Resources for Writers and Artists and Small Press :
THE ART OF COMICS :
UNDERSTANDING COMICS [THE INVISIBLE ART]
by Scott McCloud
http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Comics-Invisible-McCloud-Scott/dp/B00DT69UX0
COMICS & SEQUENTIAL ART
by Will Eisner
http://www.amazon.com/Comics-Sequential-Art-Eisner-Will/dp/B001L55S4Q
GRAPHIC STORYTELLING AND VISUAL NARRATIVE
by Will Eisner
http://www.amazon.com/Graphic-Storytelling-Visual-Narrative-Instructional/dp/039333127X
HOW TO DRAW COMICS THE MARVEL WAY
by Stan Lee and John Buscema
http://www.amazon.com/How-Draw-Comics-Marvel-Way/dp/0671530771
http://stansakai.com/art-process : Traditional writer-artist-letterer Stan Sakai shares his art process on how he creates Usagi Yojimbo pages.
http://foxforcefivenews.com/the-top-5-comic-book-publishers-you-need-to-get-on-board-with-in-2016/
THE TOP 5 COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS YOU NEED TO GET ON BOARD WITH IN 2016
by Keven Skinner [FOX FORCE FIVE]
THE DEFINITIVE LIST OF COMIC BOOK PUBLISHER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
by Jason Thibault
http://jasonthibault.com/definitive-list-comic-publisher-submission-guidelines/
by Scott McCloud
http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Comics-Invisible-McCloud-Scott/dp/B00DT69UX0
COMICS & SEQUENTIAL ART
by Will Eisner
http://www.amazon.com/Comics-Sequential-Art-Eisner-Will/dp/B001L55S4Q
GRAPHIC STORYTELLING AND VISUAL NARRATIVE
by Will Eisner
http://www.amazon.com/Graphic-Storytelling-Visual-Narrative-Instructional/dp/039333127X
HOW TO DRAW COMICS THE MARVEL WAY
by Stan Lee and John Buscema
http://www.amazon.com/How-Draw-Comics-Marvel-Way/dp/0671530771
http://stansakai.com/art-process : Traditional writer-artist-letterer Stan Sakai shares his art process on how he creates Usagi Yojimbo pages.
http://foxforcefivenews.com/the-top-5-comic-book-publishers-you-need-to-get-on-board-with-in-2016/
THE TOP 5 COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS YOU NEED TO GET ON BOARD WITH IN 2016
by Keven Skinner [FOX FORCE FIVE]
THE DEFINITIVE LIST OF COMIC BOOK PUBLISHER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
by Jason Thibault
http://jasonthibault.com/definitive-list-comic-publisher-submission-guidelines/
WEBSITE BUILDING FOR ALL :
FOR BEGINNERS :
https://sitebeginner.com/
INTERMEDIATE :
https://www.weebly.com
https://www.wix.com/
ADVANCED :
https://wordpress.com/
Great GENERAL WEB PRESENCE RESOURCES :
MakeAWebsiteHub.com
Excellent Image Size Cheat Sheet for Social Media and Web Presence :
https://makeawebsitehub.com/social-media-image-sizes-cheat-sheet/
https://sitebeginner.com/
INTERMEDIATE :
https://www.weebly.com
https://www.wix.com/
ADVANCED :
https://wordpress.com/
Great GENERAL WEB PRESENCE RESOURCES :
MakeAWebsiteHub.com
Excellent Image Size Cheat Sheet for Social Media and Web Presence :
https://makeawebsitehub.com/social-media-image-sizes-cheat-sheet/
WRITING FOR COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS :
http://images.darkhorse.com/darkhorse08/company/submissions/DHScriptFormatGuides.pdf : DARK HORSE COMICS, Script Format Guide is THEE ultimate script formatting guide for comics.
http://www.jimzub.com : Jim Zub, comics writer, has amazing tutorials for comics creators, especially comics writers.
https://charlessoule.wordpress.com : Comics writer Charles Soule blogs on his process and ideas.
WORDS FOR PICTURES : THE ART AND BUSINESS OF WRITING COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS
by Brian Michael Bendis
http://www.amazon.com/Words-Pictures-Business-Writing-Graphic/dp/0770434355
HOW TO DRAW COMICS THE MARVEL WAY
by Stan Lee and John Buscema
http://www.amazon.com/How-Draw-Comics-Marvel-Way/dp/0671530771
http://www.jimzub.com : Jim Zub, comics writer, has amazing tutorials for comics creators, especially comics writers.
https://charlessoule.wordpress.com : Comics writer Charles Soule blogs on his process and ideas.
