Comments on: For You, I Have New-Found Respect

By: Howard Tayler

Howard Tayler — Fri, 25 May 2007 06:17:35 +0000

Yeah, the buffer is the only way to go for daily comics. If you’re trying to be political, or immediately relevant then it won’t work, but for gag-a-day or serial strips it’s the best way to work.

Right now I’m down ten from an all-time high of 61 days ahead. I’m sick, and I’ve got two weekends of conventions to attend. I may lose 14 days to this. But you know what? My readers won’t notice, and I’ll be able to pick that slack back up in June.

My goal is to build the buffer to 100 by the end of the year. That way I can have a sabbatical instead of a vacation.

By: Alma Mater

Alma Mater — Thu, 24 May 2007 20:55:33 +0000

I have to second Shishio on his buffer comment. It’s nice to have the flexibility, even if you’re making comics at about the same rate.

Similarly, I think it’s necessary to figure out a schedule that is workable in the long term in order to prevent burnout. I’d rather take a planned “vacation” that readers are prepared for than go on indefinite hiatus because I’ve stretched myself to the limit and have no buffer left.

By: Lewis Powell

Lewis Powell — Thu, 24 May 2007 18:21:17 +0000

If you’re taking suggestions, I’ll put my comic in the suggestion box. Terror Island, the gamepiece photocomic.

http://www.terrorisland.net

By: Shishio

Shishio — Thu, 24 May 2007 17:26:37 +0000

Pro tip: Build a buffer.

OK, I know that even with a buffer, you still have to work like you don’t have one to maintain your schedule/the buffer, but it’s still a nice thing to have.

I write scripts for my comic at the last minute, which is stressful, but not nearly as much as it could be, because so far (Knock on wood) I have always had three or four strips done in advance.