Tim Fish
For comic book and graphic novel writer/artists, I always start with:
1) Don't let your art hold you back (especially for writer/artists who say "I draw, but not good well enough." There are some amazing books out there with simpler art styles!
2) Produce a mini comic, soup to nuts, even if 8 pages or so. Planning, writing, drawing, lettering, pre-press. Submit it to a printer who does small run jobs. Experiencing this process and seeing your mistakes in page and file set up is very helpful. Do this before you draw a full OGN.
3) If you've not written comics before, check out Scott McCloud's UNDERSTANDING COMICS. Knowing how readers read them will help you write them! For structuring narratives, from short stories to long works, I love INTO THE WOODS by John Yorke (it's a book about writing, not a work of fiction).
1) Don't let your art hold you back (especially for writer/artists who say "I draw, but not good well enough." There are some amazing books out there with simpler art styles!
2) Produce a mini comic, soup to nuts, even if 8 pages or so. Planning, writing, drawing, lettering, pre-press. Submit it to a printer who does small run jobs. Experiencing this process and seeing your mistakes in page and file set up is very helpful. Do this before you draw a full OGN.
3) If you've not written comics before, check out Scott McCloud's UNDERSTANDING COMICS. Knowing how readers read them will help you write them! For structuring narratives, from short stories to long works, I love INTO THE WOODS by John Yorke (it's a book about writing, not a work of fiction).
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