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Artist, professional procastinator, lover of raccoons & red pandas, very much genderqueer. I ask a lot of questions and ramble a little bit too much- but i write a comic about cute queer children trying to survive the zombie apocalypse. https://tapas.io/series/Case-012
I mean I know its good to come up with a beginning middle and end but wouldn't you just be limiting yourself? Let's say you want 30 chapters, but you go over that you should think about splitting it up into different sagas of books or comics.
I understand where your coming from, I'm more of a novelist myself so when working with an artist I have to do my best to avoid putting non-critical information that bloats the script and makes it hard to interpreter. I've written a lot of shorter comics to get in the habit of telling the story in t…
Oh I see! Yeah, I completely understand. Instead of script, my story is like a basic prose, and while writing it I ran into that problem too--going too deep into internal thoughts that wouldn't play well visually. I think it can absolutely be done well, but you're right it's super hard to transl…
I'm not personally a fan of catfights/dogfights, I kinda roll my eyes when I see them come up lol (especially catfights, probably because I am a girl). BUT I can see the appeal. I think it's supposed to be a little sexy for the viewer (assuming their preferred gender are the ones fighting), but the …
Know your limitations, know your skill level, time availability and how willing you are to continue stuff. Stop trying to make an epic story that'll take up all the time out of your life, especially when you barely have a year under your belt in experience. I know people want to make a masterpiec…
I don't think there is a wrong way to do things, just write in the way you're comfortable with. Some episodes have more writting and dialogue than this in the script but it just depends, generally having to see your 'script' in short paragraphs and in order, almost like a timeline helps a lot and he…
Could you expand on this a bit? Personally I find it easier to show those details in a comic format. Body language, expressions, accessories, props--you can incorporate so much that fleshes out a scene in one panel without dragging down the pacing. If there's anything in particular you feel like y…
A couple thoughts on how I think about pacing, in case they're helpful!! For my most recent chapter, instead of just thumbnailing or scripting from the beginning to see where it goes, I would kind of break the concept for a chapter down to smaller and smaller chunks. So, I'll start with "Chapter 3…
I actually totally understand what you're going through, I tend to change my mind a lot, the first draft of a scene is honestly never the final for me, and I always go back and edit everything in it, so don't worry changing your mind and wanting to improve your scenes is totally normal and I alway…
I suppose it really comes down to finding a way to plan that works for you. My scripts read more like screenplays than comic scripts in that it's mostly just the dialogue with very little description for settings or actions. Also I never think of the paneling or thumbnailing until I'm sketching it t…
Unecessary drama. That is the worst damn thing! Or just putting two people with no chemistry together. Boooooorrrring!
I've got a beef with a particular trope, that doesn't necessarily has to be romantic, but is often used that way: Crying brings lover back to life. NO! Stop it! At least give me a good reason why a sexy tear on the cheek will bring that person back other than love. I've only encountered two instan…
I'm not usually one to hate on tropes unless they are badly writen, overused or really forced. Like the ones you said, the main couple is always at odds, yet they end up together. Ohh and add the fact that the girl/boy is a nasty tsundere (or bitchdere). Examples of this: Raku and Chitoge from Nis…
For me I rarely ever start drawing a project unless I know full well the beginning, middle, and end of it, or have really strong feelings for it. The ones I do start with a vaguer idea are usually more character studies and the plots are hardly intricate. They require less planning to weave in plot-…
The secret is planning ahead. The first necessary step is: know the finale. A good idea needs to be wrapped up, or it gets lost through the way. Once the end is clear, I begin breaking down the story in smaller parts. In my case, the serie will end in 15 chapters. I know where the characters have …
I love this thread. Hmm okay what really rubs me the wrong way, a really really old one: Some movies seem have made it a law of nature for the (mostly sole) female character to get over her dislike for the useless hero by the end of the movie (when he has pulled off some once-in-a-lifetime-great-t…
I personally REALLY HATE the shonen romance tropes. Now obviously romance isn't supposed to be a focus in those and that's fine, but a little balance would be appreciated. Things like: -We've barely interacted or have chemistry but now we're married (eg. Goku/Chichi in Dragonball. The only realist…
Love being an eternal force forever. Now, don't get me wrong, love is a wonderful and exciting and truly moving thing, but if you neglect it, or take it for granted, it's gone. The person you thought was the only thing that mattered just doesn't see you the same way. or you them, and that is like …
I really hate when movies present a female lead and tell the watchers she's a Strong Independent Woman, then have her do nothing the entire movie, even though she's presented as the lead male's equal! It's not specifically romantic, but since she's usually also the romantic interest.. Jack the …
Most of the worst ones have already been mentioned but one that has always bothered me was: A grand gesture makes everything okay. It's basically when things go wrong or someone makes a mistake and they make it all better by showing their love in an unexpected grand way and of course, that fixes ev…
Not sure if this was mentioned but the mean/asshole ex like sometimes it's okay, especially if the author is trying to say it was an abusive/unhealthy relationship but usually that's not the case and we're always just given the main characters point of view of the relationship and not he ex's as wel…
These have already been said, but: I hate all love triangles. Even if they're done "well", I still hate them. Maybe I don't find two people fighting over someone particularly realistic or maybe I don't like the idea of someone having their emotions toyed with as the person fought over agonizes o…
hmm. sometimes, it can be lazy writing. in fanfic or mayb some fluffy comics on sites like here, thats what theyre after. but i dont think all uses of tropes are lazy writing - subverting tropes is very clever and popular in fanfic circles, and when a trope relies on gender roles (damsel in distress…
pinned May 20, '17
I 100% agree with the spirit of what you're saying. But here are some things to note: High sub count =/= more exposure on the site/app. I know, because my comic has a high-ish sub count (10k) but it's still buried. If a significant portion of your subscribers aren't keeping up with the comic, tha…
-Relationship forms shortly after the couple meets for the first time. This could only work if you are making a commentary on how these romances are impulsive and do not last. -Childhood sweethearts that eventually marry. I never met anyone IRL who actually married the person they originally dated…
I hate those tropes that have the same duo break up and get back together, over and over and over again. Like, High school Musical for example. Troy and what's her name break up EVERY single movie 
Stalking portrayed as cute or romantic I just... never thought that was in any way romantic, but it's a huge thing I see a lot of. Example I see the most that get away with it - Girl likes guy but is 'too shy' to say anything, so instead she's always following him, watching him, keeping pictures…
When the couple only know each other for 3 days, and then proceed to fucking and marriage.