After an 8-hour work day, I come home, do chores, feed and play with my cat, and get settled in. After dinner, I put the coffee on and sit down with my laptop. My agenda includes:
-Going through my email and mail and taking care of routine business paperwork (sales, taxes, sales permits, accounting, budgeting, inventory, some legal)
-Work on social media promotions and interactions
-Following up with my artists on comic book production. Review and approve any images my artists send me. Focus on development, preproduction, coordination between artists, and eventually review, production, and publication, and all steps of the comic book process.
-Going through my to-do list for interviews, conventions, merchandising, comic book production etc.
-Updating my blog and web sites, posting updates and writing articles
-Working on my comic book scripts. Plan any new merchandising or promotion ideas.
-Prep, sign and send autographed photo requests and signed book orders
-I act as my own agent, setting up and responding to interview requests, do the occasional photo shoots
-Organize stuff and update my to-do and project lists for the next day.
I usually work each night until about 11pm, then it starts all over the next day. Weekends I work full-time on my projects. I do make time to relax. Mostly I love reading in bed.
I live a frugal, streamlined and organized life. I’m the type who doesn't like to waste time. (As I write this I'm standing in front of the dryer waiting for my clothes to dry in the laundry room.) I plan ahead and make lists so I can devote time to my business. My phone and its apps are my best friend. I can update while I'm waiting. I streamlined my marketing "blurbs" so I can post anytime. My smartphone is my best friend. And so is my to-do list.
Vampire Guardian Angels is a comic book series written and created by Horror Author Lia Scott Price. Don't Pray. You Become Prey.
Saturday, April 11, 2015
The Highlight of my Year is Comikaze
This will be my 3rd year as an exhibitor at Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo and comic book convention held at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA. It’s the main highlight of my year. Planning for it takes up the entire year for me. Since my artists Andrew Setter and Chad Hammontree and I work through text, phone calls and online file sharing, this is an opportunity for us to all meet up in person at Comikaze at least once a year.
I start by reserving for the booth by applying on-site. Then comes several months of building up sales to fund what I need for the convention: mainly funds for my two artists’ flight from Missouri to Los Angeles, hotel, transportation, and food, t-shirts for booth staff, promotional items and giveaways such as stickers, and building up another inventory of comic books to have at the booth for the convention. My artists and I split the sales.
I coordinate the flight schedules with my art director Chad, book the hotel, plan for transportation, and provide the meal stipends for staffers at the booth. I also put together all the paperwork such as sales permits, apply for booth badges, and prep booth materials such as signage and posters. Then of course, there’s event promotions prior to and during the event on social media.
This is my once -a-year appearance and book signing as well where I also get to meet fans face to face. My artist Andrew draws for kids who come to our booth as well. We all get to meet other artists and exhibitors and network and make new connections and friends. We get to see al the fun costumes. Most of all I get to promote my comic book series and the fantastic art and work of my artists.
It’s a lot of work but it’s an event that’s truly enjoyable and exciting that I look forward to every year!
I start by reserving for the booth by applying on-site. Then comes several months of building up sales to fund what I need for the convention: mainly funds for my two artists’ flight from Missouri to Los Angeles, hotel, transportation, and food, t-shirts for booth staff, promotional items and giveaways such as stickers, and building up another inventory of comic books to have at the booth for the convention. My artists and I split the sales.
I coordinate the flight schedules with my art director Chad, book the hotel, plan for transportation, and provide the meal stipends for staffers at the booth. I also put together all the paperwork such as sales permits, apply for booth badges, and prep booth materials such as signage and posters. Then of course, there’s event promotions prior to and during the event on social media.
This is my once -a-year appearance and book signing as well where I also get to meet fans face to face. My artist Andrew draws for kids who come to our booth as well. We all get to meet other artists and exhibitors and network and make new connections and friends. We get to see al the fun costumes. Most of all I get to promote my comic book series and the fantastic art and work of my artists.
It’s a lot of work but it’s an event that’s truly enjoyable and exciting that I look forward to every year!
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Comic Book Series Fan Posts Part 50
A very special thank you to all my wonderful friends and fans, I'm truly honored to receive your feedback, posts, responses and shares on the comic book series and I am grateful for everyone's support! Thanks again! You all rock!
Lia Scott Price Interview on Radio of Horror
My interview with Radio of Horror on Sunday, March 29, 2015. Thank you to Dr. Chris for the interview! Much appreciated! Please follow @chrisdsav on twitter and check out the Radio of Horror blog!
