test heading Books are heavy and expensive to ship. That's because they're basically made out of wood! Books are especially heavy and expensive to ship when they are graphic novels, because the paper we print on has to be thick enough to have a lot of heavy ink coverage without bleeding through to the other [...]
test heading (Pictured: First Second's Winter 2016 season) Publishers divide their books up into 'seasons' within the year. This is so that, as well as dealing with all their books one at a time on an individual basis, they can deal with them in clusters for purposes like conventions, bookstore visits, and catalogs. First Second [...]
test heading (image ganked from here) People who love reading and writing are notoriously (stereotypically) poor at math. It's a reciprocal thing! You love reading? Probably numbers are not your favorite thing. (I can certainly sympathize: numbers aren't my favorite thing. I certainly do not sit around all day adding columns of them up for [...]
test heading It's essential to clearly put a title and author credit on any work that you do! (from Above the Dreamless Dead) That's especially the case when you're part of an anthology! Because if you're putting out a stand-alone graphic novel or mini-comic, you probably put your book's title and your name on the [...]
test heading If you're a person who is a creative professional, it's generally a very good idea to be contactable. Specifically, it's a good idea to have a clear method on your website for people to contact you. It can be a direct e-mail address or phone number. It can be your agent's e-mail address [...]
test heading We're so pleased to welcome our new designer, Danielle Ceccolini, to First Second! You will all get to know her better in the coming months and years, but here are a few questions to get you started! What book would you take with you to a desert island? Probably one of those [...]
test heading (The second printing of two of our Spring 2014 titles -- Andre the Giant and This One Summer. You can tell that they're second printings just from looking at the cover -- we didn't print the first printing with 'New York Times Bestseller' on it.) Figuring out when to reprint books is always [...]
test heading (from Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant -- meeting new people with tea is always the best option.) Congratulations! You're making a graphic novel for the very first time. That means you're a real author now, and you're allowed to put that on your taxes and tell your relatives you really are making [...]
test heading A number of :01 authors have self-published their books, before or in addition to making graphic novels published by First Second. Here's what they have to say about these two publishing routes. My experience of self-publishing is limited to mini-comics. My very first comic was spat out of the art school photocopier, the [...]
test heading (some long books we have published) One of the things that we look for when we're considering acquiring a graphic novel or signing up a new illustrator to work with a writer on an already-acquired graphic novel is their previous work. Specifically: how long is it? Making a graphic novel is very different [...]
