The Professional Cartoonist's Business Manual & Marketing Guide - Paperback

by Douglas Ready (Author)

The single factor separating the Professional Cartoonist from the hobbyist is the intent to sell--intent, not desire. Learn to create and implement a business and marketing plan to best showcase your talents and abilities in order to achieve a rewarding and sustained cartooning career Includes submission guidelines for publishers and other markets; an in-depth exploration of self-publishing; sample sales, syndication and licensing contracts--and a comprehensive list of helpful resources.

Author Biography

Douglas Ready has worked professionally for more than thirty years as a cartoonist, illustrator, product designer and author. Doug has produced illustrations for advertising, books, magazines, greeting cards, posters and coloring books and is the creator of the comic features 'Beach Drive' and 'AKA Morgue'. He's taught cartooning in a number of venues, including a course at the University of South Carolina. Doug also does product design work, creating plush toys, puppets and puzzles, and a variety of consumer paper products such as party and holiday paper plates and cups, napkins, novelties and party favors Doug's self-directed work is published and marketed via DMR Creative. He is a former partner in Carousel Studios and the former owner of Studio 5, both commercial art firms specialized in product design, greeting card and poster creation, licensing and publishing.