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When I met Gerry Conway, who has recently passed, he gave me the first, best advice I have received about having a creative career: "It doesn't last. You have your moment, and it is beautiful. But it doesn't last. And you have to plan for that. Emotionally and financially."

Joey Esposito@joeyesposito.bsky.social

approach it like you’re a wrestler — you won’t last forever, so plan for what comes next while you’re still in your prime. get your realtors license, learn a trade skill (besides writing), start a business. I’m toying with going back to school myself! It’s a constant battle against reality.

29/4/26, 7:09 pm59 reposts319 likes

🎃 Zack o' Lantern 🎃

@zackdavisson.com

29 Apr

My second, best advice came from Adam Warren: "No one tells you when your career in comics is over. It's not like other jobs. You don't get a pink slip. HR doesn't talk to you. Just... suddenly you have no more work. Editors who used to call you stop answering. And then you're done."

🎃 Zack o' Lantern 🎃

@zackdavisson.com

29 Apr

I put Gerry and Adam's advice together to form the roadmap for my entire creative career. And as the man falling from the top of the Empire State Building said on his way down, "So far, so good."