Highlight Reel NOT a Complete Narrative
If you want to write comics well, you’ve got to comprehend this concept… Comics are a Highlight Reel of a narrative… NOT the complete narrative. Full stop. I get an […]
If you want to write comics well, you’ve got to comprehend this concept… Comics are a Highlight Reel of a narrative… NOT the complete narrative. Full stop. I get an […]
Without conflict you have NO story. Full stop. You’ll often here me talk about “Perfect Day Syndrome,” where newer writers showcase their awesome characters and setting, in an awesome light, […]
I’ve spoken elsewhere on naming things in story… today I want to touch on something more specific, naming the title of your book or series. Novice writers often put too […]
The following post came up in one of the comic forums; “I’ve been working on a script for over 4 years. I hired an experienced editor whose credits included Netflix […]
If you want to be a successful writer, it’s really important to understand what a true or genuine story is… even if you want to shape your writing career around […]
This lands on my desk, all the time… Jane What do you mean you’re leaving for six months? What about work? What about us? Marco I don’t have a […]
If you follow me, you understand the power of High Concept fiction. High Concept fiction has perhaps, the greatest commercial viability. In a nutshell, the story revolves around a new […]
Your buddy is an artist… a painter. He works for weeks on his latest creation, a painting of a forest. He’s been talking about it non-stop. He’s overflowing with pride […]
I’m putting up this post to explain COVERAGE, my Story Potential Assessment service and Fundamentals Consulting. (Not the usual writing advice post, however, if you’re not familiar with coverage, or […]
I was providing coverage on a writer’s new comic series last week. She had fallen into the maxi-series trap so many newer writers fall into… You hear me constantly giving […]