Inspired Ink #35 - Melissa Capriglione - Indie Insight On Agents And Publishing Houses

This week we have creator Melissa Capriglione joining us. We talk about  the process of finding a graphic novel agent and working with a publisher, how LGBTQ Comics have transformed over the years, and fun with color theory! All that and so much more on today's Inspired Ink!  TIMESTAMPS 01:00 Pitching a graphic novel 06:20 Working with editors and agents 09:00 Deciding to take a book to a publisher 12:00 Royalties and advances process 15:45 Finding an agent 19:30 Pros of major and indie publishing 26:00 The Creation process 33:30 Original artistic inspiration 38:40 LGBTQ+ in comics 45:30 The importance of creating for yourself 48:20 2024 Outlook Find Melissa online: Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/mcapriglioneart Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mcapriglioneart/ Check out Melissa’s website: https://www.mcapriglione.art Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://comixwellspring.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=e258b072e5a0a7421989f7f42&id=1aa9c3bacd&f_id=00b2e5e0f0 Find Comix Wellspring Online: https://linktr.ee/comixwellspring Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comixwellspring/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comixwellspring Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ComixWellSpring Check out the Comix Wellspring Website: https://www.comixwellspring.com/ Comix Wellspring Global Comix: https://globalcomix.com/a/comix-wellspring-2 Check out our Blue Lined Paper! https://www.comixwellspring.com/cws-blue-lined-paper/ Use our prepress templates: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QxSC4XkpjDFD_dOmWOW9Xu8nG5FoNUZh For any print questions, reach out to [email protected] 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! Find Brandon online: https://linktr.ee/apollocitycomics