In my Developing Mystery article (part of the Genre Guide) I break down a handful of points on developing proper Mystery. I’m going to leave the clinical definition of Mystery […]

Characters drive most scenes in a narrative. If they don’t execute at the top of their game, the scene suffers… possibly even falls apart. Luckily, no matter what genre you’re […]

Nothing keeps readers engaged with story more than well developed tension. It’s often the difference between successful and average writing. You can’t develop tension without understanding and developing the super […]

Y’all know I don’t just write comic books, I write/edit in every medium and often help people with their novels, screenplays, whatever… This article is gonna talk more specifically about […]

I’ve written so much about writing, it’s easy to forget what I’ve explained and where. It kind of sucks for me, because when I’m dealing with writers, I often have […]

If you want to write comics well, you’ve got to comprehend this concept… Comics are a Highlight Reel of a narrative… NOT the complete narrative. Full stop. I get an […]

As I’ve said elsewhere, describe two things at once to someone and they will have less focus on each thing, then if you had only described one thing to them. […]

Without conflict you have NO story. Full stop. You’ll often here me talk about “Perfect Day Syndrome,” where newer writers showcase their awesome characters and setting, in an awesome light, […]

This lands on my desk, all the time…   Jane What do you mean you’re leaving for six months? What about work? What about us? Marco I don’t have a […]

Most of the comic stories that hit my desk these days are more involved than lots of the serial stuff we grew up on. To an extent, this is the […]