Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert and one of my favorite minor celebrities, discovered a relatively unknown comic strip that he thinks is funny. It’s called Basic Instructions by Scott Meyer, and I think he’s right. It’s good. So Scott Adams has been giving Scott Meyer advice on how to become a nationally syndicated cartoonist and minor celebrity. Yesterday he said he’s going to start putting that advice in his blog so we can all follow along at home.
Here’s a sample of what Scott Meyer does on the web:
Here’s another one I really like: How to Make It Up to a Friend You’ve Insulted in Your Comic.
And here’s a new one trying to be less wordy and fit the standard newspaper format:
Here’s Scott Adams’ first post about it.
Today Scott Meyer had this to say:
I just wanted to take a moment to thank all of you who took the time to go look at my work. Your comments have been very useful, and so overwhelmingly positive as to make me question their authenticity. (Scott told you I was paranoid.)
My web host was, as you’re aware, brought to its knees, but don’t waste time feeling sorry for them. Having spent a great deal of time on the phone with them yesterday I can tell you they deserve all the punishment you doled out. (The tech support guy informed me that my strips took up 89k, which is “almost a meg.”)
