Reddit reviews Words for Pictures: The Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels

Books :
Micheal Bendis : Words for Pictures: The Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novel
https://www.amazon.com/Words-Pictures-Business-Writing-Graphic/dp/0770434355

Buddy scalera : Creating comics from start to finish https://www.amazon.com/Creating-Comics-Start-Finish-Complete/dp/1600617670/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1539804620&sr=1-1&keywords=creating+comics+from+start+to+finish


you don't have to buy em obviously - hit your library even the college library and request them. check out "Libby by overdrive" on your tablet or phone and you could see if they're available via online rental. "

1. fear is imagined, in this context there is next to no danger so why be afraid of something that have 0 impact.
   
   
2. you say your decent at writing , start getting better - by writing more ... if you want to , learn how to outline your story. you say you have the 3 big pieces , break it down better. Southpark a-typically is good because they don't do the "and then" formula , they start with the end , and backtrack it to figure out what lead to your ending this way it all fits. you don't have to write in a linear fashion you can start with the end and build it up to that.
   
   
3. motivation - we can't help with motivation you have to work on that. --- motivation is something you create for yourself. What do you want to achieve , and why ... who do you want to be and why .... nothing we say will motivate you to do anything only you can choose to progress forward. Do you want the skills that those interests will build or do you wanna whine about how awesome X,y or z will be and bemoan not creating something. the desire to create is something that almost needs to be psychotic (not litterally) but it helps , pursue a dream a desire. the hardest part of creating anything is doing it when you arent "feelin" it . so though there are many questions to ask "how badly " do you want to create anything , how badly do you want it. "
   

Awesome web resource is Jim Zub's blog. He covers tons of topics. Very honest and helpful.


There are a lot of great book resources you should check out too, but they tend to go more into the process of making a story. More about the craft and less about the process.
Scott McCloud's Books, "Understanding Comics" and "Making Comics".
Bendis's book, Words for Pictures

Instead of trying to sum everything up in one Reddit post, I am going to direct you to this book. It is extremely informative, and written by someone who is quite experienced at comic book writing.

It may also help to actually look at some comic book scripts to see how professionals handle things.

You also seem to be asking about how to do the actual art, so I'll also suggest either buying some Blueline paper, or Clip Studio Paint if you want to work digitally.

So as a writer, there's an impulse to exactingly describe what you envision in a panel--you've got the pacing down, the dialogue, and a firm belief that the comic will go swimmingly if/when the comic comes to life exactly as you've laid it out in exacting detail.

But more often than not, that's miserable for the artist. You're taking absolute control over what happens in a panel, and many artists will feel that you're encroaching on their creative territory. It is the artist's job to produce story in their particular style, and many will hate how restrictive it feels to draw a panel with little creative wiggle room.

Not all, of course. Some artists like very prescriptive directions so they can get on with it. Check out Bendis' Words For Pictures, there's an invaluable section where artists bitch about writers.

As a writer, it's difficult to cede creative territory, but making comics is all about trusting your partnership with your artist. A lot of the time, the artist will come up with stuff you couldn't have predicted.

Check out this book by Brian Michael Bendis: https://www.amazon.com/Words-Pictures-Business-Writing-Graphic/dp/0770434355

It's a fantastic look at the nuts and bolts of comic writing, but it also has great lessons on writing and process in general, as well as devoting a chapter or two to the business of being a writer. It's an easy and fun read, strongly recommend.

Anything by Scott McCloud for sure.

And I can't vouch for them, but Alan Moore wrote a book on it, and Brian Michael Bendis so those might be helpful.

I have a lot of trouble with the writing aspect. Some things that have helped me are 1) taking a creative writing class in college and reading books specifically about comic writing, 2) making clear outlines and timelines of the basic way the plot progresses, and 3) researching the time period/setting to get new ideas for details and where the plot should move. I'm still at the beginner level for writing, struggling through the writing for a big project, but that's what's been helping me.

There are also a lot of prompts and questionnaires that can really help you develop your characters, like this one. Good luck and keep it up!

Learn from the masters.

• Comics and Sequential Art: Principles and Practices by Will Eisner
  
• Making Comics by Scott McCloud
  
• Alan Moore's Writing For Comics
  
• Words for Pictures by Brian Bendis
  
• Framed Ink: Drawing and Composition for Visual Storytellers by Marcos Mateau-Mestre
  
• Foundations in Comic Book Art by John Paul Lowe
  
• The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing Comics by Comfort Love and Adam Withers

There are some published:

https://www.amazon.com/Panel-One-Scripts-Writers-Comics/dp/0971633800/

https://www.amazon.com/Panel-Two-Scripts-Writers-Comics/dp/0971633819/

https://www.amazon.com/Words-Pictures-Business-Writing-Graphic/dp/0770434355/

I wholeheartedly recommend these books:

https://www.amazon.com/Panel-One-Scripts-Writers-Comics/dp/0971633800

https://www.amazon.com/Words-Pictures-Business-Writing-Graphic/dp/0770434355

Here you go: http://www.comicbookscriptarchive.com/archive/

Also check out Words for Pictures: The Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels.

BENDIS wrote a book for it

Words for Pictures by Brian Michael Bendis. If you're interested in writing your story ideas as comics/manga, you need to have this book.

These two books are great. Best $40 you will ever spend.

http://www.amazon.com/Words-Pictures-Business-Writing-Graphic/dp/0770434355/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1463121823&sr=1-1&keywords=words+for+pictures

http://www.amazon.com/Make-Comics-Like-Pros-Graphic/dp/0385344635/ref=pd_sim_14_11?ie=UTF8&dpID=61UB9MAkkjL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR125%2C160_&refRID=1D8HQXEZ6V4S2DP6P3Q6