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 […]
Let’s talk screenplays for a moment. (I don’t often talk screenplay land stuff on my websites, simply because there’s no money in spec work, but this topic covers any form […]
Man, I gotta go back and rewatch this movie, Blood Vessel. It should have been much better than it was. Whenever I experience this, my writer brain always asks, “why?” […]