Famous Writer Scripts Teach Nothing
We live in an age of information overload. If you want a career as a writer, one of the first things you must do, is: Stop Following Bad Advice. I […]
Author: Nick
New Writers IGNORE Comictography
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 […]
The Thousand Dollar Page Rate
You’re a medical professional and scientist. Representatives of the Umbrella corporation arrive intent to hire you to implement the latest stem-cell chemotherapy combo technique to a number of people afflicted […]
Complete Character Arcs
I’m really big on two things, Master Theme and Character Arcs. If you run with the Character Arc fundamentals in Storycraft for Comics, your story’s in good shape… but let’s […]
Stories That Matter
Throughout this site (and my books) I detail many of the structural and mechanical elements that deliver genuine story. As I wrap edits on my cyberpunk novel, I found myself […]
Scripting Unforgettable Panels
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 […]
Talking Head Dopplegangers – TIP
Spectacular Spiderman #182 p.14 Sometimes Talking Heads don’t appear as just closeup head shots. Even full-body panels can be talking heads. Remember, the medium of story is CHANGE. Looks at […]
Character Profiles
Recently came across someone having trouble finding the boundaries when creating character profiles. They were working on a superhero story and weren’t sure how specific they should get with the […]
5 Tips for Writing Female Protagonists
Writing female characters is no different than writing male characters. In fact, writing a character of any physical characteristic, or external trait–such as profession, economic wealth, etc. is no different […]
Dramatic Narrative Emphasis
A simple yet powerful concept to understand in writing is, what I call, Dramatic Narrative Emphasis. It’s most obvious to recognize when it comes to Master Theme, but really applies […]