Scaling Work

Matt, Canada: Every instructional book I read is geared towards making 22 page monthly comic books or just cartooning in general. What how to advice is there for someone who wants to write a 100 page plus graphic novel?

Topic: Scaling Work
Answered: Yes
Episode: Episode 1
Time mark: 17:03
Full Ep. Notes: Ep1 Show Notes

RESPONSES

• SCALE
  • COMIC STORIES SHOULD SCALE
  • THREE-ACT STRUCTURE (BEWARE OF IT)
  • SEVEN BASIC PLOTS (WHY WE TELL STORIES) BY CHRISTOPHER BOOKER
  • JIM ZUB STORY BEATS & STRUCTURING
• Advice
  • SHITTY FIRST DRAFTS
  • FIND AN EDITOR (MAKE SURE THEY KNOW THAT THIS IS THEIR ROLE IN YOUR PROJECT)
  • BE PREPARED TO CUT 90% OF THE FIRST DRAFT
  • DECIDE ON NOW, BUT BE OK TO LET GO IF IT TAKES A DIFFERENT ROUTE
    • FORMAT
    • PAGE COUNT

Check out my video where I discussed, with guest professional writer Ian Pike, how to think about the length of a story and scaling ideas.