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 […]
Discovery
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 […]
Character Profiles
Recently came across someone having trouble finding the boundaries when creating character profiles. They were working on a superhero story and weren’t sure how specific they should get with the […]
Streamline your Outline
Between the basic outline and advanced outline articles, I give a bunch of solid tips in approaching outlines. But, since there’s always more to learn, here’s three more when building […]
More on Master Theme
If you’re not running a Master Theme in your comic, your story will never reach it’s full potential. Period. End of story. While it’s easy to understand the concept of […]
Gravity of the Story
The writer who writes with a Master Theme will produce a work deeper, richer and more engaging than the writer who writes without one. In the same train of thought, […]