• Guide to Writing Graphic Novel Scripts: Format & Tools

    Guide to Writing Graphic Novel Scripts: Format & Tools

    *This post contains affiliate links. First, there is no industry-standard format for writing a comic or graphic novel script. When I first learned this, I admit I had a moment of paralysis. Without a standard format, I wasn’t sure where to begin. I did find examples I could follow, and I clung to that for… Read more

  • Understanding Pages and Panels in Graphic Novels

    Understanding Pages and Panels in Graphic Novels

    When I first sat down to write my graphic novel script, I realized I didn’t know how many panels to put on each page. How many was too many? Too few? A quick study of my favorite graphic novels revealed patterns that helped me with my first script. But once I started drawing out the… Read more

  • How to Improve Your Graphic Novel Writing Process

    How to Improve Your Graphic Novel Writing Process

    *This page contains affiliate links This post is part of a series on writing graphic novels, though today’s topic will cover a writing process I use no matter what format I’m writing for, tailored to graphic novel writing specifically. If you’re new here and want to learn about writing a graphic novel, read this post… Read more

  • Unlock Your Creativity: Effective Freewriting Techniques

    Unlock Your Creativity: Effective Freewriting Techniques

    *This page contains affiliate links I’m going to assume you want to write a graphic novel, but aren’t quite sure where to begin. This post is part of a series on writing graphic novels, though today’s topic will cover a writing process I use no matter what format I’m writing for. If you’re new here… Read more

  • Illustration Rules Graphic Novel Writers Need to Know

    Illustration Rules Graphic Novel Writers Need to Know

    EVEN WHEN YOU DON’T KNOW HOW TO DRAW *This page contains affiliate links I’m going to assume you want to write a graphic novel, but aren’t quite sure where to begin. If you’re still on the fence because you are a writer and not an artist, I recommend you read this post first. As a… Read more

  • Unlocking the Writer’s Role in Graphic Novel Creation

    Unlocking the Writer’s Role in Graphic Novel Creation

    THE UNIQUE SKILLS WRITERS BRING TO GRAPHIC NOVELS *This page contains affiliate links I’m going to assume you want to write a graphic novel, but aren’t quite sure where to begin. If you’re still on the fence because you are a writer and not an artist, I recommend you read this post first. It’s easy… Read more