One man. One novel. Alone in the woods.

Why do we love Post-Apocalyptic stories? See what makes them so fascinating as @buddyscalera.bsky.social @deannadestito.bsky.social and @mikefasolo.bsky.social break it all down. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaKd...

Check out all the downloadable things from the Comic Book School show on Tuesday night with @buddyscalera.bsky.social @deannadestito.bsky.social and @mikefasolo.bsky.social ! www.patreon.com/posts/cbs-li...

Tonight: 8 PM EST How to Kill Characters - Comic Book School Live Learn how to make great characters and powerful deaths that move your readers Tag @deannadestito.bsky.social @mikefasolo.bsky.social @joegrunenwald.bsky.social #comicbookschool

You ever read something that felt too private to be public? That’s what Self-Imposed Exile is. A man alone in a cabin. The pages tell the rest. mikefasolo.substack.com/archive

He went to the cabin to write a novel. The journal is all that’s left. Read Self-Imposed Exile. mikefasolo.substack.com/p/self-impos...

He thought solitude would clear his head. It just gave the thoughts room to echo. Read the journal. mikefasolo.substack.com/p/self-impos...

My old friend #SeanChen and my new friend #DanielWu are running their #Kickstarter project for the comic book EVERMIND. Check it out and support a fellow independent creator and friend of #comicbookschoo www.kickstarter.com/projects/247...

Did a little bit of writing on this. Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FrO...

Want to know how to create conflict with your characters? Watch as @buddyscalera.bsky.social and @mikefasolo.bsky.social break it down for you. #comicbookschool www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpJO...

No people. No noise. Solitude sounded like freedom...until it didn't. Check out the journal of a writer retreating to a cabin in the woods to write his novel. open.substack.com/pub/mikefaso...

Self-Imposed Exile: Journal Entry #8 A quiet cabin. A loud mind. What if solitude was the wrong wish to make? open.substack.com/pub/mikefaso...

The cabin offered peace. The pages demanded confession. What started as solitude became something else entirely. Read the journal. mikefasolo.substack.com/archive

Awesome art demonstration by Adam Gorham on #comicbookschool with @buddyscalera.bsky.social and special guest co-host @deannadestito.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhKN...

Interview: #DanielWu & #SeanChen Discuss Collaborating on #Evermind at #NYCC 2025 youtu.be/mZSiSwmDoQM?... Tag: @mikefasolo.bsky.social #comicbookschool

A blank page.
 A cabin in the woods.
 A man chasing his novel.
 Sometimes the silence is louder than words. mikefasolo.substack.com/p/self-impos...

Our friend @sirestudios.bsky.social did some live sketching for us at #NYCC this year. youtu.be/QwD1d7IEi6Y?... #comicbookschool @mikefasolo.bsky.social

Your Characters, Your Rules! - Why You Must Create Archetypes & Analogs Like Marvel, DC, & Image www.youtube.com/live/dKPup7-... @mikefasolo.bsky.social #comicbookschool #writingadvice #writingcomics

NYCC25 Comic Artist Joe Eisma @supajoe.bsky.social Drawing and Inking #Jughead youtu.be/nO0Tru9s8pA?... #NYCC #NYCC2025 #artistalley Thanks to @deannadestito.bsky.social for the introductions. Tag: @mikefasolo.bsky.social

Watch artist Elisabetta D'Amico do a live sketch at NYCC! #comicbookschool video by @buddyscalera.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOTV...

Heads! (How to Draw 'Em!) with Sean Chen - Comic Art Tutorial www.youtube.com/live/qYBK0zg... With me & @mikefasolo.bsky.social #comicbookschool #wolverine #seanchen

Artist @carolaborelli.bsky.social Borelli Live Drawing Gambit & Rogue at #NYCC 2025 www.youtube.com/live/s748WS8... Tag @mikefasolo.bsky.social @deannadestito.bsky.social

#NYCC 2025 Michael Dolce Sketches Epicenter Cover for Sire Studios @sirestudios.bsky.social youtu.be/QwD1d7IEi6Y?... #comicbookschool @mikefasolo.bsky.social

Instead of waiting for permission to write your favorite heroes, create your own. Tonight on #comicbookschool with @buddyscalera.bsky.social and @mikefasolo.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/dKPup7-...

