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"HOW TO UNLOCK THE DOOR TO
CARTOON SYNDICATION, AND STOP HAVING IT SLAMMED IN YOUR FACE "
_"__SEVEN-TIME, SYNDICATED CARTOONIST, _
_Creator of Lola, Dillon, and Tar Pit Cartoons - Steve Dickenson
-Shares his INSIDER SECRETS that will _
_PROPEL YOU TO YOUR FIRST SYNDICATION DEAL__and all the Fame and
Fortune that go with it."_
ENTER IN OUR FREE DAILY DRAWING AND BE ONE OF ONLY 150 PEOPLE WHO
GET THIS EXTRA BONUS, A FREE CRITIQUE OF YOUR CONCEPTS FROM STEVE,
HIMSELF! (a value of $147). . .and really prime it for submission.
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Dear Aspiring Cartoonist-
Do you have a fantastically, funny concept, but you just don't know
how to get it in front of the right people?
If you wait one more minute, or make one false move - will someone
else sell your idea to that one cartoon agency that's waiting for it?
Does getting paid to create cartoons sound like a Fabulous!
Fantastic! DREAM?! . . .that's always just out of Your Reach?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, YOU'VE GOT A LOT IN
COMMON WITH EVERY, SINGLE, SYNDICATED CARTOONIST WHO EVER LIVED! They
had talent. They struggled early. They made some mistakes. And they
ALL (yes, every, single, solitary, one of them) received rejection
letters over and over and over again.
But the successful ones - especially the ones who've been syndicated
more than once -- learned the SECRETS TO THE BUSINESS OF SYNDICATION.
AND YOU CAN TOO!
Steve Dickenson HAS BEEN PROVIDING GAG IDEAS FOR DENNIS THE MENACE
FOR SEVERAL YEARS. He is "CUTTING EDGE" WHEN IT COMES TO KNOWING
CURRENT TRENDS IN THE SYNDICATION BUSINESS, as evidenced by the
quality of his work and his experience in the field. He always
provides thoughtful perspectives on the ideas that he presents for
consideration, and it is always a pleasure working with him.
MARCUS HAMILTON
Cartoonist on daily _DENNIS THE MENACE_ panels (1994-present)
WINNER: THE REUBIN AWARD - BEST NEWSPAPER PANEL 2004, National
Cartoonists Society
www.dennisthemenace.com [1]
IT'S ABSOLUTELY NOT LACK OF TALENT THAT'S STOPPING YOU FROM SELLING
YOUR CARTOONS. . . .
So let's just get one thing straight right out of the gate. IT'S NOT
LACK OF TALENT THAT'S STOPPING YOU FROM SELLING YOUR CARTOON'S to
SOUGHT-AFTER SYNDICATES, FOR A KING'S RANSOM, AND PUBLICATION IN 20,
30, 407+ NEWSPAPERS across the US and around the world.
You know you have talent.
After all, you've been writing side-ripping gags since high school
where you channeled your talent, frustrations and adolescent obsession
with breasts into hilarious, grinding gags that left your friends (and
a few enemies) guffawing in the back of English class.
But you thought getting paid to do more of the same once you were
out of school would be just as natural and easy. It was ONLY AFTER A
FEW REJECTIONS from those lords of cartooning - the editors - that you
realized there is far MORE TO SELLING YOUR CARTOONS than drawing them
and writing milk-out-your-nose funny gags.
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ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW to make a killing with the cartoon syndicates
has been painstakingly pulled from the brain of one of the premier
cartoonists in the last 30 years.
In his just-released book _How& Where to Sell Your Cartoons_,
master-cartoonist STEVE DICKENSON RIPS OPEN THE KIMONO AND TELLS YOU
ALL THE DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS ABOUT HOW HE BUSTED THE BARRIERS TO
SYNDICATION.
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You will find out just. . . .
* What editors are LOOKING FOR IN A CARTOON FOR SYNDICATION, AND
WHAT THEY'RE NOT LOOKING FOR
* What the differences are between BIG syndication houses and
smaller ones
* Where you can FIND A VERITABLE SHANGRI LA OF ALTERNATIVE MARKETS
that are on the hunt for SLIGHTLY OFF-BEAT, TO COMPLETELY-WARPED
CARTOON CONCEPTS
* The TRUTH ABOUT HOW THE SYNDICATES ARE RUN AND WHAT THEIR
STRATEGIES ARE - I assure you, it's NOT what you think
* What editors think about, how they make their decisions
* Who EDITORS TRUST AND WHY THEY TRUST THOSE PEOPLE
* What kinds of pressures editors are under, why they are soooo
freaking busy AND HOW YOU CAN BREAK THROUGH THE "BUSY" SIGN THEY
POSTED TO KEEP OUT THE RIFF RAFF
"But How Can You Be Sure Steve Really Knows What he's Talking
About?"
