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How to get better faster and faster better
Episode 346
Sometimes, it seems as if the more your skills improve, the longer it takes to get something done! Shouldn't it be the other way around?! Also... wha…
1 year, 8 months ago
How to get subscribers on Substack
Episode 345
Dave and Brad share proven strategies for building your audience on Substack. Also: What are the best approaches for dummy lettering — lettering that…
1 year, 9 months ago
When to throw in the towel
Episode 344
Have you ever wanted to just quit? When all seems lost... when you're all out of hope... when you're about to give up, just remember... it can always…
1 year, 9 months ago
How to raise your rates on Patreon
Episode 343
Dave and Brad each realize they must raise their rates on their individual Patreon campaigns. This results in a surprising bout of Impostor Syndrome …
1 year, 9 months ago
Special guest Asia Simone
Episode 342
Marvel/Scholastic illustrator Asia Simone (Instagram, Twitter)shares her experience of illustrating a "Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur" book, navigating t…
1 year, 9 months ago
How to build an audience on Substack
Episode 341
Substack is one of the few social-media newcomers that actually produces visible results. It delivers audience-building, reader retention, advanced m…
1 year, 9 months ago
Are dad jokes ~bad~ jokes?
Episode 340
A new father asks if his baby will change how he writes. "Hey, Comics Dads, I'm worried," he says. "Hey, Worried, we're Comics Dads," we reply. And t…
1 year, 10 months ago
It's Friday — am I famous yet?
Episode 338
After six weeks of working on their comic, a listener asks how soon they can expect to make a living doing this — and gets an earful from Brad and Da…
1 year, 10 months ago
They can't all be winners
Episode 339
How much of your work would you consider "top tier?" Fifty percent? Twenty percent? And speaking of the top tier, Brad and Dave share a partial list …
1 year, 10 months ago
Survivorship Bias
Episode 337
We've all heard successful creators complain that younger hopefuls "just don't want to do the hard work." They disregard the complicated nature of ac…
1 year, 10 months ago