It’s scary, I have to admit it. Nothing is safe, nothing is sane. If I don’t make enough to live, then I’ll be kicked out of the room that I’m renting, and then what will happen?
But.. I’ve decided to take a huge gamble! It’s now or never, and I am really tired and stressed-out from waiting for so long for the stars to align (basically for me to win the lottery, lol). Forget that! I’ll make my own destiny!
I’m going to start up my manga production company! What does that mean? That means that I’ll make it my full-time job to draw manga and put it out, and hope really strongly that I don’t crash-and-burn! After my own manga, I will grow to hopefully put out manga by other people, and amazing light novels, and all sorts of fun goods. I’m getting an agent, too, who will help me book conventions to come and speak and meet everyone and spread knowledge about making manga, and living in Japan.
But, right now, what I need is money! I don’t want to ask for donations or anything; I want to work for it, my very hardest!! (Although, I honestly won’t refuse it if you want to invest in a startup. You can send me donations through Paypal to hinoai@hotmail.com if you’re a giver.) I really want to give people something awesome in return for their money, though! This means that I’m going to open back up commissions! I’m only taking a limited number (enough to earn what I calculated that I need to survive for now), so this is your chance! It’s maybe the only chance that you’ll get for a while to get a custom little portrait from me, so I highly encourage that you take advantage as soon as you can!
You can order them from my Etsy shop NOW, for a limited-time: https://www.etsy.com/shop/JamieismPro
Wish you the best! It’s hard to produce your own manga, to stay strong and creative even if not everything goes well… >///< And I agree with the commenter above, I've heard a lot of good things about Patreon (and Kickstarter~) so maybe give those a try? *fingers crossed*
So many people tell me to use Patreon that I might actually give it a try!
Hi Jamie!
I really feel bad that you’re having a hard time. With such good talents and high spirit, you can be great. I wish I could imbue you with some magical wish to help you in during bad times. But I can wish you good luck. 🙂
Best Regards,
Glen
Thank you Glen!
Hopefully this will work out well for you. I’ve also heard that Patreon is also good though I don’t know much about it.
Same! When I start a webcomic, I may have a patreon to go with that. I’m not sure yet. :3