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
GROWING GILLS : How to Find Creative Focus When You’re Drowning in Your Daily Life
by Jessica Abel
https://jessicaabel.com/growing-gills/
[note : discover the rest of her site - super helpful to the ambitious / overwhelmed creative!!!]
INTUITIVE COMICS : A HOW-TO GUIDE *FREE
by Dominic Bercier
https://www.mirrorcomics.com/intuitive-comics--a-how-to-guide/
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
GROWING GILLS : How to Find Creative Focus When You’re Drowning in Your Daily Life
by Jessica Abel
https://jessicaabel.com/growing-gills/
[note : discover the rest of her site - super helpful to the ambitious / overwhelmed creative!!!]
INTUITIVE COMICS : A HOW-TO GUIDE *FREE
by Dominic Bercier
https://www.mirrorcomics.com/intuitive-comics--a-how-to-guide/
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/
ADDITIONAL WEBSITE BUILDING HOW-TO's :
Website Creation in Detail / Step-by-Step Website Creation from Beginner to Advanced
by Umbrella Host
https://www.umbrella-host.co.uk/blog/create-a-website-for-free/
How to Create a Website — Build a Website in 4 [EASY] Steps
by Website Planet
https://www.websiteplanet.com/blog/how-to-create-a-website-build-a-website/
How to Use Wix (2020) : Guide for Creating a Website Using Wix Editor
by Website Set-Up
https://websitesetup.org/how-to-use-wix-editor/
HTTPS and SSL Guide [Detailed] - Important for All Websites
by Valen Digital
https://www.valendigital.co.uk/blog/http-to-https-the-definitive-guide/
Great General Web Presence Resource
by Make a Website Hub
MakeAWebsiteHub.com
Excellent Image Size Cheat Sheet for Social Media and Web Presence
by Make a Website Hub
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/
ADDITIONAL WEBSITE BUILDING HOW-TO's :
Website Creation in Detail / Step-by-Step Website Creation from Beginner to Advanced
by Umbrella Host
https://www.umbrella-host.co.uk/blog/create-a-website-for-free/
How to Create a Website — Build a Website in 4 [EASY] Steps
by Website Planet
https://www.websiteplanet.com/blog/how-to-create-a-website-build-a-website/
How to Use Wix (2020) : Guide for Creating a Website Using Wix Editor
by Website Set-Up
https://websitesetup.org/how-to-use-wix-editor/
HTTPS and SSL Guide [Detailed] - Important for All Websites
by Valen Digital
https://www.valendigital.co.uk/blog/http-to-https-the-definitive-guide/
Great General Web Presence Resource
by Make a Website Hub
MakeAWebsiteHub.com
Excellent Image Size Cheat Sheet for Social Media and Web Presence
by Make a Website Hub
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.
Ultimate Guide to Being a Freelancer [2020 Update]
If you’re thinking of becoming a freelancer...
by Bethenny Carl on Website Planet
https://www.websiteplanet.com/blog/ultimate-guide-to-being-a-freelancer/
WRITING CAREERS : The Business Behind Becoming an Author
Helpful List of different Careers for Writers by Zen Business
https://www.zenbusiness.com/info/writing-careers/
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
BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS :
List of Must-Read Books for Pre-K, Elementary, Middle, Teen, Adult reading levels [in Various Fiction Genres]
by Books are Gold
https://booksaregold.com/book-recommendations/
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.
Ultimate Guide to Being a Freelancer [2020 Update]
If you’re thinking of becoming a freelancer...
by Bethenny Carl on Website Planet
https://www.websiteplanet.com/blog/ultimate-guide-to-being-a-freelancer/
WRITING CAREERS : The Business Behind Becoming an Author
Helpful List of different Careers for Writers by Zen Business
https://www.zenbusiness.com/info/writing-careers/
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
BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS :
List of Must-Read Books for Pre-K, Elementary, Middle, Teen, Adult reading levels [in Various Fiction Genres]
by Books are Gold
https://booksaregold.com/book-recommendations/
LAUNCHES, TRIBE BUILDING + 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
SMALL PRESS & SELF-PUBLISHING for ALL :
ATTN Canadians!!! :
Note that ISBN and ISSN numbers are free to assign in Canada - yay!!!
ISBN Canada
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/services/isbn-canada/Pages/isbn-canada.aspx
ISBN Canada [ Direct LOGIN ]
https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/isbn-canada/app/index.php
FREE online ISBN barcode generator
by Derek Murphy [ of www.creativindie.com/ ]
https://www.creativindiecovers.com/free-online-isbn-barcode-generator/
Note that ISBN and ISSN numbers are free to assign in Canada - yay!!!
ISBN Canada
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/services/isbn-canada/Pages/isbn-canada.aspx
ISBN Canada [ Direct LOGIN ]
https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/isbn-canada/app/index.php
FREE online ISBN barcode generator
by Derek Murphy [ of www.creativindie.com/ ]
https://www.creativindiecovers.com/free-online-isbn-barcode-generator/
