Penny Stackin’

What are the relative merits of all my income streams?

More Relative Pricing

Mike mentioned this pricing structure for selling art that his partner Erika came up with and it made me scream it’s so good.

Late Afternoon Slump Thoughts

Wah wah wah.

Visual Dispatch #6

I was emptying out my backpack this morning and a bunch of bits of paper fell out of a hidden sleeve. This is a very particular form of time travel.

Inflation/Deflation

Lily Williams wrote an absolute banger of a post about inflation, arts education, and fair wages for freelancers this week.

Relative Pricing

What would it really take for cartoonists to be paid fairly for the work they do? What happens to the accessibility of my work if I’m paid what I’m worth?

Artist Brain/Worker Brain

I can’t help but be furious when I think about how many people cannot survive on the money publishing wants to pay them.

Compound

Finally joining up the dots around my interest in financial stability.

Patreon is Here!

So some of you may have heard of this fancy new service called… In a nutshell, Patreon is a platform that allows fans to directly support creators they love on an ongoing basis. As a full-time freelancer, a ton of my time and energy goes into taking client work that will help me pay my bills and … Continue reading Patreon is Here!

Worthy

I don’t often use this blog for soapboxing about artistic issues, but this comic deserves a bit of an introduction. It’s part of a short conversation I had with my mother (a freelance writer and former cartoonist) a few months ago while working on an illustration job. I’m proud of how far I’ve come in … Continue reading Worthy