There are a lot of pretenders out there. Self-titled "syndicated
cartoonists", who've done nothing more than what you and I can do with
our own drawings and a free web hosting account. They published their
cartoons on their own web site. They may have even written a book
about how to draw and how to publish on the web.
And who can blame them. Publishing on the web is easy to do. And
it's a great way to get some exposure for your cartoons. And some of
them are damned funny!
But it's not the same as being inside the walls of an editor's
office, SITTING ACROSS FROM THAT EDITOR AND TALKING CARTOON
SYNDICATION, while making neat little coffee rings on the cherry wood
desk.
And that's what Steve has done. He's cracked the secret editor's
code. He didn't just knock on the door, he broke down the barriers. He
won his first syndication deal after lots and lots and lots of trial
and error. Then he won his second, his third, fourth, fifth, sixth and
seventh deals.
Here's what a couple of editors have to say about Steve.
Steve Dickenson is an inventive veteran of the world of comics and
syndication. His OFF-KILTER HUMOR AND CREATIVE DRAFTSMANSHIP HAVE MADE
HIM A WELL-KNOWN CHARACTER AND AN EXPERT IN WHAT IT TAKES TO SUCCEED.
- Mary Elson,
MANAGING EDITOR, TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES
Steve Dickenson is a darn funny cartoonist -- but HE'S MORE THAN
THAT. When it comes to the BUSINESS OF SYNDICATION, HE'S ALSO A VERY
SMART CARTOONIST. Except, of course, when he gave away his strip idea
about a hapless boy and his beagle.
Mark Bazer
ASSOCIATE EDITOR, TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES, INC.
"there are Just So Many Cartoonists
Out there. . . .
Isn't it Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Hard to Get
Syndicated?!"
Let's be honest. There are six or so BIG syndication houses and
there are lots of cartoonists. The average newspaper syndicate
receives three to five thousand submissions per year - and a fistful
are chosen for syndication. . . true.
But here's what you don't know.
The so-called experts have been saying there's no more room left for
newcomers to cartoon syndication since the late 80s. YET DICKENSON GOT
HIS THIRD SYNDICATION DEAL WITH HIS _DILLON_ STRIP IN THE 80S, and it
published in almost 100 NEWSPAPERS FROM THE START!
AND THEN HE GOT FOUR MORE SYNDICATION DEALS AFTER THAT.
Why? Because there are heaps of ways to get syndicated, such as . .
.
* ALTERNATIVE MARKET STRIPS (like the one that ran Steve's _Bedside
Manor_ comic in more than 400 medical newspapers and newsletters). And
there are LOADS AND LOADS OF THESE. In fact, there are so many,
they're like cow patties in a cow pasture. _ONCE YOU FIND THE PASTURE,
IT'S TOUGH TO KEEP FROM STEPPING ON ONE. _
* DEVELOPMENT DEALS - are handed out as often as the Sears
Catalogue (as Steve says). And that adds up to DOZENS AND DOZENS OF
ADDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR ASPIRING CARTOONISTS.
THE REAL TRUTH IS THERE IS NO LIMIT TO THE NUMBER OF
NEW CARTOONS SYNDICATED EVERY YEAR!
YOU JUST NEED TO KNOW HOW TO
SWING THE ODDS IN YOUR FAVOR
It comes down to two things:
* Knowing how to get in the door of the syndicate
* Getting the editor's attention
That holds true for individual newspaper editors as well as big
time, big-money syndication editors!
So what would happen if you were privy to the kind of information
that can only come from a guy who has been there, a guy just like you,
who knocked on dozens of doors and got no reply. . . .at first.
Steve Dickenson has been SYNDICATED SEVEN TIMES THROUGHOUT HIS
29-YEAR (AND COUNTING) CAREER. His long list of syndicated cartoons
includes - _LOLA, DILLON, NEST HEADS, TAR PIT, BROTHER'S KEEPER, SWING
SHIFT, BEDSIDE__MANOR_, plus _MILITARY BRATS__ (_an un-syndicated
cartoon that ran for three years in the_ Air Force Times). _
His cartoons have appeared in HUNDREDS OF NEWSPAPERS AROUND THE
WORLD from the US TO FINLAND, SWEDEN, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, BRAZIL,
GERMANY, SPAIN, VIET NAM, AND MORE.
Steve's a very creative guy and an excellent comic writer. He's
CONTRIBUTED SEVERAL GREAT IDEAS TO _DENNIS THE MENACE_ and it was a
lot of fun collaborating with him. I've really enjoyed following his
ADVENTURES IN THE SYNDICATION BUSINESS!
Ron Ferdinand
ARTIST/WRITER FOR _DENNIS THE MENACE_ SUNDAY STRIPS
What if there was a guy who finally got the editors to answer, and
now has not one, but seven syndicated cartoon to his name. What if
that guy was willing to share his knowledge with you in a
_NO-HOLDS-BARRED STYLE THAT SPEAKS THE TRUTH LIKE NO ONE ELSE EVER
HAS._
Well "that guy" is Steve Dickenson, and the book is _HOW & WHERE TO
SELL YOUR CARTOONS. _
Take a peek to see what you'll discover inside this book.