In the interview I give a shout-out to my awesome comic book artists Andrew Setter and Chad Hammontree!
Listen to the Interview on Radio of Horror with the awesome @chrisdsav on youtube:
In the interview I give a shout-out to my awesome comic book artists Andrew Setter and Chad Hammontree!
Listen to the Interview on Radio of Horror with the awesome @chrisdsav on youtube:
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Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Lia Scott Price Interview at Spirit of Metal Webzine
Interview with Lia Scott Price, Author of Vampire Guardian Angels,
by Anna Hummell of Spirit of Metal Webzine
by Anna Hummell of Spirit of Metal Webzine
Thank you very much AH Hummell and Alix Vallecillo! That was a lot of fun and is really appreciate the interview! Great job! You both rock and hails to you! \m/ :D
Watch the interview here
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Alix Vallecillo and AH Hummell
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Why there are Metal Bands in the Comic Series
I will admit that I'm new to the metal scene. I didn't listen to Slayer until one day someone got very mad at me for "stealing a Slayer title" for my comic book series. (My reaction -- and I apologize to Slayer fans -- was "Who's Slayer?) At the time, one of my comic book titles was called "Reign of Blood". This person accused me of trying to use the Slayer title (I had never heard Slayer, and also, this person was rather drunk at the time.) I looked it up and the Slayer title was actually "Raining Blood"--very different. (But to appease this person, I changed the comic book title to "Rule of Blood".) We got a laugh out of it later. But in any case, that's how I was introduced to Slayer, and I've become a fan of their music and of metal.
I got more into metal music when my husband Mike Naz became a guitarist for local Los Angeles death metal band Enthraller. I became their roadie, "merchandise girl", and videographer (you can find their videos on my youtube page) , pretty much documenting them at every show they played (other than out-of-state tours). I also became a fan of death metal music. I began my "death metal education" with bands like Dying Fetus, Abysmal Dawn, Exhumed, and Grave, bands which Enthraller had played with.
As for putting bands in my comic book series, these came about as a fun and exciting idea. I loved metal music, and it really fit the "atmosphere" of my comic books. When I was "roadie" for Enthraller, I was working on my first comic book series, and my artists needed some ideas or models for some background vampire characters. I thought it would be fun to add the band in the series and turn them into vampires, and it would be a great way to help promote them since their logo was in the comic book. So I had my artists draw them in a scene in the comic book. Then it just went on from there. For the next comic books I began putting friends' bands they had played with, or bands that other members played for, just for fun. For instance, Enthraller's bassist Jorge Torres began playing with metal band Mesmeric, and I actually needed a band for a scene in a nightclub, so I put Mesmeric in. It was at first simply for fun and for promotional purposes, but then it became a way for my to help promote the bands and the metal music I was getting into, and of course, they can now say they've been immortalized in a comic book, whether they continued playing on or not. (Death metal Enthraller and local experimental metal band Death Embraced are currently on hiatus, but metal band Mesmeric is still playing).
I began to meet talented local bands and became exposed to more local music when Angie Gabriel of Metal Invictus asked if I wanted to be a vendor with my comic books at Maidens of Metal II (2013) , a yearly event that featured female singers or band members. I heard bands such as Syrebris, Harlequin, Insentient, and Mocking of the Trinity, and was blown away by all the incredible talent. I began to go to local metal shows, especially the ones hosted by promoters Metal Invictus (Angie Gabriel, Jimmy Armenta, Cesar Escobar, and Adrian Mejia) and Church of the Eight Day (Daniel Dismal), and got introduced to more bands, and they all became the coolest friends. One band in particular is metal band Madrost, who I have to thank for keeping me awake during my drive to work, and I should have their music as my alarm clock since they energize me for the day! And through Adrian Mejia of Metal Warzone's videos, I listened to more local metal bands. It was at these shows that I became a fan of Black Metal music, after seeing bands like Arachnigod and Highland. And through friends like Andrew Melendez, Anna Hummell and Alix Vallecillo, I get recommendations for black metal bands to listen to (mostly from the bands they post on FB too). And of course, I thank my hubby Mike Naz for exposing me to bands like Meshuggah, Carcass, Cannibal Corpse, Behemoth, Cattle Decapitation and many more, and special thanks to Angie Gabriel and to Silver Gutierrez of Nuclear Blast Records for the awesome CD package (which included bands like Testament) they sent me this year.
