Comic Pacing Decompression and Compression
In the Working Writer’s Guide to Comics and Graphic Novels I have a section dedicated to pacing. I cover the basics there, discussing the relevancy of panel counts, word counts […]
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The Cost of Making Comics
The following article discusses the costs associated with the creative end of comic production, budget brackets, and both successful and unsuccessful methods to reduce these costs. Before we get into […]
Conversation Vs. Dialogue
In Writing Natural Dialogue, I discuss a number of focal points to do just that. In this article we’re gonna discuss an important common problem and dive into a more […]
Outline Development – (*updated*)
If you’re not running your writing with an outline, you’re either a genius talent or a lazy bastard… either way, I don’t like you. You probably didn’t even bother to […]
Character Personality
I’m working on a new character breakdown, trying to capture his personality in ink, so I have a strong foundation when I start scripting him. What do you think of […]