Do You Have What it Takes to Get Syndicated?
If you ask Steve Dickenson (or any other syndicated cartoonist, who
is really honest with their answers) how in the world he got
syndicated, he'll tell you straight out (without groping for a Twix
bar before getting his story straight).
IT'S NOT BECAUSE HE'S A BETTER CARTOONIST THAN ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY
ON THE PLANET. It's not because he has the most expensive pens you can
buy (he doesn't). And it's not because he learned the whizzy new
computer graphics faster than everybody else (he didn't).
IT'S BECAUSE HE LEARNED THE RULES OF THE SYNDICATION GAME. HE SPENT
29 YEARS LEARNING what to do and what not to do. When to push the
limits, and when to play by the rules. And he's still cartooning,
Still in the know and Still sipping cold coffee regularly with the
titans of syndication, the editors.
And that's why every word of his NEWLY-RELEASED BOOK is a treasure
trove of information for every cartoonist who hopes to SELL THEIR
CARTOONS AND WIN THE BIG PRIZE! SYNDICATION!
But that's not all. . . . .
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BIG BONUS: Here's an offer You Won't Believe!
ENTER IN OUR FREE DAILY DRAWING TO BE ONE OF ONLY 150 PEOPLE WHO GET
THIS BONUS, Steve will critique one of your submissions FREE (a value
of $147).
Email:
Name:
(you must verify your entry by replying to our email)
Think of it. Not a form letter from a faceless editor that says
'Thank you for your submission. We've decided to go another way.' That
gives you no idea what to change, where to emphasis, what to develop.
But direct, live, useful, priceless feedback from a true insider!
The very INFORMATION YOU NEED TO PROPEL YOU ON YOUR PATH TO FAME,
SYNDICATION AND RICHES!
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The Big 100% Guarantee: Of course, after reading Steve's book and
trying out some of his proven strategies, if you don't think you've
received what was promised you - you'll get every penny of returned to
you. No questions asked. Just simply send us a note at
customersupport@cartoonigs.com [2].
BUT THE TRUTH IS YOU WON'T WANT YOUR MONEY BACK BECAUSE THE INSIGHTS
YOU'LL FIND, THE THOUGHTFUL APPROACHES YOU'LL DISCOVER ARE REALLY THAT
GOOD.
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Do You have All the Tools of Your Trade?
* Graphic Design Software (AI, Corel Draw, etc.) -- $599
* Light box -- $49.95
* Fisher Pen Set -- $14.16
* Bristol Board (special drawing paper cartoonist's use) -- $9.35
* Non-photo blue drawing pencils (12 pack) -- $11.30
* One India Ink Set -- $19.26
* Assortment of tape -- $8.32
* Assortment of T-squares, Triangles, Curves, etc. -- $35.00
* Spray mount (10 1/4 oz. box of 12) -- $152.36
* Computer -- $2000.00
Total: ~$2898.70
But doesn't that just add up to
beans and squat,
if you don't know how to sell your Cartoons?
Get what you really need - a blueprint from the bottom floor to the
office door to every editor in every syndication house out there.
You'll discover. . .
* How to GET & KEEP THE ATTENTION of the Mysterious and
Intimidating Syndication Editor
* How to BEAT THE ODDS AND THE COMPETITION to the Punch
* WHAT YOU SHOULD NEVER, NEVER, NEVER DO when you are trying to win
a deal
* WHAT EDITORS AND THE BUYING PUBLIC REALLY WANT - and it's
probably not what you think
* What the THREE THINGS ARE YOUR SUBMISSION PACKAGE MUST have if
you hope to get any kind of a response
* The FIVE MISTAKES EVERY ARTIST MAKES (including Steve himself)
that can keep you from getting the contract, the glory and the
paycheck you dream of . . .and how to avoid those
Be one of the FIRST artists to grab a copy of _How & Where to Sell
Your Cartoons _and beat the others to syndication . All I ask for all
you get is $27. . . that's it. And it all comes with a 100% money back
guarantee.
Simply click the "Try it Now" button below to purchase and download
your own copy of _How & Where to Sell Your Cartoons_.
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Don't forget to Enter in our random DAILY DRAWING, and remember that
if your entry is selected you will receive an invitation for a _FREE_
PERSONAL CRITIQUE OF YOUR SUBMISSION BY MASTER CARTOONIST STEVE
DICKENSON - worth $147 !!
DON'T KILL YOUR CHANCE TO DRAIN EVERY OUNCE OF KNOWLEDGE FROM THIS
TRUE INSIDER OF CARTOONING BY NOT ENTERING THIS DRAWING.
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P.S. If you can afford only one book, or only have time to read one
book, make sure this is the one! When you own _How & Where to Sell
Your Cartoons_, you'll have the keys to the cartoon syndication
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