Being social

I’ve been asked a few times about why the first issues digital version is available to read for free. And the more I answered by saying “The first book was a test, to see if I could actually make one”, the more I realised I am very much at the next stage of this comic creation path. Promoting it and hopefully Making money from it!

It sounds strange to say out loud but the goal was not about money. The goal was to make a 22-page comic! Something I wanted to do way before I got married, had children and settled into a happy life as a husband, stay at home dad and freelance artist/designer. Making a comic has been in my mind for so long it just became part of my thoughts, so to make the comic is an accomplishment I forgot to be proud of. 

I guess in a way, I try to stay humble by not being proud. By realizing there could always be someone bigger, better or faster right around the corner. Okay, maybe this is also a mentality I picked up from playing sports, but either way it encourages me to not relax or be satisfied with what I’ve done. But now being in the position of growing an Instagram, Facebook or You tube channel and starting from scratch is a whole lot of humble all at once. 

Until now I’ve only really put effort into twitch streaming, having what I think was decent success with what time I had available to stream. The experience was enough to see that in the beginning there isn’t an audience just sitting there waiting to view my content. There are countless groups of content deciding if engaging in my creations help or hurt them! And a possible new fan or follower is floating somewhere in between unaware of my existence.

So, I will stay humble as I enter this new stage, try to stay proud of what I’ve accomplished so far and focus on the next step!