HERE ARE SOME USEFUL WRITING TIPS I'VE USED TO CREATE MY COMICS...I HOPE YOU'LL FIND THEM USEFUL AS I DO.

TIP 1 : WHEN CREATING A STORY IT'S BEST TO START OUT  WITH A SMALL STORY OR SHORT STORY.  ONCE YOU'VE FINISH YOUR FIRST SHORT STORY YOU CAN MAYBE THEN WORK TOWARD A MUCH LONGER STORY.  IT'LL BE EASY TO WORK ON A BIGGER STORY BECAUSE NOW YOU'VE GOTTEN SOME PRACTICE.  IT MAY BE EVEN BEST TO WORK ON A COUPLE OF SHORT LITTLE STORIES. 

TIP 2 : THIS IS A TIP I TRY MY BEST TO FALLOW, BUT SOMETIME I DON'T ALWAYS FALLOW IT. ANYWAY, WHEN YOU CREATE A STORY YOU SHOULD CREATE STORIES ABOUT THINGS YOU KNOW.  FOR EXAMPLE MY FRIEND MEREDITH HAS CREATED THE STORIES OF "NOT GONNA TAKE IT"  NOW SHE'S WRITING STORIES ABOUT THINGS SHE KNOWS.  SHE WRITES ABOUT THINGS THAT SOME WHAT HAPPEN IN HER LIFE. I DO THE SAME BUT  THE BOTH OF US JUST TAKE IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL.

IT'S SILLY TO DO A STORY WITHOUT EITHER KNOWING SOMETHING ABOUT IT OR NOT DOING ANY RESEARCH.

TIP 3 : WHEN YOU CREATE YOUR STORIES YOU SHOULDN'T JUST JUMP INTO A STORY. I KNOW MANY PEOPLE WHAT GET INTO THEIR STORIES CAUSE THEY JUST CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO THE COOL PARTS. BUT YOU SHOULD REALLY TAKE IS SLOW, AND TRY TO INTRODUCE YOUR CHARACTERS TO PEOPLE.  YOU CAN DO IT BLUNTLY BY JUST HAVING THE CHARACTERS INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. 

just MAKE SURE YOUR READERS KNOW WHO'S WHO.

TIP 4: OKAY I'VE NOTICE THAT PEOPLE ARE PUTTING LIKE 3 BOXES ON A PAGE, BUT THE STORY WILL BE LONG AND DRAMATIZING OR WHATEVER TYPE OF STORY. I  HAVE TO SAY IT'S STARTING TO HURT MY EYES WHEN I HAVE TO LOOK AT A BILLION OF THESE 3 BOXED DRAMAS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU JUST DISCOVERED THE SERIES AND YOU HAVE TO START ALLLLLLLLLL THE WAY AT THE BEGINNING, AND IT STARTS TO GETS ANNOYING. I KNOW NO ONE WILL CARE BUT HEY MIGHT AS WELL SAY SOMETHING.  HOPEFULLY SOME ONE WILL HEAR ME, SO THAT MAYBE IN THE FUTURE SOME COMIC ARTIST AT WILL BE NICE AND PUT A FEW MORE BOXES ON THE PAGE SO MY EYES WONT HURT. 

HEY DON'T LOOK AT MY LIKE THAT! IT DOES HURT MY EYES WHEN I HAVE TO A BILLION LIL BOXES. ANYWAY, HOPEFULLY SOMEONE WILL LISTEN TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY .

TIP 5: IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE OTHER PEOPLE'S WORK AT HAND WHEN CREATING A COMIC SCENE OR EVEN A STORY. I LIKE TO LOOK AT RUMIKO TAKASHI. SOMETIMES IT'S EVEN COOL TO LOOK AT NON PRO. COMICS FOR INSPIRATION. I DO THIS A LOT, AND YOU KNOW WHAT, IT DOES HELP. 

CAUSE SOMETIMES I'M NOT SURE ON HOW A FIGHT MOVE, OR BACKGROUND SHOULD LOOK LIKE. SO I LOOK AT THE PROS AND I GET THE IDEA.

TIP 6: I FIND THAT LISTENING TO YOUR FAVORITE MUSIC REALLY KICKS IN INSPIRATION.  FOR ME I LIKE TO LISTEN TO ANIME SONGS FROM MOVIES OR SHOWS.  SOMETIMES I EVEN LIKE TO LISTEN TO OLD 80'S CARTOON MUSIC OR REGULAR 80'S MUSIC.  I FOUND A GREAT RAINBOW BRITE TECHNO REMIX.  IT HAS A VERY GOOD BEAT TO IT.

OKAY THAT'S IT FOR NOW, IF I THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE I'LL LET YOU KNOW. HOWEVER I REALLY HOPE I'VE HELPED IN SOME WAY, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS PLEASE EITHER E-MAIL ME OR GO TO MY MESSAGE BOARD AND YOU KNOW LEAVE A MESSAGE. WELL BYE BEY FOR NOW. =^_^=