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 […]
Discovery
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, […]
Preparation – TIP
Preparation does not kill creativity.” This would make a good tattoo.▪ About the Author — Nick Macari is a full-time freelance story consultant, developmental editor and writer, working primarily in […]
Where do you Start – TIP
Where do you start your comic series? The only way to know where to start is by knowing what you want to say. ▪ About the Author — Nick Macari […]
Know Your Story
I wanted to sit down and write a synopsis of the sample story from Storycraft for Comics, “Robot Kids.” It goes a little something like this; Centuries ago, in a […]
Goals NOT Problems
You’ll often hear people who teach writing emphasize a story’s “problem.” They say there’s no story without a central problem. Well, Captain Obvious says, “of course a story needs a […]
Pitch your Climax
You’ve probably heard me say “writing is like cooking, best when all the ingredients come together…” Very true. And yet, within the multitude of story “ingredients” there are a few […]
How many pages of script is my outline?
You’re staring at a new 20 page comprehensive outline and wondering, “How many pages do I have here?” or you’ve just been tasked to create an outline for a new […]