Day ten, and also day three or four or ninety-seven of the New York Comic Con… and the sad truth of how they can wreck your schedules. So let’s pick up a few quickies:<\/p>\n
For those who find they are having a little trouble there are a number of tips online that can be helpful. Below are a few tips that professionals in the industry have posted on blogs and news sites over the last couple of years.<\/p>\n
Online at the Clockwork Storybook<\/a> blog site is a nice in depth look at the writing process by Bill Willingham (writer of Fables<\/em>). This takes a whole look at scripting keeping in mind that this must also be interpreted by the artist.<\/p>\n On his personal website Warren Ellis (writer of Transmetropolitan<\/em>) posts an helpful answer to character motivation and action concerning “Want\/Get\/Do<\/a>“.<\/p>\n And from our own site archives: two years ago John Ostrander (writer of Suicide Squad<\/em>) posted an article with writing tips<\/a> all writers can benefit from, covering the creative process and what being a writer means and does to you as a person.<\/p>\n Also: Dennis O’Neil did a more detailed write up on the differences between the full script method and the Marvel method which is much better than mine, and I should have lifted it directly. Here’s part one<\/a>, and here’s part two<\/a>.<\/p>\n Instead, I’ll lift his RECOMMENDED READING and suggest his book, The DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics<\/a><\/em>, which somehow wasn’t included on our first list of writing books to look at. It’s truly excellent, and the only reason I can think of that it slipped my mind is that it’s constantly out on loan to other people who are using it to become better writers themselves.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Hat tip to Kyle Gnepper for the assist on tracking down articles. Remember: you can follow all the NaGraNoWriMo posts here<\/a>!<\/p>\n Be the first person to comment! <\/a><\/p>\n