I currently watch the bands on youtube, since my current health and mobility issues (I have nerve damage and a nerve/muscle disorder) prevent me from going to as many shows as I would like. So I found a way to support the music I've come to love, and the bands I admire. They are indie artists just like me and we pretty much do the same thing when it comes to promotion and getting our creations out there, and doing what we love. If I can't go to shows, I share their flyers on facebook and their info on twitter, and I put the band in my comic books (Coming issues will have bands Sacred Ruins, Madrost, Highland, and Arachnigod, and the staff of metal promoters Metal Invictus and Metal Warzone). They've supported me and accepted me, a newbie, into their metal family, and I support them, and this is my way of saying thank you.
So hails to all the metal bands and promoters out there. You've got a fan for life. \m/
I got more into metal music when my husband Mike Naz became a guitarist for local Los Angeles death metal band Enthraller. I became their roadie, "merchandise girl", and videographer (you can find their videos on my youtube page) , pretty much documenting them at every show they played (other than out-of-state tours). I also became a fan of death metal music. I began my "death metal education" with bands like Dying Fetus, Abysmal Dawn, Exhumed, and Grave, bands which Enthraller had played with.
As for putting bands in my comic book series, these came about as a fun and exciting idea. I loved metal music, and it really fit the "atmosphere" of my comic books. When I was "roadie" for Enthraller, I was working on my first comic book series, and my artists needed some ideas or models for some background vampire characters. I thought it would be fun to add the band in the series and turn them into vampires, and it would be a great way to help promote them since their logo was in the comic book. So I had my artists draw them in a scene in the comic book. Then it just went on from there. For the next comic books I began putting friends' bands they had played with, or bands that other members played for, just for fun. For instance, Enthraller's bassist Jorge Torres began playing with metal band Mesmeric, and I actually needed a band for a scene in a nightclub, so I put Mesmeric in. It was at first simply for fun and for promotional purposes, but then it became a way for my to help promote the bands and the metal music I was getting into, and of course, they can now say they've been immortalized in a comic book, whether they continued playing on or not. (Death metal Enthraller and local experimental metal band Death Embraced are currently on hiatus, but metal band Mesmeric is still playing).
I began to meet talented local bands and became exposed to more local music when Angie Gabriel of Metal Invictus asked if I wanted to be a vendor with my comic books at Maidens of Metal II (2013) , a yearly event that featured female singers or band members. I heard bands such as Syrebris, Harlequin, Insentient, and Mocking of the Trinity, and was blown away by all the incredible talent. I began to go to local metal shows, especially the ones hosted by promoters Metal Invictus (Angie Gabriel, Jimmy Armenta, Cesar Escobar, and Adrian Mejia) and Church of the Eight Day (Daniel Dismal), and got introduced to more bands, and they all became the coolest friends. One band in particular is metal band Madrost, who I have to thank for keeping me awake during my drive to work, and I should have their music as my alarm clock since they energize me for the day! And through Adrian Mejia of Metal Warzone's videos, I listened to more local metal bands. It was at these shows that I became a fan of Black Metal music, after seeing bands like Arachnigod and Highland. And through friends like Andrew Melendez, Anna Hummell and Alix Vallecillo, I get recommendations for black metal bands to listen to (mostly from the bands they post on FB too). And of course, I thank my hubby Mike Naz for exposing me to bands like Meshuggah, Carcass, Cannibal Corpse, Behemoth, Cattle Decapitation and many more, and special thanks to Angie Gabriel and to Silver Gutierrez of Nuclear Blast Records for the awesome CD package (which included bands like Testament) they sent me this year.
I currently watch the bands on youtube, since my current health and mobility issues (I have nerve damage and a nerve/muscle disorder) prevent me from going to as many shows as I would like. So I found a way to support the music I've come to love, and the bands I admire. They are indie artists just like me and we pretty much do the same thing when it comes to promotion and getting our creations out there, and doing what we love. If I can't go to shows, I share their flyers on facebook and their info on twitter, and I put the band in my comic books (Coming issues will have bands Sacred Ruins, Madrost, Highland, and Arachnigod, and the staff of metal promoters Metal Invictus and Metal Warzone). They've supported me and accepted me, a newbie, into their metal family, and I support them, and this is my way of saying thank you.
So hails to all the metal bands and promoters out there. You've got a fan for life. \m/
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