No More Live Streams??

I have one last stream on February 18. In this one, my comics buddy Ben Wright-Heuman and I will be discussing the END of social media as we know it…And what indie creators can do.

After that stream, there will be no live streams until further notice.

WHY?

In short – I’m starting a new, temporary office job this upcoming Tuesday. It’s on weekdays only, but it IS full-time. I took the gig to help me save up for a new apartment.

For now, this leaves all my comics-making to evenings and weekends. There aren’t TOO many conventions lined up during my time at the office. But there are some. So I have to plan accordingly.

So I looked at the work I do right now, and made choices on what to continue and what to stop.

I will NOT stop making The Legend of Jamie Roberts, New Punk Signal, Vanita and the Demon King, and other comics. Those are important. To stop working on them would feel like cutting off my fingers to me. I can wiggle on other things, but my comics are my priority.

For me, live streams have to end.

They require a lot from me that I don’t have the energy for right now. Setting aside 2 to 3 hours in one day for one stream? Making assets for it? Live chat moderation? Managing a StreamYard subscription to stream on multiple platforms? There is a LOT that goes on behind the scenes for a stream. And once the office job starts up, I won’t have time for them.

BUT…

Instead of live streams, I’m going to make videos.

With videos and vlogs, I can work on those in small chunks of time, rather than one long time slot. A lot of the material for a vlog, like recording my art process, is stuff I’m already doing. So making videos is not a drastic change to my workflow.

(Exporting and uploading videos are time sinks to consider, though. But I have ideas for how to work with, or around, those.)

So yeah.

The Feb 18 stream is my last live stream until further notice.

If I DO return to streams, they’ll be on YouTube ONLY. Twitch just doesn’t work for an artist like me.

Should any other changes come, I will let you know (of course).

That’s all for now. I appreciate your understanding!

You. Are. Awesome.

LIVE STREAM – Drawing and Vibing

On Feb 5 at 1 pm EST, I’m gonna draw…stuff. Let’s just vibe while we draw.

Keep an eye on this blog for a special announcement. I made a short comic for an anthology project, and it launches for crowdfunding tomorrow! More details to come.

In the meantime, let’s just draw, vibe, and chat.

That’s all for now. Thank you for watching!

You. Are. Awesome.

LIVE STREAM – Let’s Draw Comics!

Today at 2 pm EST, join me on YouTube, Twitch, or Twitter! Feel free to lurk while I work on some pages for my webcomics!

In today’s live stream, I’m drawing pages for The Legend of Jamie Roberts, my genderqueer pirate webcomic. PLUS, I’m drawing some material for my new webcomic, Vanita and the Demon King! It’s about a demon king who crashes on the couch of a trans girl.

Vanita and the Demon King is still on Crowdfundr, by the way. Back it BEFORE JAN 31 at 11:59 pm EST to get some behind-the-scenes rewards, yo!

Thanks for tuning in.

You. Are. Awesome.

No New Streams Until 2023

holiday break! streams will be back in 2023. twitch.tv/kelcidcrawford or youtube.com/c/kelcid

Time for a Holiday Break! There will be no new live streams for the rest of the year. Streams will resume in 2023 with a new schedule.

While I’m at it, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok will also go on hiatus. Updates on those platforms will resume on January 2, 2023.

I want to lighten my workload for the remainder of this year. And pausing streams and social media will help a lot. Besides, I want to plan some new things for next year.

Blog posts here on this site will still update! Plus The Legend of Jamie Roberts, New Punk Signal, and Validation (on Instagram and Webtoon) will continue their update schedules.

A new webcomic is coming to my email newsletter, by the way! To see the production of it, be sure to join the Digital Club, either through my Subscribe Page or by becoming a Ko-Fi Member.

That’s all for now. Thank you for your support!

You. Are. Awesome.

Garden Variety Adventure: A Live Stream Chat with CM and Kelly

Today at 2 pm EST, I’m chatting in today’s live stream with CM Clemence and Kelly Swann. We’re discussing their new short story, Just Your Garden Variety Adventure, made for What the Gnomes Know: A Comics Anthology.

What the Gnomes Know is currently on KickStarter! Be sure to back the campaign if you want to get a copy of the first printing of this book.

This anthology collects a variety of gnome-themed short comics, all drawn by up-and-coming indie cartoonists, comic artists, and writers.

Plus, not only am I interviewing creators – I edited the anthology! So it was my job to look at submissions and give feedback to make each story shine. (If you’re looking for a comics editor, here are more details on what I do).

So be sure to tune in today on my YouTube, Twitch, or Twitter channels. 2 pm EST. We’ll also have a Q&A section at the end if you want to ask CM and Kelly questions live.

That’s all for now. Thank you for reading and watching!

You. Are. Awesome.