#Kickstarter comics how to#

we’re releasing this digitally via ComiXology Submit, Kickstarter etc. It’s obviously easier to just blanket send out emails to a bunch of sites all at once, and if this is all you have time for, it’s completely understandable.That being said, I think it’s a lot nicer to get an email that feels personal and tailored to what the site is specifically doing.

Read the rules and follow them, otherwise your email is likely to get automatically deleted.I don’t think I’ve ever seen a site say that they’re not accepting submissions (or something like that) but the point stands to make sure that you read through the rules so that your book isn’t getting ignored simply because of something you overlooked. They’ll sometimes have a list of what they accept/don’t accept and who to reach out to as a first point of contact.Follow these guidelines! If it says “Not currently accepting indie comics for review” this DOES NOT MEAN you get to be the exception. You can usually find this on an About Us or Contact page. Look to see if the site has guidelines for their coverage.“Karen seems to cover a lot of comics that are similar to our book, so this might be up her alley!”). If you already follow a site that you’re pitching to, mention if you think one particular contributor would be a good fit for coverage (ie. Don’t waste your time (or the site editor’s time). For instance, pitching a cutesy all-ages comic to a site that covers horror content is probably not a great fit. Do your research and find websites that cover things like what you want to have reviewed.I’d love to try to make things a little easier for the creators and the press that are being sent these projects based on what I’ve learned over the years.

I thought I’d offer up some pointers for those folks out there who are looking to spread the word about their projects.

#Kickstarter comics how to#

They don’t really know how to market their book and make it appealing to people who want to potentially take a chance on what it is they’re doing.

That being said, you’d be surprised at the number of people who don’t really know how to send an email to members of the press. One of my biggest goals with RP was to feature as many indie artists as possible and thus I try really hard to push these indie comics and projects that are being crowdfunded. So I’ve been on both sides of things when it comes to Kickstarters and indie comics.Īt Rogues Portal, I would receive daily emails from creators that would like for us to cover their comic or their Kickstarter project. 4 & 5), The Secret Loves of Geek Girls, The BLOCKED Anthology, and Wayward Sisters. I’ve also run and/or been a part of several successful Kickstarter campaigns such as Toronto Comics Anthology (Vol. I founded the entertainment website, Rogues Portal (now Geek-d Out), and I was previously the Managing Editor of Talking Comics for over four years. I’ve been doing freelancing for quite some time at this point.