Character Arc Old Belief
I’ve written so much about writing, it’s easy to forget what I’ve explained and where. It kind of sucks for me, because when I’m dealing with writers, I often have […]
Author: nickmac
Highlight Reel NOT a Complete Narrative
If you want to write comics well, you’ve got to comprehend this concept… Comics are a Highlight Reel of a narrative… NOT the complete narrative. Full stop. I get an […]
Silent Panels
As I’ve said elsewhere, describe two things at once to someone and they will have less focus on each thing, then if you had only described one thing to them. […]
Promises Conventions Obligatory Scenes and Genre
Grab a coffee, we’re gonna be here for a bit with this one. I was actually planning to put this on my paid member site, Story To Script, but decided […]
Maxiseries and Graphic Novels with Less Money
The golden rule of comics, uttered here so many times; The bigger it is, the more expensive it is to produce. Yet, in my travels, over 60% of first-time comic […]
Creating Covers
As a freelance writer you might not be tasked with conceptualizing a book’s cover too often–much of the time, the person hiring you prefers to handle that themselves. Publishers/creators just […]
Anger is NOT Conflict
Without conflict you have NO story. Full stop. You’ll often here me talk about “Perfect Day Syndrome,” where newer writers showcase their awesome characters and setting, in an awesome light, […]
Comic Book Titles and Dangerous Misnomers
I’ve spoken elsewhere on naming things in story… today I want to touch on something more specific, naming the title of your book or series. Novice writers often put too […]
You Have One Year To Finish
The following post came up in one of the comic forums; “I’ve been working on a script for over 4 years. I hired an experienced editor whose credits included Netflix […]
Situational Narratives and One Beat Concepts
If you want to be a successful writer, it’s really important to understand what a true or genuine story is… even if you want to shape your writing career around […]