Hi there guys, I'm a new and versatile writer currently exploring different methods of collaboration with various artists. Each time i get a project off the ground, it's easy for me to keep up with it because i do most of the worldbuilding and plot errr plotting before hand.
So far the types of collaborations i have attempted have been
Prose written for panels
Page roughs created with clip studio paint(using the 3d mannequins and a homebrewed format i made)
Panel scripting
and mixing these techniques to varying degrees
the stories i am writing with an artist currently
Through this Wasteland: This is a story about mental illness, social anxiety, and romance. the MC terry learns to deal with his elementary school trauma, and imaginary friend/hallucination coby, who often appears in the form of a black snake.
what i give the artist are:
-a short plot/arc structure document
-a plot devices document for describing things like, the identity of terry and dan's favourite band
-character descriptions similar to this
Terry
Gender: Male
Likes: Listening to music, taking part in group activities, talking to coby and dan, finding deeper friendships than 90% of the ones you find in highschool, he consumes a wide variety of media, from books to music to live action television and movies to animated cartoons when hes not with friends or doing homework.
Terry wasn't always a popular kid. In elementary school he was heavily bullied, when his parents finally decided to move away in 8th grade. Coby decided he would change his personality completely so that he would get along with others. The summer after 7th grade coby would play with wild snakes a lot, their new house seemed close to a lot of them. The first week of 8th grade when he struggled to make friends, coby was born, and he had very little trouble fitting in from then on. He even found one good friend, Dan, who he was able to be himself more around. Terry will often just go along with the crowd for the sake of fitting in, he is decisive and careful to not receive any social backlash from anything he says, observing others and anticipating what they want from him to accomplish this through Coby.
and lastly page roughs like this: (note, this one is a little barebones, but i also add 3d mannequins to describe character position ideas P.S. the panels with squiggly lines is formatting for borderless images)
I am not restricted to this kind of plot though. other stories i have conceived, which are not currently in production are as follows:
City of Lies: In a city where gangs freely roam the streets, crime syndicates control the vast wealth of the city, and the police force is corrupt, we follow the Information broker Neera through her daily life. Neera is a paragon who has stagnated in this city, unable to follow her beliefs, and jaded by her past. The story also features a personal touch as we visit stories from less central characters to give a better painting of the city as a whole. The main draws of the series would be Neera's personal struggle with the state of affairs in the city, her methodology when it comes to collecting information, and the lawless City itself. a city which despite being filled with crime and violence, the personal stories of the wide range of characters will showcase the complexities of the human condition when placed in dire circumstances.
Art and Thorn: One is brash, loud, and emphatic, the other is quiet, earnest, and eccentric. These two room mates lean on eachother when life gets hard, their ambitions are crushed, or they just can't get along with other people. this series is meant to be smaller and less ambitious than the former. it's really a short/episodic slice of life webtoon which tries to connect with the audience on an emotional level, from time to time adding in some humor or the hardships of life for two creatives that are very different from eachother.
But my real passion is making stories tailored to a specific artist. unfortunately the artists behind these two stories chose not to work with me due to their busy schedules. So unless you are really passionate about one of these ideas, i would prefer to make something new for the two of us to work on
Lastly, and most importantly to me, we've got to get along well with each other. I would love to sit and talk to any interesting people for 30 minutes to an hour and get to know each other before we step into anything together.
to that end, the best way to contact me to get to know eachother is my discord handle kelmccinthay#0908. the second best way is my email: leagueshark@gmail.com, and while i check tapas less frequently i will check it every now and again for replies/pm's if the post is still here, i'm still looking for more people to make something cool with.