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Story Shine

June 8, 2025June 8, 2025 nickmac

I updated my article on comic writing fundamentals, with a concept I actually didn’t cover in Storycraft for Comics. Story Shine is usually something I go over during a direct […]

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Comic Book Titles and Dangerous Misnomers

November 2, 2024November 2, 2024 Nick

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 […]

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High Concept or Gimmick Writing

June 8, 2024 Nick

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 […]

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Moving Past the Conceptual Stage

August 1, 2023August 7, 2023 Nick

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 […]

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The Importance of Concept

January 15, 2023January 17, 2023 Nick

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 […]

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Understand this piece of Art to be a better Writer

June 3, 2021June 11, 2021 Nick

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 […]

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Comic Book Writing Fundamentals – UPDATED

March 19, 2021June 8, 2025 Nick

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 […]

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Most Important Parts of Writing

January 9, 2020 Nick

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 […]

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Plot Points

August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 Nick

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 […]

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The Best Way to Name

June 4, 2019June 8, 2019 Nick

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 […]

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