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Chad M Strohl
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Agreed. My own writing theory is that writing theory typically takes great stories and reverse engineers them and presents the argument that you should do it like they did it. That can get you started, but it won't get you far.
Amazing book. I've read it something like ten times. It's hard to "get" most of what he's saying, but I find with every new read I'll have an "A-ha!" moment.
"A Tapas creator struggles to craft a logline and reaches out to the forum for help" It's pretty much like that. Protagonist + Conflict + Movement toward Resolution. In some cases you might add an additional Twist or even a Climax. Remember, a logline and a teaser are different things. A log…
... should be mandatory reading. Skip the first have of the book. It's an autobiography. Unless you love King, it's useless. But that second half is gold. I especially like the way he describes stories as "found things" - archeaological relics from some other time and space. Like a clay pot …
Congratulations 
Lots of good advice and opinions on this subject. You can find a million and one books on the subject by a million and one experts. Interestingly enough, none of that matters. Most of the advice out there is based on reverse engineering stories that have had success and hoping to catch that same lig…
If you're just tabling and not having any gigantic or extravagant displays, I'd say you'd be fine. But it might not hurt to check with the convention promoter to be sure. I've never heard of anything like this, nor have I ever bought insurance for a convention.
Yes. A few more details needed here to understand what your concerns are. I've been to many cons and have never thought about insurance. I've left product on my table over night and just cover it with a sheet or something. In all my ventures, I've never had any tampering or theft. Even when I've l…
Plot basic beats moving toward the larger beats or act breaks write page numbers 1-22 since I still think in terms of floppies write the beat for each page by the # jump out of the plane without a parachute and start scripting hoping my characters will take over and tell me what they want me t…
I'm not sure if I'm answering your question accurately, but I always found a Will Eisner quote to be my go to when trying to think of a layout. I'm paraphrasing the idea, but basically he says the panels themselves aren't where the story lies. The story and flow are in the gutters between the panels…
We're all constantly trying to find what works and experimenting along the way. I think that's what makes the creative process worthwhile. Keep up the good work, though. I look forward to having some time to check out your comic.
Lol. Thank you for the congratulatory post on my post 
I admire the discipline needed to hand color all that. I'm a slave to my computer for coloring though I have a bin full of Copic markers that occassionally scream for attention. I don't handle the art details on my current Tapas comic but I do…
I just gave it a quick look (first time here in the forums actually -- just looking around for now -- so you're my first post) but I think it's stylistically fine. I think most of the panels and pages I looked at convey the story pretty well. I don't know the pacing as I only randomly selected pages…