Part Five: Nameless Days_098
MadMindInk on June 15, 2012
i need to try and keep ahead and update more.
but i think the real reason i lost much of my momentum is when we moved
out of the US. there, while always being or feeling broke, i had hope
that one day i will publish SOMETHING. i would find a way to do it
myself or get good enough to be discovered by someone else. in any case
the publishing of books is thriving in america.
so when we moves to ukraine, i found myself in an alien world where no
one believes in public libraries and if you ask anyone about books, they
say in the old days, yes the government supported such things. now a
days, no one seriously publishes. all the books here seam to be
translations from other countries.
so i feel completely cut off from the world. it would not be this way
were i to live near a moder city that interacted with the worlds out
side this country. Lviv i'm looking at you!
so i dont really believe i can publish anything i make. and as any new
venture it scares me to think of doing it alone. i dont even know if i
can publish something from here, ukraine, to be available in the US, and
anywhere else.
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the reason i mentioned not updateing on the Duck anymore, because its changed too much for my likeing. and too offten glitches and wont let me upload anything. i'm not happy with the duck! but if you lovely people are still here and still reading, well for you =) i try and try again.
Chuckee at 7:40PM, Sept. 26, 2012
Aw, honey! That's terrible... I hate being expatriated to the countries without books. Your mind starts dying almost immediately, doesn't it feel like? But it's not worth falling off your dream for. Trust me, there will always still be people reading. And loving your art, as well.
Katalina at 10:30PM, Aug. 25, 2012
I hope you'll come back and at least let us know if you'll update again, or if you'll end the comic.
Niccea at 6:51PM, July 25, 2012
Congratulations! This comic has been nominated for a DD Award. To see what it has been nominated for, go to the Award forum or comic. Good luck!
geneseepaws at 5:43PM, July 24, 2012
This comic, which was on the Drunk Duck just got published: http://gottgauss.viviane.ch/gg-manga/en/gg-end.htm ask how he did it.
geneseepaws at 5:01PM, July 24, 2012
If you are not updating on the Duck, where ARE you updating?
geneseepaws at 5:01PM, July 24, 2012
I know what it's like to move to a new country, and be poor, and shopping is hard. Find a writers group on-line, and what with other web-comic writers and find out about the start-up funding. web folks are micro-funding various publishing ventures, I think the book would sell... But I think that you would need more publicity, and that's hard to do when you are not in the country (USA)any longer. n'K? It can be done, just takes some time online. And you can do that, right?
wildcard at 6:05PM, July 23, 2012
First and foremost, my sympathies on your situation; I've never really moved far from my home so I can't even imagine what such a drastic geographical change would be like - nor could I offer publishing advice as I'm still figuring that one out myself... What I will say is that your work is honestly breathtaking, you've clearly got considerable talent and I'm sure if your persist it will get you somewhere. The Duck my be a bit off kilter these days but your readership still seems pretty strong and YES I will keep reading so long as you keep uploading ;)
JillyFoo at 4:24PM, July 10, 2012
You publish online. That is publishing of the future.
Roisin Dubh at 5:26PM, July 8, 2012
If you moved the comic I would follow, so there's always that option. I'd be sad to see it go, and depressed not to ever know where the story went, but we can't really push you into writing something you're not into anymore. That would be pretty selfish. The situation you're in with Ukraine is unfortunate, but I wouldn't let it get you too down. It is, in fact, possible to send books in to other countries to be published. You definitely have publishing potential. And I know I'd be one person buying it.
Morgis at 12:30PM, June 24, 2012
I would love to see you continue with the comic :) I think you have potential to publish comics! You have a unique style.
Stig Hemmer at 8:07AM, June 23, 2012
What the others said. Good luck!
Little Swan at 4:53AM, June 21, 2012
I'm sorry things are difficult for you... I really hope that things work out for you eventually. Unfortunately I don't know much about comic publishing, so I wish I could give practical advice... but you are a very talented author and artist, and I truly believe there's a decent place for you in the world.
Lilac at 2:21PM, June 16, 2012
I'm so sorry to hear about your situation. You should look for publishing companies online or maybe ask around the writing community on Deviant Art. You have a lot of options and you're not as cut off from the world as you think you are. :3 And I understand your frustration about the Duck. A lot of artists are leaving this site because of the constant problems (I sometimes have to switch web browsers just to upload a page). Just hang in there and remember that a lot of famous authors weren't published over night. Most of the time our greatest achievements are made through overcoming extreme obstacles. *hug*
PaulEberhardt at 7:40AM, June 16, 2012
I'm truly sorry to hear about this. Still, getting published is a tough job at the best of times. Your example, like many others, just shows that being good at something and successful (in terms of your efforts being properly honoured, I mean) are two completely different things that have nothing to do with each other, these days. I find this pretty frustrating myself, at times. Also, I can well understand your issues with the Duck. This thing really isn't what it used to be. It all boils down to what you do it for. If you draw comics for fun, I mean, even if it's not JUST for fun, but that it's something you love doing, I should go on if I were you. Because in that case you're doing it for yourself as much as for anyone else (i.e. us faithful readers). And who knows? Perhaps one day someone in the right place will recognise your talents. It's a better chance than giving up hope, at any rate. Besides, it's usually much more fun that way.
Ryjia at 5:33AM, June 16, 2012
I feel bad for the situation you are in. Your work is so amazing, I'm sure people would be willing to pay for it. Where I live there's so much opportunities that you don't seem to have, BUT please don't lose hope. You could try self-publishing like on lulu.com (sorry, that is a rather bad example, but it is one, I really like book-a-book but that is only available where I live). On sites like that you can make your books available on Amazon.com and other big sites. When you have a ISBN number your book can be made available all over the world. You could also try to join a self publishing group. There are some international groups out there, that would just love someone like you. Just try things out online if it is so bad in Ukraine.