Comics Experience Guide to Writing Comics: Scripting Your Story Ideas from Start to Finish

Comics Experience Guide to Writing Comics: Scripting Your Story Ideas from Start to Finish

<div><b>Unlock the secrets to comic-writing success!</b><br /><br /> "You have a story tell. It's your story... These are ways to help you get your story out, to help you become the writer inside of yourself."<br /><br /> This is the book on writing you've been waiting for, a nuts-and-bolts guide to writing fiction for comics. While it is true that there is no set way to write a comic book script, no set format, no industry standard, it is equally true that someone learning to write comics needs structure. That's where <i>Comics Experience© Guide to Writing Comics</i> can help. Comics veteran Andy Schmidt offers sage advice and practical instruction for everything from writing realistic dialogue to communicating your ideas to other comics professionals. Inside you'll find:<ul><li>23 exercises to help you put fundamental writing principles into practice</li><li>Sample script formats, page-by-page outlines, scene-by-scene outlines and short pitches that show you exactly how to create these important components of the writing process</li><li>Diagrams and pages from published comics to illustrate key concepts</li><li>Tips on professional development, networking and navigating the comics industry</li></ul>These pages include all the tools you need to write great comics, but where do you begin? Begin with yourself. You have to know--not believe--know: You can do this, and this guide will help. Now, begin with Chapter 1...</div>