How to Sequence your story
Some have asked what those “pieces of papers” are and what was I doing with them (a few weeks ago someone took a pic of me working on these and posted it and I didn’t know. haha)
A photo posted by Arya (@persianbalut) on Feb 7, 2016 at 5:45am PST
Here’s a little explanation: each piece of paper contains a book/chapter title from the series I’m working on but I was having trouble convincing myself with the sequence of events. I applied what my mentor taught us to “put those pieces of ideas in an index card each, then try rearranging them (like puzzle pieces) until it makes sense.” Similarly, i rearranged the “books/chapters” into where they best fit and added a few chapters to fill gaps. So right now I’m pretty convinced with the sequence already. I’m excited to share them with You BUT this is only the beginning of the process. Each chapter should yet be scripted (they each already have a treatment, thankfully), then sketched into panels, then into the manuscript, and edited in between (and a month is too short to do all that). So, in a nutshell, I guess you understand that making comics (series) isn’t for the faint of heart. But I’m loving it anyway. and I still have a lot to learn .
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On the other hand, @persianbalut arranges his MA-I stories in an excel file. I find it unusual but that’s how he does it. So we have different methods of scripting and it’s fine as long as the story is communicated properly.
Anyway, if you’re trying to find your way into storytelling, i hope I gave a little tip for you to get going :)
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