Live on FundMyComic, for I cannot in good faith trust Kickstarter or IndieGoGo:
Jisedai 2 launch signing. Grab the new book signed by me, both books signed by me, OR both books and a badass t-shirt featuring this commissioned art piece by the incomparable
@Papa_Kenesu
@BardVorpal
Me walking into a building: Thinking "Entrance now behind me, seven potentially hostile males. Three potentially hostile females. Emergency exit to the left. Righthand corner is defensible. Stairs going up, dangerous high-ground position. Adjust defensible area."
My daughter:
With the help of
@EricDJuly
's generous donation yesterday, I've spoken to my crew to share the good news. They're getting paid again and work begins on
#2
after the holiday.
It had been my hope to produce more than 1 comic a year in the series behind the novellas themselves.
@TheBrokePencil
@ScottAdamsSays
7. Trump did but did not consider nor reconsider supporting or opposing the current past and through his lack of inaction or inactivity participated without involvement in the events that did not occur.
I guess, according to dopes on Tiktok, I am a SID (Single Income Dad) in that I was a single parent for 16 of my daughter's 21 years on this Earth.
We definitely didn't eat out every night or go on constant trips. I've never left the U.S. and neither has she.
I made every penny
@JustnBullington
I appreciate your opinion and respectfully decline. At the end of my week writing, selling, and growing my business, after raising a child to an adult on my own, and spending my time growing closer to God? I'll enjoy my video game, thank you.
We are SO close to 400 backers!
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#IronAge
A decentralized movement of creators operating in the widening space of entertainment left behind by the decay in mainstream culture.
Where the arts are arts. Literature is the free expression of ideas, not ideologies. Where music is the madness of sound unheard.
Where
@elizableu
GOOD.
Twitter can exercise its whim on people with dissenting opinions, but not abuse of a minor? I hope that kid's payout lets him live the rest of his life in safety and comfort at least. What happened to his abuser?
@EricDJuly
That's exactly how I described the sitch to someone yesterday. Bunch of people threw up war banners and mounted spears like this was going to be the battle of the century and the cosmos was at stake while the rest of us were happily going about our day unconcerned.
It's time for another round of "Whose gonna get my money?" starring me.
I'm looking for artists for a multiple-piece project.
Theme: Superheroes
Drop me some samples and share this around. Let's get someone paid.
I don't block people easily. I'm not worried about what most have to say. What concerns me is when social media bullshit leaves the playpen.
#WritingCommunity
One of our own stepped out of the playpen to write a review "anonymously" about an author who blocked his antics some
Hi!
"Narrative consulting" in games and entertainment is a euphemistic branch of human resources, applying ephemeral and unnecessary social mores to products that ultimately and fundamentally change the original intent. They are not to be trusted.
Just thought you should know.
I'm looking for more Christian authors and readers to meet.
Must enjoy Christian speculative fiction (sci-fi, fantasy, horror, super hero, urban fantasy, supernatural, etc.) at least!
Leave a comment below so we can chat, follow, and connect!
Hi.
I have no talent for drawing, so I hired someone to draw the comic I wanted to produce, this here. My Story. I put together a team I could afford to compensate, and spent my own money doing it. I didn't crowdfund for it.
Where did I get this idea? Eric July and listening to
@HailTheLore_
Unlike EVS, Eric is only a writer of comics, and he didn't even write Alpha Corps. He doesn't draw, ink, or color them. A Brazilian sweatshop produces July's comics.
He doesn't even promote other indie creators. July is a narcissistic man who keeps stirring up drama for clicks.
Bit of a controversial take here:
You are what you consume, feast accordingly.
Depressing music will depress you.
Books about psychosis will make you insane.
Junk Food will make you fat.
I'm watching men OD on motivationals and "hustle culture." in real time too.
Moderate.
Editor's Note: Repetition distracts a reader. Be aware of how often you repeat a word.
I call these "double-ups" and occasionally, a "triple-up" where a specific noun or verb is used so often that a reader starts to fade out of immersion in your text.
Example: The car was on
"Being a writer is 10% writing and 90% fighting self doubt"
No, it's not
It's 30% Research/Daydreaming, 40% writing, 30% finding the same courage everybody else in the arts that succeeds found, and then another 100% fumbling in the dark trying to sell the book itself afterwards
Does the
#IronAge
need its feet held to the fire? Yes.
Can we have compassion for the new creatives putting themselves out there? Yes.
Should we be lax in our objective analysis of what they do? No.
Can everyone be pleased? Absolutely not.
In response to the needs of the
What if...
we turn every generalization of indie creators into a promotional thread by posting our published (not unfinished) works
instead of arguing with them?
