Tag: Steven Forbes

TPG Week 269: Settings Are Necessary (I Shouldn’t Have To Say That)

| February 19, 2016
TPG Week 269: Settings Are Necessary (I Shouldn’t Have To Say That)

Welcome back, one and all, to another installment of The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a new Brave One in Michael Gonzalez. (I wanted to spell that with an s . I sometimes wonder about the spelling of surnames. I’ve seen Gonzalez spelled both ways, and have always wondered why. Are you less of […]

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TPG Week 268: It’s A Race!

| February 12, 2016
TPG Week 268: It’s A Race!

Welcome back, one and all, to another installment of The Proving Grounds! This week’s Brave One is Greg Thayer, back for more. We also have Ryan Kroboth with the pencil assists, and I, of course, am the one in red. Now, lettuce (get it?!) see what Greg has learned with Just Another Story Related Posts:TPG […]

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TPG Week 267: Gumption, But No Story

| February 6, 2016
TPG Week 267: Gumption, But No Story

Welcome back, one and all, to another installment of The Proving Grounds! This week’s Brave One is Anh Diep. Aside from me being the curmudgeon in red, we also have Ryan Kroboth with the pencil assist. Now we’re all going to see what Ahn brings us with Related Posts:TPG Week 275: More Notes Than ScriptTPG […]

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The Choice Is Yours

| February 4, 2016
The Choice Is Yours

You can either stay at the level you’re at, or you can do the work to raise your game, get noticed, and be hired for projects.   Related Posts:The Back-UpPractice Makes Perfect?Dead No (Yawn) MoreA Simple Email TipWhat Do You Want?

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The Back-Up

| January 31, 2016
The Back-Up

  There are times when you need to perform simple maintenance on your files. Related Posts:The Choice Is YoursPractice Makes Perfect?Dead No (Yawn) MoreA Simple Email TipWhat Do You Want?

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TPG Week 266: I Wish This Were On The Shelves

| January 29, 2016
TPG Week 266: I Wish This Were On The Shelves

Welcome back, one and all, to another installment of The Proving Grounds. This week, our Brave One is Galen Schulz. Aside from me being all crusty and cranky in red, we also have Ryan Kroboth with the pencil assists. Now, let’s see what Galen has learned as he presents us Related Posts:TPG Week 281: The […]

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Practice Makes Perfect?

| January 28, 2016
Practice Makes Perfect?

  Practice makes perfect is misleading. Related Posts:The Choice Is YoursThe Back-UpDead No (Yawn) MoreA Simple Email TipWhat Do You Want?

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Dead No (Yawn) More

| January 27, 2016
Dead No (Yawn) More

  Lots of hash is being made of the Dead No More thing that Marvel Comics are doing. Related Posts:The Choice Is YoursThe Back-UpPractice Makes Perfect?A Simple Email TipWhat Do You Want?

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A Simple Email Tip

| January 26, 2016
A Simple Email Tip

When you’re emailing someone you don’t know, be sure you state what it is you want from them. It sounds silly and basic, I know, but there are times when I get emails from creators whom I don’t know, and I have to guess at what it is they want from me. It can be […]

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What Do You Want?

| January 25, 2016
What Do You Want?

  Here’s a question to ask yourself every day when you get up: What do you want? Related Posts:The Choice Is YoursThe Back-UpPractice Makes Perfect?Dead No (Yawn) MoreA Simple Email Tip

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A Sad Time For DC

| January 24, 2016
A Sad Time For DC

  Oh, look. DC is headed off in yet another new direction. Related Posts:The Choice Is YoursThe Back-UpPractice Makes Perfect?Dead No (Yawn) MoreA Simple Email Tip

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You Will Be Judged

| January 22, 2016
You Will Be Judged

  As a creator, you will be judged. This is why we put things out in the world: so they can be judged (and hopefully liked). Related Posts:The Choice Is YoursThe Back-UpPractice Makes Perfect?Dead No (Yawn) MoreA Simple Email Tip

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