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TPG Week 146: Keeping Reader Interest

| October 11, 2013
TPG Week 146: Keeping Reader Interest

Welcome once more to The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a new Brave One in Sonja Smith! (And, on a completely unrelated note, I’m very happy to see that we have more women writing and submitting. I can probably count the number of female participants on one hand. I wish there were more. Anyway…) […]

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ComixTribe announces NYCC Exclusive & Guest Signing Schedule

| October 9, 2013
ComixTribe announces NYCC Exclusive & Guest Signing Schedule

ComixTribe has announced its plans for the big show, including a number of creator signings and a NYCC Exclusive book! Tyler James (The Red Ten, Oxymoron, EPIC), John Lees (The Standard, And Then Emily Was Gone), and Joe Mulvey (SCAM) will be at the ComixTribe booths #1170-1172 in the Small Press Alley on the main […]

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B&N Week 146: Increasing Awareness Of Your Brand

| October 8, 2013
B&N Week 146: Increasing Awareness Of Your Brand

Tuesday! Who’s ready for it? I know I am. I missed you guys. Last week, we talked about Managing Your Brand. This week, I want to continue in that theme, and talk about increasing your brand awareness. Related Posts:B&N Week 176: Are You Doing Your Part For Comics?B&N Week 145: Managing Your BrandReview: Broken #1Review: […]

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TPG Week 145: Too Much Stuff In The Bag

| October 4, 2013
TPG Week 145: Too Much Stuff In The Bag

Welcome back, one and all, to The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a returning Brave One in Jourdan MacLain. We also have Samantha LeBas in purple, I’m in red, and we see if Jourdan can make us all feel Dirty Related Posts:TPG Week 83: Use Your Powers For Good Instead Of…TPG Week 78: Readers […]

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B&N Week 145: Managing Your Brand

| October 1, 2013
B&N Week 145: Managing Your Brand

It’s a beautiful day in the Tuesday-hood, a beautiful day in the Tuesday Fine, so I don’t have the best singing voice. That doesn’t matter! What matters is that we have another Bolts & Nuts today! That’s important! So, let’s get to it! Today’s question is really quite simple: Related Posts:B&N Week 146: Increasing Awareness […]

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TPG Week 144: Words On Paper

| September 27, 2013
TPG Week 144: Words On Paper

Welcome, one and all, to another installment of The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a new Brave One in Sarah Kaplan. We’ve got Steve Colle dressed smartly in blue, and I’m ever-menacing in red, and we both see what Sarah does with Blood, Bone, & Startlight Related Posts:TPG Week 146: Keeping Reader InterestTPG Week […]

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B&N Week 144: Ask Questions, Learn, & Then Do

| September 24, 2013
B&N Week 144: Ask Questions, Learn, & Then Do

We have another Tuesday! Really, that’s all the introduction this week. I’ve got some stuff I want to talk about, and I feel it’s important. [Well, to be honest, I fell that all subjects are important. Some are more important than others, though.] This week, I want to talk about self-help and the newbie. Related […]

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The Kickstarter Laboratory: 7 Experiments in Crowdfunding a Floppy

| September 23, 2013 | 7 Comments
The Kickstarter Laboratory: 7 Experiments in Crowdfunding a Floppy

Tyler James discusses seven new crowdfunding strategies he’ll be trying with his latest Kickstarter campaign.

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ComixTribe Launches EPIC Kickstarter! Bonus Incentives for Day One Backers

| September 23, 2013
ComixTribe Launches EPIC Kickstarter! Bonus Incentives for Day One Backers

ComixTribe Lauches 25 Day Campaign to Fund EPIC!

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TPG Week 143: Preserve The Mystery

| September 20, 2013
TPG Week 143: Preserve The Mystery

Welcome one and all to The Proving Grounds! This week, we’ve got Brave One Frank Martin, who hails from somewhere on the east coast (New York, I believe, but I could be mistaken). This week, we’ve got Samantha LeBas looking regal in purple, I’m always stunning in red, and let’s see what Frank does with […]

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Review – Five Ghosts: The Haunting of Fabian Gray

| September 19, 2013
Review – Five Ghosts: The Haunting of Fabian Gray

In a vintage year for new creator-owned comics, this could be the best.

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B&N Week 143: Top 10 Things Creators Can Do To Help Themselves

| September 17, 2013
B&N Week 143: Top 10 Things Creators Can Do To Help Themselves

Steven is back with a must-read list of ten things that comic creators need to do to help themselves.

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