Last year, I participated in an independent comics panel at Eastfield College This year, Iris Bechtol invited me to participate in the Eastfield Literary and Fine Arts Festival. I will be presenting a comics writing workshop on Thursday, April 19th at 12:30. We will be in either G-101 or G-102. I don't see any registration or fees listed on the website. So let's assume it's free and open to the public. Grab your lunch and come join us. I won't mind if you eat in front of me. The first thirty minutes will be an overview of how comics operate as a form of visual storytelling--what comics do well and what they don't do. The next thirty minutes will be about working with artists, script formats, tips and suggestions. After that, be prepared to write. I have several exercises designed to help you get comfortable with scripting comics. (Bring a laptop or pen/paper.) At the very end, I'll talk for ten minutes about getting published and what options are available.
I promise this workshop won't waste your time. I'm not going to ramble on and on about how I got into comics or where you can find my comics (uh, this website). I'm not going to eulogize the industry. This won't be a workshop thinly disguised as an egocentric Q&A. We're going to write, and we're going to learn something.
Next Thursday, skip work and let's level up on telling stories with pictures.
