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 […]
Discovery
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, […]
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 […]