@PetiteNicoco
My guess, by observation, is that controlling women surround themselves with beta males and when they say "White men are evil and oppressive"; they really mean "Men who tell me I'm wrong are evil and oppressive."
It's okay to be wrong, that's how we learn and grow.
I have read many manuscripts, more than a handful since starting my business. I've read quite a few indie-pub stories as well.
The worst ones are designed for a trope, rather than with one. "My MC is Gay. My MC is Trans. My MC is Conservative."
Your MC is cardboard. Try again.
My issue with the "put your characters through hell" syndrome modern authors have.
Simply put: The emphasis is wrong.
"Only through pain and suffering can one grow." - Wrong.
While there is truth to what's said, that someone knows how strong they are through suffering; that
I am thankful for the
#IRONAGE
and this community. To read and be part of the growth of so many authors and creators, to meet people with amazing stories and the cast of characters that they give life on the pages.
Every DM, every client call, every comment, every livestream is
Well, this is nice. My first 1K count.
What's most important to me is that outside of...20 high-profile accounts, I know 800 creatives, kind people, and good friends.
My daughter and her friend were in an accident last night. They are both fine, a little banged up and freaked out.
My Dad Anxiety has been frenetic since. One of the hardest parts of having kids. Every time she grunts, groans, and winces, my heart hurts.
Life comes at you
Profanity is not required to tell a great story.
That said, I called my own protag a "Spoiled, Fat, Little Shit" on the first page of the first book.
because he was.
I don’t write out a lot of explicit swears only because I write sci-fi/fantasy and I’m too lazy to sit down and invent a dozen fake ones for the sake of worldbuilding
A lot of bad takes about homeschooler's lately. Sounds like propaganda machine's all spun up now.
Properly done homeschool education is superior to public school education in every way, ESPECIALLY socio-emotional.
Reason they think it's weird is cause they're not normal.
Had a strange thought just now, so y'all get to share it with me.
I create people who don't exist, based on observations about people who do and then I put them in a world I created to do a series of things I decide they must do...
and then I hurt them to make them better.
To everyone in my mutuals and any supporters who see this tweet.
Thank you. From the deepest well of my heart, thank you for believing in the
#IronAge
and getting ANVIL: Iron Age Magazine Issue 1 to 10k in 7 days.
We put it together, but all of you made it legendary
@SydneyLWatson
@RealCandaceO
I've been trying to reassure anyone who posts messages like this that they're seen and heard. I'm disappointed and angry that the peaceful stance against what happened to Mr. Floyd is being used by cowardly bad actors like Antifa.
What a weird night. Thank you all for the well wishes. My beloved daughter is fine. Resting at home, no breaks or fractures they could see on x-ray. Mildly concussed.
I, on the other hand, am exhausted in every way but my alertness. Today's gonna be interesting.
@BlkCrownAuthor
That is a combination of substance abuse, most likely alcoholism, and lack of good sleep. He's got serious flushing in the ears and nose. Man needs rest and a detox.
So true. I'm now part of the proud few (albeit on a small scale) to do so. A decade ago and longer, I didn't believe it possible without finding some way to get into a company.
Now, I want to keep doing it. Which I have to regulate myself on. I'd bankrupt myself to make more.
The barrier of entry has been lowered (or eliminated) for being an independent creative.
Need to build a brand? There's social media and video platforms.
Need teammates? There are several platforms to network.
Need funding? Crowdfund.
There will be failures and successes, but
My great-aunt passed in her sleep last night. I'll be alright, life happens and God chose to end her suffering after a long fight with illness.
Celebrate those you love and mourn not their passing. A better place awaits them and you when your time comes.
Let's talk divinity!
Whether one has Faith or not, a true creative connects with something beyond humanity, beyond Earth, when they create Art and it shows. Many used to call it "touching the divine".
Have you felt that cosmic connection while writing/painting/composing/etc?
I have covers!
While the glorious artwork of
@KevinjohnJacob5
stands for itself, I've been agonizing over the covers not being ready for Jisedai
#1
. Art takes time and the schedule just didn't pan out well.
BUT, they're here! Masters
@Josanart
and
@Radtasticalcore
crafted truly
1 year ago today, I faced 12 people alone. 12 people who decided that there was no exception for a hard worker with a legitimate fear of the mystery surrounding the covid shot. 12 people who sat in judgment of me, all by myself, across the room from them.
And I was fired.
New update on
@fundmycomic
as promised, every Friday as the campaign goes on. Slow start, but it's Christmas and I want you all to get your presents in order for your loved ones...
then get something awesome for yourself. My one-time-only special. 😉
Trials and tribulations always pop up, that's how life works.
