The Ultimate Fight Scene
In Fight Scenes that Resonate I break down a half-dozen basic considerations for scripting effective fight scenes. Welcome to the Pro class where we go “a bit” further and break […]
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Complete Character Arcs
I’m really big on two things, Master Theme and Character Arcs. If you run with the Character Arc fundamentals in Storycraft for Comics, your story’s in good shape… but let’s […]
Scripting Unforgettable Panels
Take a moment and think back to your first love. Try to recall what you loved about her or him. No really, close your eyes and try to pull up […]
Stories without Character Arcs
Genuine story delivers a thesis about how we writers see the world. Our underlying message is our Master Theme. At its most fundamental level, genuine story is new understanding revealed […]
Scripting an Outside Outline
At the end of the Working Writer’s Guide to Comics and Graphic Novels I go through the main method I use to write a script directly from a comprehensive outline… […]
Symbolism
Symbolism is an advanced level of subtext that can be applied to virtually any aspect of story telling. Adding it to a script pushes your brawler of a script to […]
Throughlines: Threads of the Story Tapestry
Ok, so you’ve got a futuristic, dystopic, anime-inspired, story idea for a script, with male and female MC leads… They start off cold towards each other and eventually fall in […]
Contracts 101 – [Download]
When working with intellectual properties, hiring freelancers and getting paid as a freelancer, you must use contracts on all substantial jobs. LEGAL DISCLAIMER: I’m not a lawyer by any stretch […]
12 Tips for Spectacle Scripts
Computer says Spectacle is “a visually striking performance or display”. In comic writing (story) terms, it is a narrative that while may contain all the elements of genuine story, does […]
6 Things Done Best In Comics
Comics are an incredible medium, art from the in-between space. Visual like movies, yet driven by words. Pictures powered by prose. Having read comics for over 35 years, I’ve seen […]