Crushing a kid's dreams

<p>Today's show is sponsored by <a href="https://www.dreamhost.com/comiclab" target="_blank">Dreamhost</a>! If you want to own and control your own work, Dreamhost can help you get started.</p><p>A listener is planning to exhibit at a comic con — and their five-year-old wants to sell their own comic there, too! Should children be encouraged to sell their crayon-crafted cartoon books at conventions? Also, we discuss the difference between thumbnailing and penciling.</p><p><strong>ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW...</strong></p><ul><li>Five-year-old tabling at a con</li><li>Twitter Blue</li><li>UPDATE: thumbnails vs. pencils</li><li>UPDATE: Selling only four books through a publisher</li><li>How to hurt your characters... and why</li></ul><p><strong>You get great rewards when you</strong> <a href="http://patreon.com/comiclab"><strong>join the ComicLab Community on Patreon</strong></a></p><ul><li><strong>$2 —</strong> Early access to episodes</li><li><strong>$5 —</strong> Submit a question for possible use on the show AND get the exclusive ProTips podcast. Plus $2-tier rewards.</li></ul><p>Brad Guigar is the creator of <a href="https://evil-inc.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Evil Inc</strong></a> and the author of <a href="https://amzn.to/3uXUXVm" target="_blank">The Webcomics Handbook</a>. Dave Kellett is the creator of <a href="https://sheldoncomics.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Sheldon</strong></a> and <a href="https://drivecomic.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Drive</strong></a>.</p>