Writers – Creator Resource

What To Include In Your Portfolio: A Guide for Comic Creators

Posted on September 12, 2019September 12, 2019 by Stephanie Cooke

This post is meant to help out creators who want to put themselves out there for work, preferably of the paid variety. Editors and creators in general are always on the lookout for new talent. Seriously. I keep an ongoing list of the creators I come across that I want to find a project for…

All About Exposition

Posted on March 27, 2019April 1, 2019 by Marlowe Bochs

Last time, we discussed what a story is. A story is the life of a problem. It starts when the problem is first encountered and ends when the problem is solved. When the problem is first encountered, it’s called the inciting incident. When the problem is resolved, it’s called the climax. However, the telling of…

What Is a Story?

Posted on March 19, 2019March 15, 2019 by Marlowe Bochs

You are in the end aisle of a supermarket. You hear a loud crash. Somewhere close a woman is shouting obscenities. A jar of pasta sauce rolls out of aisle seven and into view. What just happened? Take a moment to decide. You may not even need a moment. Perhaps, as you were reading, a…

A Literary Agent’s Guide to Querying Your Graphic Novel

Posted on March 18, 2019March 13, 2019 by Maria Vicente

You may have noticed that more of trade book publishing is finally catching on to what so many of us have known for a very long time: comics are amazing. Imprints are actively acquiring graphic novel projects like never before and the influence of highly illustrated books can be seen in every category and genre…

Links for Writers

Posted on March 13, 2019March 13, 2019 by Stephanie Cooke

Compiled by users The Colourist, thatcalamity, and jamisonk over on our Creator Resource forums, here are some great links to help writers learn more about the industry, scripting, and what to expect when making comic books. Anina’s Writing Guide Script to Art Examples WikiHow’s Writing A Comic Book Chris Oatley’s How To Write A Comic Book…

Convention Database Sign-Up for Women, Trans, and Non-Binary Comic Creators

Posted on February 8, 2019February 11, 2019 by Stephanie Cooke

Artist Jenn St. Onge and myself got to talking about comic conventions and the diversity of the invited guests. For many shows, the gaps are pretty staggering, and we got to wondering about how we could help fix that. Our solution was to create a database of women, trans, and non-binary creators working in the…

The Comic Creator Finance Workbook

Posted on February 6, 2019February 6, 2019 by Paul Carroll

The one thing no-one talks about when someone wants to make comics is the cost behind their creation. Part of the mystery is that solo creators don’t need to pay someone else to work on their books, and part of it is that some people team up with undisclosed profit shares at the start of…

Making Money from Webcomics – An Illustrated Guide

Posted on January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 by H-P Lehkonen

Making Money from Webcomics – An Illustrated Guide is a product of the joint effort of an international group of webcomics artists, Finnish comics makers and the funding from Kone Foundation. I started the project two years ago and in August 2018 a bunch of webcomics artists traveled to Finland for a joint two-week artist residency….

Anatomy of a Comic Script

Posted on January 17, 2019January 17, 2019 by Fred Van Lente

Stephanie asked me to expand a bit on the article on my web site, fredvanlente.com, which talks about how (I find) to best format a comics script. While there’s no standard method of comics script format, this is what I, a 20-year veteran of the industry (give or take), find works best. I’ve been pleased…

Pitching Your Comic Book: Pitch Outline Template

Posted on January 7, 2019January 8, 2019 by Stephanie Cooke

I’ve been getting asked quite a bit about pitching to an editor, agent, or publisher. There’s no standard way to pitch in comics, but there are certain elements of your book that should be included no matter who you’re reaching out to. I’ve melded my own personal way of pitching with Jim Zub’s method (from…