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. […]
Author: nickmac
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 […]
Better Characterization
This lands on my desk, all the time… Jane What do you mean you’re leaving for six months? What about work? What about us? Marco I don’t have a […]
High Concept or Gimmick Writing
If you follow me, you understand the power of High Concept fiction. High Concept fiction has perhaps, the greatest commercial viability. In a nutshell, the story revolves around a new […]