So you know when you work so hard to achieve a goal and then the process kicks off?  

Well the team and I have put a stack of prep to get everything right for the launch - and really the truth is we could have kept prepping forever really.  

But in in my experience having been part of big projects, you never actually finish - you only ever run out of time. 

There's no doubt that we could have spent even longer prepping, but I felt that we need to just launch.  

Why is that?

I think momentum is the key.  If we kept going with crafting every meticulous detail, we would have just run out of steam and have nothing to show for it if we never launched.

Now it's out there, it can be backed on its own merits.  

The merits of the comic book are its essential premise.  Either that premise is going to resonate with someone or it's not.  

I mean, it's not as if, someone's going to look at the comic and think 'well this isn't really my kind of thing, but the copy is so well punctuated - I'll back it'

When we aim for perfection, essentially we obsess over the minute details instead of focusing on the central premise and asking ourselves what is it that we are trying to make. 

I've seen this happen on so many projects I've been involved in.  I think it's better to keep it moving.  

What I found most interesting was the reaction of some of my friends who I asked for backing for.  

Maybe you have this too, I found that the friends who I asked help from fell into three main categories

- those who said 'yes' unreservedly

- those who ignored my messages

- those who said 'no' straight of the bat

Now while no one likes people saying 'no', actually I prefer someone saying 'no' to me rather than not responding at all.  

I found this when I made my first short film Be Me way back almost 15 years ago (wow has it been that long - yikes).  I asked some of my colleagues for their help. 

Some of them said 'yes', others came up with various dependencies on what needed to be unblocked before they could help me.  

Essentially after multiple chasing up attempts they never helped.  

What I've learnt over the years are, if you ask someone for help, there are only two answers

- 'yes'

- any other answer than 'yes', like, 'let me get back to you', 'when do you need it done by', 'I have to check my calendar' - whatever variant of this, it's meaning is 'no'

Don't spend too much of your time on these people, instead focus on finding people who will say 'yes' without you having to need to finish the sentence.  

After claiming your reward, the next best thing to do to help the comic book to get funded is to tell a friend about it.  

How do you do that, it's simple just paste this link into your favourite social media sites and encourage your friends to come on over 

You'll help the comic book grow and your friends will love you for it too - a double win.

Speak soon. 

Thanks

Farhan