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Link: Terrific Colouring Tutorial

Jim Munroe — Fri, 22 May 2009 12:40:04 +0000

The author of the very funny Nedroid comics has put up an amazing tute for colouring comics, including lighting. If you’ve hit a wall in your Photoshop-fu training, this might help you vault it.

Link: A new DIY Book podcast

Jim Munroe — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:39:05 +0000

Hamish Macdonald, the author of one of the most comprehensive (and popular, with 200+ comments) articles on this site describing his method of bookmaking has started a DIY Book podcast.

Link: ThinkGalacticon this Summer!

Jim Munroe — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:52:23 +0000

The excellent political science fiction conference, Think Galacticon, has just announced the dates for the next one, June 26 – June 28 2009. Started from a reading group in Chicago’s Wicker Park and inspired by the 30 years running feminist SF con Wiscon, they were nice enough to feature me as one of the guests of honour at their first one. They’re a welcoming and multi-faceted bunch, and unlike a lot of cons they’ve got a location right in the heart of the city so it’s easy to check out Chicago as well.

Link: Smart, Generous and… from Hollywood?

Jim Munroe — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:46:05 +0000

John August‘s website is full of great scriptwriting how-to articles, an interesting post-mortem on his Sundance-buzzed lo-fi sci-fi movie, and a very funny post-apocalypse sitcom webisode.

Link: What He Wishes He Had Known

Jim Munroe — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:11:43 +0000

Mark Hurst tells some hard-won publishing secrets, including “If the contract process doesn’t go well, walk away. This is the most attention your publisher will ever give to you.”

The Shared Self-Publishing Experience

Jim Munroe — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:55:08 +0000

“Reformed screenwriter”, Steve Barancik, wrote to tell me about his website The Shared Self-Publishing Experience where people post their experiences publishing their own books. You can read accounts in fiction, non-fiction, children, YA, poetry — and if you’ve done it yourself you can contribute your own. A great resource that serves the purpose of promoting self-published authors books as well as sharing information and inspiration.

Link: Conan O’Brien’s Tribute to My Trip

Jim Munroe — Sun, 04 May 2008 17:01:01 +0000

There was a GTA4 bit recently on Conan O’Brien that made me think the writers might have watched my 2003 My Trip to Liberty City.

Quickie: Crazy Cheap Books

Jim Munroe — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:15:24 +0000

I’m dropping prices on all my books, some up to 50%. Buy 3 books, get a free No Media Kings t-shirt! Check out the dealz in the store.

Link: Therefore Repent! on Top 10

Jim Munroe — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:42:17 +0000

Therefore Repent! is on the Canadian top ten graphic novel bestseller list, and Salgood’s been doing a great job of blogging about the reviews TR!s been getting as well as listing where it’s available.

Link: Feeding and Care of Indie Interns

Jim Munroe — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:52:28 +0000

Risa over at Indyish has written two entries on how to get and keep interns for your indie project, with good suggestions like give them something small at first rather than overload them, and as much as possible give them something to do customized to their interests/talents.