Know Your Story
I wanted to sit down and write a synopsis of the sample story from Storycraft for Comics, “Robot Kids.” It goes a little something like this; Centuries ago, in a […]
Author: nickmac
Kill Phone Calls and Texts – TIP
When you goto a movie, do you prefer the actor writes a joke on paper and holds it up to the camera OR tells it to another character? Get rid […]
Goals NOT Problems
You’ll often hear people who teach writing emphasize a story’s “problem.” They say there’s no story without a central problem. Well, Captain Obvious says, “of course a story needs a […]
Delayed Inciting Incident
Your inciting incident or story catalyst is the event or occurrence that change’s the main character’s existing paradigm and allows the story to take place. Everything before the inciting incident […]
Throughlines: Threads of the Story Tapestry
Ok, so you’ve got a futuristic, dystopic, anime-inspired, story idea for a script, with male and female MC leads… They start off cold towards each other and eventually fall in […]
You are a Mirror – TIP
Eat a bunch of crappy food and you’ll get fat, won’t be able to function optimally and eventually have health problems… Why do you think it works any different with […]
Overcoming Writer’s Block
Lot’s of folks complaining of writer’s block lately. https://www.facebook.com/reel/2287410331644575 Allow me to tell you two stories. “Dave Cant and Joe Donwanna are avid backpackers and survivalists. In an effort […]
Pitch your Climax
You’ve probably heard me say “writing is like cooking, best when all the ingredients come together…” Very true. And yet, within the multitude of story “ingredients” there are a few […]
Don’t Skim Details – TIP
If you don’t take the time to visually write it, your artist won’t take much time to draw it, the reader won’t take much time to read it. Don’t be […]
Pacing Primary Escalation of Violence and Action
Pacing is critical to the comic reading experience and to the well executed script. It’s the glue that binds the reader. Too much, things get bogged down… attention spans wander, […]