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Head on over to [[PART 2]] if you haven't already. This post follows on from that one, and will conclude this 3-part post.
Compared to comics, prose is a free-for-all. If you want to describe a scene, you can use as little or as many words as you wish.
In the case of COMICS-PROSE, you're writing descriptions of the panels that you've eliminated because they're less important, so that (a) you can embellish these descriptions so that they give information beyond the scope of what pictures can do, and (b) you don't have to draw so much. Drawing is time-consuming and expensive. COMICS-PROSE halves the time and cost involved for a traditional comic.
The only thing you need to worry about when writing the prose, is how to fit it all onto one page. One thing is clear though - if you don't have enough space, then move it onto the next page and adjust your plan accordingly.
Apart from that, it's clear from Rule #2 in the Golden Rules of COMICS-PROSE that ALL pictures can be turned into words, so whatever your problem, it won't be because you can't describe a picture in words. It's always doable.
So, here is the full process:
STEP 3: Replacing the Less Important Panels with Prose
Compared to comics, prose is a free-for-all. If you want to describe a scene, you can use as little or as many words as you wish.
In the case of COMICS-PROSE, you're writing descriptions of the panels that you've eliminated because they're less important, so that (a) you can embellish these descriptions so that they give information beyond the scope of what pictures can do, and (b) you don't have to draw so much. Drawing is time-consuming and expensive. COMICS-PROSE halves the time and cost involved for a traditional comic.
The only thing you need to worry about when writing the prose, is how to fit it all onto one page. One thing is clear though - if you don't have enough space, then move it onto the next page and adjust your plan accordingly.
Apart from that, it's clear from Rule #2 in the Golden Rules of COMICS-PROSE that ALL pictures can be turned into words, so whatever your problem, it won't be because you can't describe a picture in words. It's always doable.
So, here is the full process:
So, how did these 4 pages from the start of Chapter 6 turn out?
I liked how it played out here! The crux of COMICS-PROSE is that you can tell what’s going on even without reading the text, which is true here. Onto the next: [[TESTING WHETHER IT WORKS!]]
List of Reputable Self-Publishing Services
For Print-on-Demand Books:
This series will only deal with printing services that are print-on-demand. The definition of "print-on-demand" is a system that allows users to upload their print-ready files onto a cloud storage server connected to printers in multiple countries. These printers may be owned by the company, or they may just be partnerships. When an order is placed through the system, the cloud server will choose the printer closest to the location of the order, and print it there. The main advantage of POD is that it circumvents the cost of International shipping by printing at the closest location to where a book is going to be de
Intro to Self-Publishing: Print and Ebooks
Hi all! Hope you had a good New Years and holidays. The good news from me: I had an okay holiday, but I'm also currently developing a self-publishing workshop for February 2016 for the Sydney Comics Guild. The workshop is on the 12th February 2016, at ArtSHINE Gallery (3 Blackfriars St, Chippendale, Sydney NSW, Australia), so I now finally have a reason to get to work on my self-publishing series.
The self-publishing as aspect, in terms of print, is especially relevant because I'm currently working on an online retail hub for books and comics in Australia. This hub was originally conceived to help libraries buy local comics, but of course, n
Fabled Kingdom Book 2 is now OUT!
Hey all! Book 2 is out now, and available on Amazon and Lulu. You can also get the Amazon Kindle version - check out my store for more info.
Book 2 is 226 pages long, black and white, and has chapters 8-14 in it.
Thoughts on Book 2:
Interesting to see how the production of this volume was, when it comes to working in comic-prose format. Again, it went pretty smoothly, except for the fact that it was a middle volume of a 3-book series. Middle volumes are always the hardest to write, and this case was no different - doing book 2 of "The Dreaming" was equally difficult, except that "The Dreaming" v2 was ultimately around 195 pages, and "Fabled
A Lexicon for Describing Comic Book Panels?
Hi all! Our member carpoz has asked me an interesting question:
Where can I find books about panel descriptions? What I mean is description like close in or close up, long shot, view etc. I don't [know] all the terms to describe a panel. I looked everywhere, and I can't find any books on it. Where did [you] learn all the necessary terms? Did you have go to school for that?
I thought this is a worthy subject, so this was my reply to carpoz.
What you've asked for is especially interesting. Perhaps we've got to develop a series of terms, a lexicon if you will, of how to describe comics panelling. This is something I will consider in the futur
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