Mourning Daily Musings

Conventions are a great place to network and meet other artists and writers. You get to talk to young and aspiring all the way to seasoned published artists and writers. After a few conventions I noticed young and aspiring artist asking the same questions. The most common question I get at conventions is…..
I want to be a well known artist or writer. What should I do to reach my goal?
First of all there is not a simple one size fits all answer for this. Most people working the tables at a convention are in the same boat as the young and aspiring artist or writer. Practically every Independent Artist and Writer wants to know the big secret to make it big. Those who are lucky enough to get their first break may have trouble pushing their next creation out. No one wants to end up as a one hit wonder.

My advice for artists and writers is work your technique and produce consistently. Practice generally improves the quality of work for an artist and writer. Producing work consistently is the key.
Imagine if you were a fan of a Independent comic and had to wait years for the next installment of the story. What if that next installment never comes out? You usually lose fans if they don’t see your work constantly come out. If you keep yourself on a reasonable time table your fans will be happier.
There is one main thing harder than producing consistently…….. It is finding a way to market yourself and your work. This is something that should be constantly worked on. A place to start is making a internet presence about your work. Anything from a full blown website to a free blog will work as a starting point.

– Mourning Daily