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 […]
Discovery
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 […]
Moving Past the Conceptual Stage
I often get asked, “how do I know when I have enough of my story to actually begin?” You need to understand this; As a writer, you’ve already begun. It’s […]
The Importance of Concept
When I first started writing I put very little weight to what I was actually writing. I came up with an idea and like a dog with a bone, just […]
Understand this piece of Art to be a better Writer
Hunters in the Snow by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1565. It’s one of the most famous and influential landscape paintings of its time. Take your time and really give it […]
Comic Book Writing Fundamentals
Genuine story serves a function. When you set out to create anything that serves a function, the effectiveness of that thing can be measured by how well it performs. If […]
Most Important Parts of Writing
Another one I get a lot is, “Is the concept the most important part of writing a story? Or the theme? Or the characters? Or the overall execution of the […]
Plot Points
I say this a lot around these parts, “You’ve got to know what you’re trying to say at any given moment in a story.” This is paramount in comics. Whether […]
The Best Way to Name
I go over the importance of nomenclature in Storycraft for comics, breaking down a bunch of aspects of it, but I wanted to touch on another specific technique. One of […]
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 […]