#17 Leslie Hung: Life After You Achieve Your Goals

Happy New Year and welcome to the Design special: Meet the Cartoonists. To kickstart the design special I’m joined by Leslie Hung, Leslie is the co-creator of Snotgirl with Bryan Lee O’Malley who is also the creator of the infamous Scott Pilgrim. Snotgirl is published by Image Comics and is a beautifully designed comic series that has a fashion ‘lookbook feel’. Snotgirl documents the dark side of fictional social media influencer Lottie Person. Leslie is described as ‘the perfect artist to balance the ‘grotesequery and glamour that the story demands’ by the Comics Alliance. Leslie is the co-host of the Salt & Honey podcast with fellow cartoonist Sloane Leong. She has racked up 162,000 followers on Instagram which is 99% her drawings. In this episode you’ll find out:  1. What happens when you focus on just one project?  2. What to do after you reach your goals? We jump straight in with Leslie talking about her struggle to see beyond her current project.On Wednesday’s episode, we talk about how Leslie went from working with mannequins to becoming a full-time comic artist. Subscribe to find out how Leslie teamed up with Scott Pilgrim’s Bryan Lee O’Malley. How to make money from your art and drawings. How to make sure your paperwork and the legals are right and tight when collaborating. Leslie also reveals the hidden things in podcasting nobody told her. Remember to share wannabepodcast.com/listen with your friend that’s always drawing. These episodes are essential listening for you arty types.To find out more about Leslie visit milkmanner.tumblr.com or follow her on Instagram @dairyfree. Make sure you’re subscribed to Wanna Be on iTunes, Spotify, google play, acast or your favourite podcast app to get Part 2 when it drops on Wednesday.You can download a free limited edition copy of the Wanna Be One Page Business plan and Goal Setting Guide so you can turn your idea into reality. Visit Wannabepodcast.com and select Free Download. It’s only available until January 25th! While you’re there Ask us a question.This podcast is created by the ShoutOut Network. For info on membership and rates visit shoutoutnetwork.co.uk.Follow WannaBe @WannaBepodcast on Twitter and Instagram.Visit wannabepodcast.com to read extended show notes and free downloads.You can follow me @ImiMorgan on Twitter and Instagram. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.