Although the dialogue will be identical to what you’ll have in your book, the sparse descriptions will probably look nothing like the final prose. The sample above exhibits the core elements of a script-namely the panel by panel breakdown, the description that follows each, and the characters’ dialogue in that story beat. All you need to know going in is how to write a comic book script. Only when it is complete, do I adapt that script into prose. These days, before I begin writing my first draft, I take my rough bullet points of the events and use them to write the entire story out in comic book script form. Recently, by dabbling in both comic book and short story writing, I’ve stumbled upon a method to outlining that not only cuts down on the number of drafts I need but streamlines my entire writing process. Yes, outlining can be a pain, but it is an effective one. I can already hear the pantsers reading this groaning. That may seem like a stretch, but keep in mind that for a good many writers, the outlining process stretches way past the planning stages and well into the actual writing. Too much? Too little? You can never really tell until you finally start writing that first draft. Sometimes, outlining is a never-ending struggle. Using Comic Scripts to Outline Your Fiction
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