this too. I hope you catch a break soon!
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smeets
Coffee's ready!
Nibbles: 83
Crackin' since: July 2017
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Post by smeets on Apr 21, 2018 10:44:41 GMT -8
thanks zja! that means a lot. gonna try and ride it out.
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Post by April on Oct 14, 2018 16:50:33 GMT -8
If you don't have time to respond to a simple message that you receive from a friend, why even open it?! I mean, it would only take a few seconds to reply, but yet you choose to not even respond, thus resulting in the person feeling completely ignored? Ugh, I don't know why I even bother sometimes...
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endo
Nibbles: 369
Crackin' since: April 2013
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Post by endo on Oct 16, 2018 13:15:17 GMT -8
My favorite time of year!! First Halloween, and how great is that?? The, Thanksgiving and all of the fooood!! Then, the magic of Christmas. Always a little sad when it's all over, but time seems to go so fast nowadays, it'll be back like that!
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Post by April on Oct 17, 2018 7:43:13 GMT -8
My favorite time of year!! First Halloween, and how great is that?? The, Thanksgiving and all of the fooood!! Then, the magic of Christmas. Always a little sad when it's all over, but time seems to go so fast nowadays, it'll be back like that! Too true! I can't believe it's already back to this time of year again...
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Post by April on Apr 6, 2019 14:42:15 GMT -8
I all-of-a-sudden miss living in an apartment. Something must be wrong with me. Haha.
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Post by April on Jun 16, 2021 12:58:46 GMT -8
I all-of-a-sudden miss living in an apartment. Something must be wrong with me. Haha. Still feeling this way, lol. So much less to constantly keep clean, and less of a chance to have crap accumulate over the years...
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Post by Asintended on Mar 11, 2024 9:14:43 GMT -8
I all-of-a-sudden miss living in an apartment. Something must be wrong with me. Haha. Still feeling this way, lol. So much less to constantly keep clean, and less of a chance to have crap accumulate over the years... Less projects....
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