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Writers Getting Paid is a site all about the tips, tricks, secrets, and strengths of writers who've figured out how to make a living doing what they love. I interview my friends and colleagues who get paid to write; and I share all of their insights here with you. [More...]
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Comic Books Archive
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Welcome to What May or May not be the Future of Journalism
Posted on September 1, 2010 | View CommentsI would like to make a few points, and to do so in a somewhat rambling fashion. Tomorrow, I am speaking on a panel at the annual meeting of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association. The topic is one of my favorite subjects: THE... -
The Future of Comic Books, Publishers, and the iPad: Interview with Justin Hall, Part 3 of 3
Posted on April 2, 2010 | View CommentsIn Part 1, we chatted about writing a book; in Part 2, we talked about selling your comic book; and here in Part 3, award-winning comic book author Justin Hall talks about the changes faced by the publishing industry in the Internet age, as well... -
How to Sell Your Comic Book: An Interview with Justin Hall, Part 2 of 3
Posted on March 31, 2010 | View CommentsThis is part 2 of my interview with Justin Hall, the fantastic author and illustrator of “True Travel Tales,” “Glamazonia,” and “Hard to Swallow” among other titles. Last time, we talked about his background, and how his world travels shaped his work. In this installment,... -
How to Write Comics from the Mekong River to San Francisco: Interview with Justin Hall, Part 1 of 3
Posted on March 29, 2010 | View CommentsNot so long ago, Justin Hall was living on the Mekong River near the Cambodian/Laotian border with just a bristol board and pencils in his backpack. These days, he’s a successful comic book writer and illustrator in San Francisco; but when we chatted last week... -
Lit Agent Ted Weinstein: Successful Authors do More Than Just Write
Posted on March 23, 2010 | View CommentsTed Weinstein has some scary things to say about writing. “There’s less pay,” he warned me when I reached him by phone last week to talk about making a living as a writer. “People’s attention is divided. And per-column inches, the revenues are dropping.” The... -
Naughty Comic Book Author Justin Hall Gets All Hands-On
Posted on March 15, 2010 | View CommentsA few years back, I wrote about and interviewed Justin Hall for SFist and for a podcast. His book, Hard to Swallow, was so raunchy and obscene that it made some people awfully uncomfortable. (There followed one particularly awkward conversation when a baffled coworker requested... -
Writers Getting Paid
Posted on March 12, 2010 | View CommentsOh hey welcome! This is the inaugural post of Writers Getting Paid, a blog about exactly what it sounds like: writers whose financial security affords them luxury of being able to focus on their craft. Getting paid to write is not about getting rich! Oh...