Episode 34 – Comic Book Author B.J. Mendelson

Greeting Entreprenerds!

My guest this week is B.J. Mendelson, writer of the new comic book Vengeance, Nevada. B.J. is best known for his cult classic book, Social Media is Bullshit and has also recently released a new book, Privacy: And How We Get It Back. He applies his nearly two decades of experience in the marketing and social media industries to promoting his independent comic book, which is now available on Comixology.

This is a great discussion for independent comic creators and publishers or anyone trying to grow an audience around their creative project, whether it is a book, film, podcast, YouTube channel or other.

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In this episode we discuss:

  • 3:00 How B.J. got started in writing and social media
  • 7:00 The campaign for Vengeance, Nevada
  • 12:00 Finding your audience at comic conventions
  • 15:00 Creating an independent comic
  • 23:00 Choosing a slower publishing schedule
  • 26:30 Working with Comixology
  • 30:00 Creating velocity and virality during the launch of your book, show, video, etc.
  • 33:00 Applying social media marketing to comic book publishing
  • 43:00 Simplifying the pitch for your comic book or other creative projects

You can read Vengeance, Nevada on Comixology at VengeanceNevada.com

Also be sure to follow B.J. Mendelson at BJMendelson.com and on Twitter @BJMendelson

I’d really appreciate any feedback either on Twitter @UndertheCapes, in the blog comments or through a rating on iTunes or Stitcher. Thanks and see you soon!