Inspired Ink Ep 5 - Pat O'Malley - Working With Publishers & The Importance of Editors

Inspired Ink - The Comix Well Spring Podcast

Pat O'Malley is the writer of the comic series Popscars. We talk about his experience with publishers of different sizes gives us insight on how to decide the route that’s best for yourself, how an editor can benefit any creative project, why to make the book you want to make and so much more!

TIMESTAMPS

00:47 Time Spent Creating vs Reading

02:30 Current Projects

06:50 Approach to Editing Scripts

14:11 Continuing to Work After First Publishing

22:00 Dealing with Failure

25:30 Letting Ideas Live

27:00 Approaching Publishers

31:40 The Importance of Iconography

36:00 Importance of Networking

45:20 Hardest Challenges Making Comics

50:30 Pat’s Links and 2024 Outlook

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Brandon Bloxdorf is the creator of the publishing imprint and podcast Apollo City Comics and an indie comic book creator of titles including Teenage Babylon, Fake Your Death, various anthologies and more!
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Episode edited by Alex Batts, chief operations officer and co-host of the publishing imprint and podcast Apollo City Comics.
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Capíttulos

1. Inspired Ink Ep 5 - Pat O'Malley - Working With Publishers & The Importance of Editors (00:00:00)

2. Time Spent Creating vs Reading (00:00:47)

3. Current Projects (00:02:30)

4. Approach to Editing Scripts (00:06:50)

5. Continuing to Work After First Publishing (00:14:11)

6. Dealing with Failure (00:22:00)

7. Letting Ideas Live (00:25:30)

8. Approaching Publishers (00:27:00)

9. The Importance of Iconography (00:31:40)

10. Importance of Networking (00:36:00)

11. Hardest Challenges Making Comics (00:45:20)

12. Pat’s Links and 2024 Outlook (00:50:30)