Repetition, Enemy and Ally
One of the first things I look for in the first editorial pass of a script, is repetition—unwanted, accidental redundancy. Unintentionally repeating the same thing, either specifically (having the MC […]
Author: nickmac
Comic Writing Trends
I always find it insightful to stop, take a moment and really look at the trends of comic writing. Not just the trends going on today, but the trends that […]
How to Find Comic Writing Work
A question came in from the internet this week: “Nick, do you have anything on your site that gives advice to freelance writers about how to go about finding work?” […]
Works in the Movies, Not in Comics
Lot’s of movies have powerful, emotional talking head scenes like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM-gZintWDc It works in a movie because of: a) Good Acting (emotionally charged delivery of dialogue with good timing). […]
Long Shots, Short Detail – TIP
Be conscious when you call for an extreme long or wide, long or wide, or establishing shot, that you don’t try and focus on small details in the same panel. […]
Editing Page Weights
Good writing is efficient writing. In comic book scripting this isn’t simply a goal, it’s a necessity. A good comic script isn’t a monstrous, lumbering Newfoundland—it’s a German Short-haired Pointer—sleek, […]
Aim Small – TIP
Super Quick Tips were tweets or face book posts I felt important enough to reproduce here on the site. Sometimes the simplest pieces of advice are the best. Focus on […]
Moral Message vs. Saying Something – TIP
I recently had someone tell me they agreed with me that every story should “say something” but opposed my use of “moral message” on page 13 of the book (when […]
Name your Red Shirts – TIP
Actually the title is a bit misleading, because I’m not saying to name the people about to die. What I’m really saying is name an “extra character” that has direct […]
Genre Masquerading As Theme – TIP
Sadly, a lot of scripts from new/inexperienced writers that fall on my desk don’t have a theme.The writer either: * Doesn’t know it (consciously). * Doesn’t have it. * Or […]