Tonight - 8:00 PM EST Your Characters, Your Rules! Why You Must Create Characters Like #MarvelComics, #dccomics & #ImageComics www.youtube.com/live/dKPup7-... With me and @mikefasolo.bsky.social #comicbookschool

He wanted to finish his novel. So he locked himself away to do it. Self-Imposed Exile — a serialized fictional journal. Read from the start: mikefasolo.substack.com/archive

Casting Call - How to Cast Characters to Create Better Comics www.youtube.com/live/fQJkxwR... With @mikefasolo.bsky.social on #comicbookschool #mcu #dcu #wizardmagazine #castingcall

One cabin. One man. One unfinished book. The hardest part of writing isn’t the words—it’s yourself. mikefasolo.substack.com/p/self-impos...

My doc about Green Bay Packer fandom from the otherside of the world, No Packers, No Life, is opening across Wisconin in 10 days! And I'll be at the VIP premiere in 8 days. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/no-packers... 2 Super Bowl Champions will be there!

Wildfire was one of the best characters from the Legion of Superheroes back in the day. This gem reveals his origin. Definitely worth a read. #comicbookschool with @buddyscalera.bsky.social and @mikefasolo.bsky.social www.youtube.com/shorts/GgUxv...

How to Set Up Your #Substack - Step-by-Step Guide for Comic Writers and Artists Featuring @mikefasolo.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/fuVj-5K...

What is Your Story Really About? We talk with Ryan Engle and Jay Martin about their @darkhorse.com series youtu.be/szAyLuflqc8?... #writingcomics #darkhorsecomics #writingtips

Barry Windsor-Smith Artist Spotlight - Legendary Storyteller Retrospective www.youtube.com/live/yZO5cR2... #BWS #visualstorytelling #conanthebarbarian

One writer.
 One dream.
 One cabin in the woods.
 But solitude doesn’t always play fair. mikefasolo.substack.com/archive

Tell your friends!

What is your story really about? Take a listen to Ryan Engle as he talks about getting to the heart of the story. with @buddyscalera.bsky.social and @mikefasolo.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=szAy...

"Superman vs Amazing Spider-Man" offered a cover that fans of Marvel and DC were thrilled to see in 1976. The #visualstorytelling provided the impact required to sell a treasury-size comic for $2 when the average price of comics was only $.30. Art: Ross Andru, Dick Giordano

Designer's Guide to Logos: Tip #3 - Targeting the Theme of the Comic Book youtu.be/2xevjaPcMNQ?... With @mikefasolo.bsky.social

I followed a bridge inspector around for a day. We inspected 12 bridges! We met a dog, an eagle, several people who thought I knew stuff about bridges, and there's a laser! youtu.be/KD2nHrxJNpA

Tonight - 8:00 PM Casting Call - How to Cast Your Fictional Comic Book Characters to Create Better Comics www.youtube.com/live/fQJkxwR... With my co-host @mikefasolo.bsky.social

Casting Call - @mikefasolo.bsky.social and I talk about How to Cast Characters to Create Better Comics www.youtube.com/live/fQJkxwR...

A blank page.
 A cabin in the woods.
 A man chasing his novel.
 Sometimes the silence is louder than words. Read his serialized journal on Substack! mikefasolo.substack.com/archive

The hype for One Battle After Another is so HUGE it's already my favorite Paul Thomas Anderson movie and the best I've seen in the last 5 years and I haven't even seen it yet.

Join @buddyscalera.bsky.social and @mikefasolo.bsky.social and see how to cast characters to make them really come to life! www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQJk...

Casting call: Who would play your characters if your story hit the big screen? Tonight’s #comicbookschool podcast with @buddyscalera.bsky.social and I explores how picking the perfect actor changes your writing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQJk...

My #comicbookschool co-host @mikefasolo.bsky.social has logged another chapter to his book. You can find it on #Substack for free. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Designer's Guide to Logos: Tip #1 - Choosing the Perfect Font youtu.be/kX5EwZpwmCY?... With @mikefasolo.bsky.social

A blank page. A quiet cabin. A man determined to finally write his novel. What could possibly go wrong? mikefasolo.substack.com/p/self-impos...

New entry is up! One man. One year. One cabin in the woods. Can he actually finish the novel—or will the silence finish him first? mikefasolo.substack.com/p/self-impos...

How To Create Character Conflict in your comic book stories - #spawn writer @josephpillidge.bsky.social explains what writers need to know youtu.be/Sbog4y5R8Co?... #writingcomics #howtowrite Edits @mikefasolo.bsky.social