NicholasCato
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- Oct 31, 2018
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I’ve been struggling with this since i started internalizing the concepts presented in MDF.
Simply put, I’m an artist and I’ve been “working” on a graphic novel for the last year and a half. Most of that time was spent fantasizing about how awesome it’s going to be instead of putting it out there (just being honest) but I’m finally taking action and have 10 pages done already.
My problem is I’m not sure if its actually fastlane.
After reading a good bit of MDF I wrote my book off as a passion project. Especially after MJ made it clear million dollar fast lane wouldnt exist if he had to depend on its sales to pay his bills.
But then I saw later he mentions Harry potter as a fast lane success. And after running my book through the CENTS commandments, it checks all the boxes..
I control the quality, price, and distribution of the comic
The cost of entry is pretty high. write, draw, market like hell, publish
The niche need is a personal empty space i see in comics being produced today that i can fill and find a like minded audience
My time will be free to some extent once the book has paid for itself and through patreon backers
The scale ultimately is to create a mini franchise of my own. The concept of the comic fits well into the indie toy market and other media. My dream end goal is to have a niche media company that provides original content for a relatively small but thriving client base. A few examples of these types of companies would be Rooster Teeth or College Humor
I’ve seen a few threads about selling ebooks on amazon but this is not quite the same.
My question is is this fastlane or long game? Is starting a self publishing company with the intent to transition into a niche entertainment studio a legitimate fastlane, or something that a fastlane should fund?
Simply put, I’m an artist and I’ve been “working” on a graphic novel for the last year and a half. Most of that time was spent fantasizing about how awesome it’s going to be instead of putting it out there (just being honest) but I’m finally taking action and have 10 pages done already.
My problem is I’m not sure if its actually fastlane.
After reading a good bit of MDF I wrote my book off as a passion project. Especially after MJ made it clear million dollar fast lane wouldnt exist if he had to depend on its sales to pay his bills.
But then I saw later he mentions Harry potter as a fast lane success. And after running my book through the CENTS commandments, it checks all the boxes..
I control the quality, price, and distribution of the comic
The cost of entry is pretty high. write, draw, market like hell, publish
The niche need is a personal empty space i see in comics being produced today that i can fill and find a like minded audience
My time will be free to some extent once the book has paid for itself and through patreon backers
The scale ultimately is to create a mini franchise of my own. The concept of the comic fits well into the indie toy market and other media. My dream end goal is to have a niche media company that provides original content for a relatively small but thriving client base. A few examples of these types of companies would be Rooster Teeth or College Humor
I’ve seen a few threads about selling ebooks on amazon but this is not quite the same.
- My plan is to start as a webcomic to build a fanbase.
- Connect with them and lead them to a personal site for more content (where they sign up for a the newsletter to get updates on the comic before anyone else of course)
- Survey those who sign up for the newsletter. These are my core fans i make the comic for with their tastes in mind.
- A year or so out I tease the crowdfund for the full book
- Launch the book within 2.5 months of the crownfunding announcement, and im in business.
My question is is this fastlane or long game? Is starting a self publishing company with the intent to transition into a niche entertainment studio a legitimate fastlane, or something that a fastlane should fund?
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