Wake up ready to seize the day, have car trouble.
This too shall pass, take care of business and don't let it distract you.
You've got work to do.
If you're not teaching your kids to do everything better than you do it, faster than you do it, and before you started doing it...
Are you really parenting?
Join me tomorrow on my YouTube & Rumble channels or here on X as author, editor, and comic creator
@Misterdpriley
joins me on the Author’s Outpost.
Show starts at 7pm Central
Giving Netflix Avatar a watch. I found a blatantly bullshit insert in Episode 4. The history of Omashu is explained by its myth. The writers casually insert that both Oma and Shu were women who were in love when the original content clearly states that they were man and woman
@madmanmikey
@barbaralongley
@BardVorpal
I was raised around soldiers, situational awareness came first and it saved me and my friends more times than I can count over the years.
Crawling out of my sickness coma to remind you we are IN the Iron Age of Entertainment. It's not a group. It's an era of free thinking, storytelling and joyful creativity.
I go back to dying now.
@KayaJones
@RealCandaceO
Hey. Inconvenient truth is still truth. Two things can be true at once, a man's death and his life choices can be wrong. Is it "nice"? No. Is it true? Yes. Is it relevant? Yes. Justice requires impartiality, which is why lawyers argue for and against / jury or judge decides.
Hello,
I am one of the millions of Christians out there who don't react to every childish absurdity or take what someone says out of context to get big mad over it because it's fun/funny/easy. Instead, I write novels and employ/contract people to make comic books and art.
Due to becoming a double small business owner as of today, my online presence will diminish substantially for the foreseeable future.
Know that I'll be cheering/backing every one of you that I see, even if I can't comment or quote as much as I used to.
Clients and Prospects
Alright, here's the deal.
This is an insane weight to have on your shoulders, so I'm gonna help in an unconventional way. Two ways. Reach out to Albany and privately share your contact information through her links. Donations of $25 or more? I will send you a Jisedai
#1
I received a call last week from a debt collector regarding new hospital bills. Bills that I either didn't get, or what they were addressing were broken up sections. Before that just two weeks ago, I received another bill from hospital
#2
for 2.7k and a
ANVIL: Iron Age Magazine broke 20k!
As we come to the end of Issue
#1
's campaign, I want to thank everyone who shouted out, talked about, spread the word, and contributed to helping us make this fantastic production successful.
You all rock.
Being in charge of your own fate as a business owner is a strange sensation, sometimes I can justify not doing any work. Other days, it haunts me that I ran out of hours.
Takes some getting used to.
Never using
@Kickstarter
again.
I don't mind that the campaign there got no traction. I'm wholly frustrated by the abhorrent amount of grifters using the site.
One of them straight up said "You pay me $300 and I can guarantee you backers that will pay up to $35,000" knowing
I don't feel like writing today. I really don't.
3 hours of sleep. High humidity. Low strength of will.
Writing my 1k anyways, because Consistency is Key to success. I can make a lackluster block of text better during editing. I can't fix an empty space until I fill it.
It happened.
@FayeBlackWrites
and the
@twisted_twins
are to blame.
He does however need treatment,
So I would ask you to check out my "I Support Indie Creators" shirts and mugs and pick one up if you are so inclined.
Hail the
#IronAge
of Entertainment. Those who know understand that we genuinely want each other to succeed and many will make moves to see you rise, even rise past them.
That is a deep magic I hope never gets lost.
Harsh Truth: Most people don’t want you to be successful.
They might say they do, but the second you are more successful than them, they want to knock you back down.
The signs are always clear:
- The subtle digs
- The twinge of resentment/envy
- The comments to “be realistic”
I work, write, self-publish, throw sales emails like a woodchipper on nitro and support a young adult learning to support herself
My step-dad still looks at me and says "What else?" every time we meet up. Retired teacher and lounge musician turned small business owner.
My daughter needed adenoid surgery as a young child, too young to have it safely. As a result of sinus blockage, she had 30% hearing capability and a lisp in K-1st grade.
The school tried to convince me to put her on Ritalin to control her "focus", while knowing her med history.
The Internet is Forever.
And so are my hard drive, backups, and if I make rich man's money someday? My own recommission.
History is to be preserved and remembered.
I'm exhausted this morning, running on little sleep.
Here's a list of unrelated Editor's notes:
5. Adverbs are fine in fiction. Use them like spices in cooking. Add flavor.
4. The more words you use in a single sentence, the worse that sentence gets. Be clear.
3. Never assume