tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post8741447065126706585..comments2024-03-17T19:22:37.877-04:00Comments on Mike Lynch Cartoons: The Cartooning BusinessMike Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589354018554341768noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-51285708419978395402007-02-08T07:22:00.000-05:002007-02-08T07:22:00.000-05:00I only had the words knitted into a scarf. Maybe ...I only had the words knitted into a scarf. Maybe that's my problem...Mark Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05839199259226381830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-16463750971897697072007-02-06T11:50:00.000-05:002007-02-06T11:50:00.000-05:00First of all, thanks for mentioning my HBR cartoon...First of all, thanks for mentioning my HBR cartoon the other day, Mike. It's great to be in such distinguished company.<br />Second, "Cartooning Is Hard Work" was my motto for many years. I actually had the words crocheted so I could hang them on my studio wall, like "Home Sweet Home".<br />Eli SteinEli Steinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13348065935007637216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-59324716315700651762007-02-02T07:21:00.000-05:002007-02-02T07:21:00.000-05:00"...it was hard work. It took many months before I..."...it was hard work. It took many months before I got my first sale."<br /><br />I remember this time so well. Just writing and drawing and reading every book of cartoons I could get.<br /><br />I think at first I challenged myself to 10 a month. Then 20. Then 25. Then I think it was 10 a week. For a while it was 3 a day, every day.<br /><br />And that's how you do it. Slogging through and eventually finding a style and learning how to write a joke.<br /><br />It's not glamorous, and there's no shortcut.<br /><br />I'm so glad you wrote this, it should be standard reading for budding gag cartoonists.<br /><br />(BTW, you've been mentioning Guinness a lot lately. Do I need to come out there for an intervention?)Mark Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05839199259226381830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-59552030907405705572007-02-02T06:58:00.000-05:002007-02-02T06:58:00.000-05:00Mike, I must say, I really appreciate your inspiri...Mike, I must say, I really appreciate your inspiring dispatches from the frontline of gag cartooning! When things aren't going great (I got a complete batch rejected today too!) your posts are a real pick-me-up.<br /><br />Thanks, Royston.Royston Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14371324283924480755noreply@blogger.com