I've done five graphic novels myself (Author and Artist) and it's part of a series. One is the first part and the other four are volumes for the second one and I'll be starting Part 3 later in the fall. Moe your interview really caught my eye and I look forward to sending you what I have.
First off, love your channel. You guys make me laugh and learn at the same time. I have a topic suggestion: The most effective ways a traditionally published author can help promote their upcoming publication. Would those strategies differ for a debut author versus an established author with a back list? Thanks and happy holidays!
This is great! How long do graphic novels take to publish? Mine is with my agent at the moment and I've had very positive feedback so far. The next step is them pitching my book and sequel to publishers. Would it be a similar timeline to traditional novels (2 years minimum?) I am an author illustrator and created my own pitch package, manuscript and sequel, I know my characters inside out, plus I know how long it took me to do the first 10 compete pages for the pitch package since I also did the text etc. I know it won't just be dependent on how long it will take me to draw the 250+ pages for my debut graphic novel, but all the behind scenes work too. What would you recommend in terms of (whenever I do get a publisher) how many pages I should aim for (minimum and maximum) per week? I don't want to end up agreeing to do more than I comfortably can in a certain timeline..
Hi! Love the channel. What are "typical" dimensions for the sample pages sent off with a query for a graphic novel? I'd imagine they're different than actual comic books back in the day. I am asking because I am thinking it would be so heartbreaking if an illustrator/author created a graphic novel, but then their work had to be resized/reformatted because upon formatting pixels had to be expanded in a way that destroys the quality of the work! EEP.
Good question! Moe said: Unfortunately, this is an inevitable part of graphic novel publishing, as every publisher has different formatting and layouts. She suggests working in the size you intend it to be finally published in in trade paperback, and on the highest resolution possible. There is no "set" dimensions though, unfortunately.
I've done five graphic novels myself (Author and Artist) and it's part of a series. One is the first part and the other four are volumes for the second one and I'll be starting Part 3 later in the fall. Moe your interview really caught my eye and I look forward to sending you what I have.
First off, love your channel. You guys make me laugh and learn at the same time. I have a topic suggestion: The most effective ways a traditionally published author can help promote their upcoming publication. Would those strategies differ for a debut author versus an established author with a back list? Thanks and happy holidays!
This is great! How long do graphic novels take to publish? Mine is with my agent at the moment and I've had very positive feedback so far. The next step is them pitching my book and sequel to publishers. Would it be a similar timeline to traditional novels (2 years minimum?) I am an author illustrator and created my own pitch package, manuscript and sequel, I know my characters inside out, plus I know how long it took me to do the first 10 compete pages for the pitch package since I also did the text etc. I know it won't just be dependent on how long it will take me to draw the 250+ pages for my debut graphic novel, but all the behind scenes work too. What would you recommend in terms of (whenever I do get a publisher) how many pages I should aim for (minimum and maximum) per week? I don't want to end up agreeing to do more than I comfortably can in a certain timeline..
This was so helpful, thank you! I've been working on a graphic novel pitch pack and it's been difficult to get all this info in one spot
Glad to help!
Hi! Love the channel. What are "typical" dimensions for the sample pages sent off with a query for a graphic novel? I'd imagine they're different than actual comic books back in the day. I am asking because I am thinking it would be so heartbreaking if an illustrator/author created a graphic novel, but then their work had to be resized/reformatted because upon formatting pixels had to be expanded in a way that destroys the quality of the work! EEP.
Good question! Moe said: Unfortunately, this is an inevitable part of graphic novel publishing, as every publisher has different formatting and layouts. She suggests working in the size you intend it to be finally published in in trade paperback, and on the highest resolution possible. There is no "set" dimensions though, unfortunately.
@@BookEndsLiterary Thanks so much for asking her for me!
Q: Moe, what is the average word count range of a graphic novel?
Likewise, another wonderfully insightful BookEnds video
Makes me want to do one.