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B&N Week 174: Is Continuing Education Important In Comics?

| April 22, 2014
B&N Week 174: Is Continuing Education Important In Comics?

It’s another Tuesday! Arizona doesn’t do Daylight Savings Time [thankfully], so the days are extremely noticeably longer. I can drive in to work and the sun is coming up, and I can drive home from work twelve hours later and the sun is still hanging in the sky. I like it. [And yes, I work […]

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B&N Week 173: Critical or Commercial Acclaim–Which Do You Prefer?

| April 15, 2014
B&N Week 173: Critical or Commercial Acclaim–Which Do You Prefer?

It’s another Tuesday! Summer’s coming, and with it, the summer movies. While technically not a summer movie, we’ve already had the Captain America sequel [which I consider to be the opening salvo to the summer tentpoles], and on the horizon are the Spider-Man and X-Men sequels, Guardians of the Galaxy, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja […]

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B&N Week 172: What Are The Hidden Steps In Creating Comics?

| April 8, 2014
B&N Week 172: What Are The Hidden Steps In Creating Comics?

It’s another Tuesday, and I’m happy to be here! Let’s just get into this week’s question, shall we? What are the hidden steps to creating comics? Related Posts:TPG Week 279: Choose Your Own LoD!TPG: The EndTPG Week 273: Missed Opportunities On GeorwellTPG Week 268: It’s A Race!TPG Week 267: Gumption, But No Story

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B&N Week 171: To Be Or Not To Be–Should You Quit Comics?

| April 2, 2014
B&N Week 171: To Be Or Not To Be–Should You Quit Comics?

It’s a windy-ful Tuesday here in beautiful Tucson! It’s great, really. We’ve got the low 80s here, so the breezes are more than comfortable. It’s great, and a precursor to what’s coming next: heat! And not the Miami Heat, either. It’ll be fine. Right now, though, it’s time to get into some Bolts & Nuts! […]

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B&N Week 170: Casting–Do You Do It?

| March 25, 2014
B&N Week 170: Casting–Do You Do It?

We’ve got another Tuesday! I thank you for spending some of it with me. I appreciate it. This week’s question is: casting—do you do it? Related Posts:TPG Week 279: Choose Your Own LoD!TPG: The EndTPG Week 273: Missed Opportunities On GeorwellTPG Week 268: It’s A Race!TPG Week 267: Gumption, But No Story

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B&N Week 169: Are You An Effective Pitch Writer?

| March 19, 2014
B&N Week 169: Are You An Effective Pitch Writer?

We’ve got another Tuesday! You know what that means, right? Another Bolts & Nuts question! This week’s question: are you an effective pitch writer? Related Posts:TPG Week 281: The End Of An EraTPG Week 279: Choose Your Own LoD!TPG Week 277: Second Issues NEED To Start WellTPG Week 275: More Notes Than ScriptTPG Week 273: […]

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B&N Week 168: Are You Ready For Some Advice?

| March 11, 2014
B&N Week 168: Are You Ready For Some Advice?

Tuesday! We’ve got a warming trend in Tucson. It’s hitting the high 70s to low 80s on a more consistent basis, which means it’s going to be blazing hot in a couple of weeks. Thus, the circle will start again. Not looking forward to it. This week’s question is another deceptively simple one. Here it […]

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B&N Week 167: How Disciplined Do You Have To Be To Create Comics?

| March 4, 2014
B&N Week 167: How Disciplined Do You Have To Be To Create Comics?

Hey! It’s another Tuesday! The sun is shining, we’re regularly hit the upper 70s and low 80s in Tucson (along with a full day of rain, which is unusual), and the days are getting demonstrably longer. How do I know? I have to wear shades going in to work now, and the sun is lighting […]

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B&N Week 166: How Often Can You Reasonably Publish?

| February 25, 2014
B&N Week 166: How Often Can You Reasonably Publish?

Hey! Wasn’t it just Tuesday? Feels like it, doesn’t it? Well, I’m back, you’re back, so let’s ask a question in the newly minted B&N tradition! This week’s question is simple: how often can you reasonably publish? Related Posts:No Related Posts

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B&N Week 165: How Many People Do You Know That Can Further Your Career?

| February 18, 2014
B&N Week 165: How Many People Do You Know That Can Further Your Career?

We’ve got another Tuesday upon us, and you know what that means, right? It’s time to ask another question in the new Bolts & Nuts tradition! This week’s question is relatively simple, but carries some things with it that could be unpleasant. Related Posts:TPG Week 279: Choose Your Own LoD!TPG: The EndTPG Week 273: Missed […]

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B&N Week 164: Which Conventions Do You Plan On Attending?

| February 11, 2014
B&N Week 164: Which Conventions Do You Plan On Attending?

It’s another Tuesday! We all know what that means, don’t we? Time for some Bolts & Nuts! So, let’s get right into this week’s question. Which conventions do you plan on attending, and why? Related Posts:Imbibe With the Tribe! 2nd Annual ComixTribe NYCC Drink & Draw AnnouncedTPG Week 279: Choose Your Own LoD!TPG: The EndTPG […]

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B&N Week 163: How Often Do You Adapt Other Stories To Comics?

| February 4, 2014
B&N Week 163: How Often Do You Adapt Other Stories To Comics?

It’s another Tuesday! We’ve got some gentle rain currently falling in Tucson, and while it isn’t typically our rainy season, I’ll take it. [It was just 80 degrees last week, folks. Go figure.] Anyway, let’s get into some Bolts & Nuts, shall we? This week’s question is simple: how often do you adapt other stories […]

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