WORDS FOR PICTURES : THE ART AND BUSINESS OF WRITING COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS
by Brian Michael Bendis
http://www.amazon.com/Words-Pictures-Business-Writing-Graphic/dp/0770434355
HOW TO DRAW COMICS THE MARVEL WAY
by Stan Lee and John Buscema
http://www.amazon.com/How-Draw-Comics-Marvel-Way/dp/0671530771
WRITING CONTINUED :
THE NOVEL WRITER’S BLUEPRINT : FIVE STEPS TO CREATING and COMPLETING YOUR FIRST BOOK
by Kevin T. Johns.
http://www.amazon.com/Novel-Writers-Blueprint-Creating-Completing/dp/0992004128
http://www.kevintjohns.com : Kevin T. Johns is the fiction writer of the YA novel series The Page Turners, non-fiction author of many books on writing and is also an infectiously enthusiastic writing coach.
THE HERO WITH A THOUSAND FACES
by Joseph Campbell
http://www.amazon.com/Thousand-Faces-Collected-Joseph-Campbell/dp/1577315936
THE SCREENWRITER'S BIBLE, 6th Edition :
A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script (Expanded & Updated)
by David Trottier
http://www.amazon.com/Screenwriters-Bible-6th-Complete-Formatting/dp/1935247107
STORY : STYLE, STRUCTURE, SUBSTANCE, AND THE PRINCIPLES OF SCREENWRITING
by Robert McKee
http://www.amazon.com/Story-Substance-Structure-Principles-Screenwriting/dp/0060391685
by Kevin T. Johns.
http://www.amazon.com/Novel-Writers-Blueprint-Creating-Completing/dp/0992004128
http://www.kevintjohns.com : Kevin T. Johns is the fiction writer of the YA novel series The Page Turners, non-fiction author of many books on writing and is also an infectiously enthusiastic writing coach.
THE HERO WITH A THOUSAND FACES
by Joseph Campbell
http://www.amazon.com/Thousand-Faces-Collected-Joseph-Campbell/dp/1577315936
THE SCREENWRITER'S BIBLE, 6th Edition :
A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script (Expanded & Updated)
by David Trottier
http://www.amazon.com/Screenwriters-Bible-6th-Complete-Formatting/dp/1935247107
STORY : STYLE, STRUCTURE, SUBSTANCE, AND THE PRINCIPLES OF SCREENWRITING
by Robert McKee
http://www.amazon.com/Story-Substance-Structure-Principles-Screenwriting/dp/0060391685
LAUNCHES, TRIBE BUILDING AND SOCIAL MEDIA :
JAB, JAB, JAB, RIGHT HOOK : How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy Social World
by Gary Vaynerchuk
http://www.amazon.com/Jab-Right-Hook-Story-Social/dp/006227306X
https://pro.comixlaunch.com/ : Tyler James Vogel demystifies Kickstarter, Patreon, tribe building and other useful things, and this is geared towards cartoonists, writers, artists and publishers of comics specifically!!
http://timgrahl.com : Tim Grahl helps you sell more books. Case in point, he at one time had 5 of his coaching clients’ books on the NYT Bestseller list at the same time. He offers amazing advice on how to sell thousands of books, and yes, this includes self-published books [and even graphic novels!!!].
http://goinswriter.com : Jeff Goins is an excellent writer and coach on writing, blogging and tribe building. See also Goins' hugely successful Tribe Writers Program : http://tribewriters.com.
http://fourhourworkweek.com/2011/03/10/12-lessons-learned-while-marketing-the-4-hour-body/ :
12 Lessons Learned While Marketing “The 4-Hour Body”
by Charlie Hoehn [Director of OTHER at Tim Ferriss]
http://thewriteconversation.blogspot.ca/2016/02/ten-tips-to-create-positive-social.html :
Ten Tips to Create a Positive Social Media Buzz : To Bee and Not To Bee
By Molly Jo [social media ninja]
by Gary Vaynerchuk
http://www.amazon.com/Jab-Right-Hook-Story-Social/dp/006227306X
https://pro.comixlaunch.com/ : Tyler James Vogel demystifies Kickstarter, Patreon, tribe building and other useful things, and this is geared towards cartoonists, writers, artists and publishers of comics specifically!!
