Introducing Myself

[fenmere.livejournal.com]

My name is Jonathan W. Sodt, and I've been the author of Harmless Free Radicals since 2000. Whenever I publish something under the pseudonym of "Fenmere, the Worm" it is associated with that comic.

I do several other things, too, though! I'm an illustrator and graphic designer, and have started several other comic projects as well (none of them finished yet). Harmless Free Radicals is ongoing though, with a few satellite comics.

I love cartooning and illustrating. I'd like to get better at it both professionally and as my highest art form. But I'm also into marketing, thanks to my career, and lately I've been playing around with different ways of crowd funding or crowd sourcing a single illustration. I really like the idea of recreating that kindergarten activity of the group mural online. But I also enjoy drawing what people tell me to draw. And combining those two things might work out really well.

I'm super new to the crowd funding scene, though. I've invested very lightly in a couple of projects, and watched my friend djinni work on his icon day and art card explosion. I'd like to invest more, myself, but I need more of a cash flow, so that's another reason to start up my own projects and see where they go.

You can check out my current endeavor over here, if you like. Let me know what you think!

I'm not using Kickstarter or Indigogo for it, because it's too much of a flash in the pan for either of those yet, and I need some flexibility in how I set up the project each week. But I'm thinking of using one of those to publish my next graphic novel. Totally looking for advice there, too.

Thanks!

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Welcome!

[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

It's nice to see you here.

>>I'm super new to the crowd funding scene, though. I've invested very lightly in a couple of projects<<

Watch here, and you may find some other projects that you'll enjoy exploring. Many of them are writing, but some are art, music, or other things -- even a coffeeshop.

>>Let me know what you think!<<

It's very different from what I've seen other artists doing, so you're not in direct competition. It looks like a great way to practice. Audience interaction is good for attracting attention in crowdfunding -- the little menus are fun. I've boosted the signal for this.

You might want to check out the Memories file in this community and/or my Crowdfunding (http://penultimateproductions.weebly.com/crowdfunding.html) section, both of which have articles on how to do different aspects of crowdfunding. Also, "Three Micahs (http://mcahogarth.org/?tag=three-micahs)" is excellent business advice for artists.

Re: Welcome!

[fenmere.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

I'll check out those resources right away.