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Writing Your Comic
Tweet There are books, college courses and lots of blog posts about writing for comics. I like to break things down to simple bullet points that outline some common sense items we should all be doing,...
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How to Un-Block Writer’s Block
TweetWe have all been there, haven’t we? Whether we have written ourselves into a corner and cannot come up with a clever punchline to save our lives, or are staring at a blank screen/piece of paper...
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Characters: Where to start?
TweetWith all of these creative articles that my fellow WCA members are putting up, I decided to try my proverbial pen at an article. It’s safe to say that I am in no way, shape or form, an artist. My...
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Writing Comics Film Style
Tweet Let’s chat about Scripting. In comic writing, there’s a style known as the Marvel Style where someone like a Stan Lee essentially dictates a general synopsis of the story idea he has to his...
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Finding Your Happy Workspace
Tweet Ah yes. Start up the ol’ computer in a beach chair on the Caribbean and have the waiter bring you a Pina Colada to help inspire the next comic….Yeah, right. It’d be nice, but most of us have to...
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Writing as a Team: Let’s Keep it Organized!
Tweet So you are writing a story. Oh and surprise, You are not writing it alone! Co-writing a story for a comic or webcomic is an amazing experience. It adds more to the story that you would have...
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Starting From Scratch
Tweet So you’ve got a creative itch. You’ve been tossing around this idea you have for a comic and you have a great character you’ve been doodling for a little while and you just don’t know where to...
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At the Pub: A year in review
TweetGimme a pint, or two. Keep ‘em coming honey as I have a lot to say. Anyhow, one year, it’s been one year already here at the Webcomic Alliance, phew! Please allow me to quote myself from last...
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Open for Debate: Family-Friendly Comics: Making a Comeback or Just Nostalgic?
Tweet KIDS reading COMICS? What the– Yes, there is still a percentage of comic readers out there under the age of 12! Just when you thought the ticket to a successful comic (or webcomic) was shock...
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At the Pub: 2011 Review & 2012 Preview
Tweet If there is something every year have in common is this: every single year, we get treated with boring stuff about the previous year review and the upcoming new year’s preview. Seriously, isn’t...
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CONTEST: Write Your Own Graphic Novel – Caption Contest
Tweet Hey kids! We’re gonna try something a little bit different this time for a contest. Since ol’ Drezzy-boy is running the show on this one, we thought it would be nice if we changed things up a...
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CONTEST WINNER – Write Your Own Graphic Novel
Tweet A big hearty two thumbs up goes out to J. Kevin Carrier for his winning submission to the “Write You Own Graphic Novel – Caption Contest”! Kevin’s winning entry is posted below along with his...
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Video-Blog! The Why of Worldbuilding
Tweet Think you can just make it up as you go along? Think again! In this video I dive into the benefits of world-building. What are your favorite stories with a strongly-built world? What are the...
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Editing your strips…
Tweet I have a confession to make. I love to write – whether it was short stories, final exam essays or even speeches – it doesn’t matter. Maybe one of the reasons was because I was fortunate to have a...
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Drawing with Robin
Tweet What’s your process? Everybody has their own way of doing things, and the Webcomic Alliance folks thought it would be neat to compare the different ways we approach our artwork. So I thought I’d...
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Long-Form Brainstorming Bonanza!
Tweet Stories don’t just pop into our heads fully-formed and perfect. In fact, sometimes when we sit down to start a chapter, ideas don’t want to form at all. So let’s bust those brainstorming blocks...
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A Guide to Hand-Lettering Your Strips…
Tweet I think I should start this article off by letting everyone know this really isn’t an article about HOW to hand-letter your strips… that would be akin to writing an article on how to draw – and...
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Mindfulness, Flow, and the Comics Connection
Tweet (Note: This Is A Series Of Guest Articles We’ve Requested To Spice Up Things Here At The Alliance. We Current Members Of The Alliance Are Working On Some Special Things This Summer And Will...
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In Praise of Journals
Tweet (Note: This Is A Series Of Guest Articles We’ve Requested To Spice Up Things Here At The Alliance. We Current Members Of The Alliance Are Working On Some Special Things This Summer And Will...
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it takes more…the discipline of webcomics
Tweet So, webcomics. You want to start one, right? It takes a lot more than server space and a scanner to make that happen. I mean, if you want it to last that is. As of this writing, I’ve been...
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