http://timgrahl.com : Tim Grahl helps you sell more books. Case in point, he at one time had 5 of his coaching clients’ books on the NYT Bestseller list at the same time. He offers amazing advice on how to sell thousands of books, and yes, this includes self-published books [and even graphic novels!!!].
http://goinswriter.com : Jeff Goins is an excellent writer and coach on writing, blogging and tribe building. See also Goins' hugely successful Tribe Writers Program : http://tribewriters.com.
http://fourhourworkweek.com/2011/03/10/12-lessons-learned-while-marketing-the-4-hour-body/ :
12 Lessons Learned While Marketing “The 4-Hour Body”
by Charlie Hoehn [Director of OTHER at Tim Ferriss]
http://thewriteconversation.blogspot.ca/2016/02/ten-tips-to-create-positive-social.html :
Ten Tips to Create a Positive Social Media Buzz : To Bee and Not To Bee
By Molly Jo [social media ninja]
ART PHILOSOPHY :
A HISTORY OF GRAPHIC DESIGN
by Philip B. Meggs
http://www.amazon.com/History-Graphic-Design-Philip-Meggs/dp/0471291986
RECLAIMING ART IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICE [A TREATISE, CRITIQUE, AND CALL TO ACTION]
by J.F. Martel
http://www.amazon.com/Reclaiming-Art-Age-Artifice-Manifesto/dp/1583945784
http://www.northatlanticbooks.com/shop/reclaiming-art-in-the-age-of-artifice/
http://www.reclaimingart.com : J.F. Martel’s home for RECLAIMING ART, including his art blog.
http://www.pagandawnmag.org/alan-moore-the-art-of-magic/ :
Alan Moore: The Art of Magic
by Sam Proctor in PAGAN DAWN Magazine
by Philip B. Meggs
http://www.amazon.com/History-Graphic-Design-Philip-Meggs/dp/0471291986
RECLAIMING ART IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICE [A TREATISE, CRITIQUE, AND CALL TO ACTION]
by J.F. Martel
http://www.amazon.com/Reclaiming-Art-Age-Artifice-Manifesto/dp/1583945784
http://www.northatlanticbooks.com/shop/reclaiming-art-in-the-age-of-artifice/
http://www.reclaimingart.com : J.F. Martel’s home for RECLAIMING ART, including his art blog.
http://www.pagandawnmag.org/alan-moore-the-art-of-magic/ :
Alan Moore: The Art of Magic
by Sam Proctor in PAGAN DAWN Magazine
BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY :
CRUSH IT!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion
by Gary Vaynerchuk
http://www.amazon.com/Crush-Time-Cash-Your-Passion/dp/0061914177
PURPLE COW : Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable
by Seth Godin
http://www.amazon.com/Purple-Cow-New-Transform-Remarkable--/dp/1591843170
THE 4-HOUR WORKWEEK
by Timothy Ferriss
http://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Workweek-Expanded-Updated-Cutting-Edge-ebook/dp/B002WE46UW
JOB SMARTS for TWENTYSOMETHINGS
by Bradley G. Richardson
http://www.amazon.com/Job-Smarts-Twentysomethings-Bradley-Richardson/dp/0679757171/
THINK AND GROW RICH
by Napoleon Hill
http://www.amazon.com/Think-Grow-Rich-Napoleon-Hill/dp/1514698137
by Gary Vaynerchuk
http://www.amazon.com/Crush-Time-Cash-Your-Passion/dp/0061914177
PURPLE COW : Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable
by Seth Godin
http://www.amazon.com/Purple-Cow-New-Transform-Remarkable--/dp/1591843170
THE 4-HOUR WORKWEEK
by Timothy Ferriss
http://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Workweek-Expanded-Updated-Cutting-Edge-ebook/dp/B002WE46UW
JOB SMARTS for TWENTYSOMETHINGS
by Bradley G. Richardson
http://www.amazon.com/Job-Smarts-Twentysomethings-Bradley-Richardson/dp/0679757171/
THINK AND GROW RICH
by Napoleon Hill
http://www.amazon.com/Think-Grow-Rich-Napoleon-Hill/dp/1514698137
