Loglines: is my story any good?
People are always sending me treatments, or outlines (usually rough ones, not proper ones addressing specific story structure and development) and asking “Nick what do you think of my story?” […]
Author: Nick
Contradictions indicative of Poor Visualization – TIP
As I’ve noted before, visual writing is key to good comic writing. No script is error free, but when I see a script that has multiple instances where the writer […]
Emotional Context and Visual Writing Wins Every Time – TIP
If you’ve read the Working Writer’s Guide to Comics, you know it’s all about emotion. You also know one of the most important elements to capture in a character based […]
Avoid Subtle Action Sand Traps – TIP
A great artist can capture just about anything in comic art… but some subtle actions are a definite challenge. These subtle actions can give a good artist a run for […]
Talking Slick, Hip and Breaking the 4th Wall in Panel Descriptions
I talk about keeping your panel descriptions on point the Writer’s Guide, but to bring the point home, let’s take a look at an excerpt from the screenplay of Big […]
Proper Pitching
I do a lot of consulting/editing on comic book pitches. Last week I was contacted by a creative team that was finishing up their pitch package and decided they should […]
Conversation Vs. Dialogue
In Writing Natural Dialogue, I discuss a number of focal points to do just that. In this article we’re gonna discuss an important common problem and dive into a more […]
Hooks and Cliffhangers
In long prose novel writing, one of the ways you keep the reader engaged in the story is to directly connect one chapter to the next. If you intrigue the […]
Scene Sizes
When I’m wearing my long prose hat, I’m often asked “how long should my scene be?” Looking at the size itself is largely irrelevant and the answer is always the […]
Outline Development – (*updated*)
If you’re not running your writing with an outline, you’re either a genius talent or a lazy bastard… either way, I don’t like you. You probably didn’t even bother to […]