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Nick Macari

Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, Superhero: Story Consultant, Editor, Writer in Comics, Video Games and Fiction

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Barren Dialogue

January 18, 2021 Nick

I often call people out on writing “On the Nose” dialogue; dialogue without any subtext… dialogue that says exactly what it means. On the Nose dialogue rarely engages reader and […]

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A Screenplay is not a Comic Script

January 13, 2020January 14, 2020 Nick

I think you’d be hard pressed to find some work of fiction, some type of writing, that you could NOT turn into a comic. That is to say, you could […]

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Panel Descriptions

August 13, 2019August 14, 2019 Nick

Though I talk about Loose vs. Tight scripting on page 17 of the Working Writer’s Guide to Comics and Graphic Novels, I decided to make a fancy graph and continue […]

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Don’t Use Captions as a Crutch

July 26, 2019 Nick

This also could have been titled, “Newer Comic Writers, Don’t use Captions.” While I’ve spoken to captions elsewhere and they are certainly a viable technique in comics, more often than […]

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10 Core Rules to Writing Comics

June 20, 2019June 20, 2019 Nick

Here are the first 12 pages of the Working Writer’s Guide to Comics and Graphic Novels. They cover the 10 core rules for scripting comics. Enjoy. 10 Rules to Writing […]

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New Writers IGNORE Comictography

May 29, 2019July 12, 2019 Nick

In the Working Writer’s Guide to Comics and Graphic novels, Comictography, is the second item, in the list of four essential elements to all comic panels. First and foremost, comictography […]

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Scripting Unforgettable Panels

April 29, 2019June 11, 2019 Nick

Take a moment and think back to your first love. Try to recall what you loved about her or him. No really, close your eyes and try to pull up […]

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Beware the False Subtext of Profanity

December 10, 2018 Nick

If you’re gonna write, you must know the difference between conversation and dialogue. Something I’ve seen increase lately is the use of profanity to carry a panel. A panel with […]

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Dual Name Characters

December 9, 2018June 8, 2019 Nick

So you’ve got a character that has two identities… easy peasy. Let’s start with the basic example: Your character’s name is Fletch. FLETCH     Do you think it’s a real gun? […]

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Stories without Character Arcs

November 25, 2018June 11, 2019 Nick

Genuine story delivers a thesis about how we writers see the world. Our underlying message is our Master Theme. At its most fundamental level, genuine story is new understanding revealed […]

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