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How to Write Comics
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How to Write Comics

Even if you can't draw

Hello friends!

I’m delighted in this month’s episode to once again feature my friend, Alyssa Pfingst. They joined me to discuss one of their areas of expertise: Comic Books!

If you would like a transcript of this episode, you can access it by opening this in the Substack app or on your web browser. (The transcript won’t appear if you’re reading this in email.)

Keep scrolling for links to the resources Alyssa and I mention in this episode.

Alyssa Pfingst, courtesy of Amplify Book Coaching

About Alyssa: Amplify Book Coaching is designed to support authors as they aim to create, refine, and sell novels or graphic novels in multiple genres, providing essential support such as editing, developmental editing, mentoring, and key knowledge that will help you become a better writer and gain the confidence it takes to fulfill your dreams of writing a book. Alyssa founded Amplify Book Coaching because they believe in amplifying writing skills, in the ability to be published, and in the voices of writers out there who have always felt compelled to tell a story.

Resources:

https://www.rivkah.com/lets-make-magic/camera-conventions-in-graphic-novels/

https://binah-q.tumblr.com/post/172552781389/binary-bird-the-plays-the-thing-hamlet-act-2

https://www.hirosemaryhello.com/

https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Comics-Invisible-Scott-McCloud/dp/006097625X

https://www.amazon.com/Making-Comics-Storytelling-Secrets-Graphic/dp/0060780940/ref=pd_lpo_d_sccl_1/147-7914062-9501067?pd_rd_w=vOkPH&content-id=amzn1.sym.4c8c52db-06f8-4e42-8e56-912796f2ea6c&pf_rd_p=4c8c52db-06f8-4e42-8e56-912796f2ea6c&pf_rd_r=VCEXTYDQ4VRNB63XQT3G&pd_rd_wg=JmhDj&pd_rd_r=a4e54f8e-7e41-4b49-b699-c50a269ea156&pd_rd_i=0060780940&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/Art-Comic-Book-Writing-Definitive/dp/0770436978

https://www.amazon.com/Hamlet-Shakespeare-Graphic-Novels-Illustrated/dp/1411479874

https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/lore-olympus/list?title_no=1320

https://www.oaascomic.com/

https://kidscomicsunite.com/

https://www.svslearn.com/

https://www.scbwi.org/

P.S. We also mentioned that Alyssa taught a workshop for Tenacious Writing, a community that I belong to. It’s a great community! I’ve become such an evangelist for TW, that they gave me an affiliate link to use when I send people their way: https://www.tenaciouswriting.com/a/2147794632/a7Z4qAQV

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