Hey, smart people. I’m working on a 24″ x 84″ upright banner to put behind my table in the Artists Alley at this year’s New York Comic-Con. And I could use your feedback! Here’s the work-in-progress. Imagine it in living color behind a bearded dude sitting at a table, and let me know what you think!
Many thanks!
Fighting a cold and about to turn in. But if you have non-spoiler-request questions, I’ll try to answer.
As usual, I’ll just ask everyone to please not pitch projects or stories – I can’t read or respond to those!
Also, life is short, so rudeness, nastiness or personal attacks against anyone automatically get deleted.
Thanks a ton, and fire away!
The great comics writer Gail Simone emailed me and a number of other writers yesterday asking if we had one pointer about building characters for a workshop she was about run in Norway. Here’s what I sent her:
I try hard, particularly when introducing a character for the first time, to find that one, small, telling action that defines the character for me. Sometimes it’s big and showy, like the Hulk tearing open his own starship in rage at the beginning of “Planet Hulk.” Sometimes it’s small, like Bruce Wayne just sitting there, quietly watching and waiting while Clark Kent yells at some kids who are bullying another kid in a playground at the beginning of “Batman/Superman.” But in some way that initial action encapsulates the big emotional journey the character’s going to be going on during the course of the story. From that very first moment, the character does something that defines him or her and indicates the conflicts and struggles that he or she will face as a result. Once I figure out this moment, I usually have a pretty good grasp on what I’m doing with a character. If I don’t really nail this moment, then I might be in trouble — I might not have done all the work I need to do to really figure out who this character is, what he or she is trying to do, and what he or she is willing to do to get there.
When I reread that this morning, I found myself nodding and committing to work harder to follow my own advice.
This is why your questions about the process of writing are so interesting and helpful to me — they force me to think about what I do and get better at it.
So thanks, Gail — and thanks, everyone who asks these kinds of questions!
About to plunge into the night shift. But if you have questions, I’ll try to answer!
As usual, I’ll just ask everyone to avoid spoilers and to please not pitch projects or stories – I can’t read or respond to those!
Also, life is short, so rudeness, nastiness or personal attacks against anyone automatically get deleted.
Thanks a ton, and fire away!
Three quick plugs:
About to plunge into the night shift. But if you have questions, I’ll try to answer!
As usual, I’ll just ask everyone to avoid spoilers and to please not pitch projects or stories – I can’t read or respond to those!
Also, life is short, so rudeness, nastiness or personal attacks against anyone automatically get deleted.
Thanks a ton, and fire away!
As usual, I’ll just ask everyone to avoid spoilers and to please not pitch projects or stories – I can’t read or respond to those!
Also, life is short, so nastiness or personal attacks against anyone automatically get deleted.
Thanks a ton, and fire away!
Hey, friends. I’m taking a little break, so I’m opening up another thread for Q&A.
As usual, I’ll just ask everyone to avoid spoilers and to please not pitch projects or stories – I can’t read or respond to those!
Also, life is short, so nastiness or personal attacks against anyone automatically get deleted.
Thanks a ton, and fire away!
Had a lot of fun with this last night, so I figured I’d try it again before plunging into the nightshift.
Ask me questions and I’ll try to answer ‘em!
I’ll just ask everyone to avoid spoilers and to please not pitch projects or stories – I can’t read or respond to those!
Also, life is short, so nastiness or personal attacks against anyone automatically get deleted. But y’all are cool, I know. 😉
Thanks!
Taking a little break, thought we could try out this fancy new website together. Ask me questions and I’ll try to answer ’em!
I’ll just ask everyone to avoid spoilers and to please not pitch projects or stories – I can’t read or respond to those!
Thanks!