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wordmonkey
03-15-2007, 06:54 PM
What gives?
Why are we moved to the "pop culture" section?
Is our writing in comics less valid that the other disciplines?
Shouldn't screenplays be moved here as well then?
Bravo
03-15-2007, 07:57 PM
i think its fantastic.
dont take it personal, this area will get much busier now.
You realise "pop culture" is short for popular culture, don't you? It's recognising that comics are popular...
MacAllister
03-15-2007, 08:34 PM
I'm actually trying to get you guys more action and visibility. :)
You're not being dumped at all. This is just as much a writing board as it's ever been--it just seemed a better fit here, in a room of its own, than buried in a sub forum called "and all the rest."
ChunkyC
03-15-2007, 08:42 PM
Exactly right. It's merely a reorganization, and should not be taken as a banishment. If anything, we hope that having this section will draw more attention to these areas.
The Water Cooler is first and foremost a writer's board. Therefore it's a given that every forum here is intended to be about writing, whether specific discussion of craft like the grammar forum, or discussions of the world around us that informs our writing.
Take the politics and current events forum, for example. Yes, most of the threads in there are debates on specific issues, but does that not provide fodder for your writing? Many times, I have read something in there that has helped me make my WIP a little deeper. And there's nothing stopping a writer from starting a thread in there to talk about the ins and outs of writing op-ed pieces about the government, or the ethical issues faced by journalists who follow celebrities around.
So dig in and contribute. If there's a specific craft-related discussion you'd like to see in there -- why not just start it?
Have fun! :)
robeiae
03-15-2007, 08:42 PM
Hey, there's a comic book forum!
Cool...
MacAllister
03-15-2007, 08:46 PM
Take the politics and current events forum, for example. . . . And there's nothing stopping a writer from starting a thread in there to talk about the ins and outs of writing op-ed pieces about the government, or the ethical issues faced by journalists who follow celebrities around.
God. I keep hoping someone will...
veinglory
03-15-2007, 09:14 PM
I, personally, would rather have an area for comic book writers then one busy with a much wider group.
MacAllister
03-15-2007, 09:15 PM
Presto.
You're a writing studio room. This is where you were before. You were buried in a subforum called "All the Rest" before too, and I'll certainly put that back as well, if this is still offensive.
veinglory
03-15-2007, 09:20 PM
I really appreciate this Mac. In return I will try and put some effort into getting some more activity in here. There really is a lack of good comic-writing related discussion area on the internet.
Rolling Thunder
03-15-2007, 09:27 PM
Much better than being lumped in an 'and all the others' category like it used to be.
wordmonkey
03-15-2007, 09:57 PM
Oh...
OK then.
:D
First thing in the morning, combined with years of, "You write WHAT?" and "Do comics HAVE writers?" and "Why don't you write something REAL?" Rodney Dangerfield lives in the hearts of most comic writers. We can't get no respect!
The fact that we're now front and center was missed.
My apologies.
ChunkyC
03-15-2007, 10:01 PM
Good solution, Mac. I'm glad to see Comics and Graphic novels out on the main page to begin with, and putting it in the "writing studios" section should help foster serious discussion of this writing discipline.
Rolling Thunder
03-15-2007, 10:06 PM
You mean like, does Superman wear Superman Under-roos?
Stacia Kane
03-15-2007, 10:08 PM
I love it here! How cool! No more "and the rest" stuck in with songwriting (not that there's anything wrong with songwriting!)
PeeDee
03-15-2007, 10:11 PM
Songs HAVE writers? People WRITE songs? Why don't they get a REAL job? :D
I wouldn't have complained if it'd been in the new pop culture section, but I quite like that it's here in the Writing STudios now too. Maybe someone will come read wordmonkey's and mine How to write comics thread... :)
wordmonkey
03-15-2007, 11:18 PM
Good solution, Mac. I'm glad to see Comics and Graphic novels out on the main page to begin with, and putting it in the "writing studios" section should help foster serious discussion of this writing discipline.
That was kinda what i was meaning.
Under all the cranky, floor-pounding temper-tantrum.
PeeDee
03-16-2007, 02:46 AM
That was kinda what i was meaning.
Under all the cranky, floor-pounding temper-tantrum.
You're so hormonal. :)
You're so hormonal. :)
My god, Pete, you just totally insulted approximately 75.2% of people on this forum!
...
Mr. Fix
03-16-2007, 03:01 AM
Hey, there's a comic book forum!
Cool...
Ditto!
Although I am trying to write what you might call a hardbook 'novel,' I would love to move into the "graphic novel" environment. I grew up... (I would never do that exactly) I have read comics for a long time now, one of my latest being Frank Miller's '300', now that's how I want my stories to end up!
I am also currently reading and looking for more 'Red Star' comics.
PeeDee
03-16-2007, 03:11 AM
Ditto!
Although I am trying to write what you might call a hardbook 'novel,' I would love to move into the "graphic novel" environment. I grew up... (I would never do that exactly) I have read comics for a long time now, one of my latest being Frank Miller's '300', now that's how I want my stories to end up!
I am also currently reading and looking for more 'Red Star' comics.
You can't go wrong with '300'. I remember reading it when it first came out and it boggled my mind. My favorite work of his was always (if I recall) volume 3 of Sin City....but then 300.....man. Amazing.
PeeDee
03-16-2007, 03:11 AM
My god, Pete, you just totally insulted approximately 75.2% of people on this forum!
...
I'm sorry! *breaks down crying*
MacAllister
03-16-2007, 05:06 AM
Heh. I love comics, guys. I pencilled and inked underground local comics for a writer friend of mine, for years. I'm the last person to act like it's not real writing--or real art. :)
PeeDee
03-16-2007, 05:19 AM
We figured you were just oppressing us some more.
Everyone, Mac can draw! Quick! Flood her with scripts and queries! She can be your artist! Remember what wordmonkey and I told you about how to get an artist! And if you can't buy the liquor yourself, get a friend to do it for you.
:D
I confess I did once try doing a comic once. Doesn't everyone? Alas I totally lacked even the most basic comprehension of flow, composition, or scripting, and it was absolutely horrendous.
Admittedly I was about twelve at the time, but it put me off for life ;)
PeeDee
03-16-2007, 07:21 PM
I confess I did once try doing a comic once. Doesn't everyone? Alas I totally lacked even the most basic comprehension of flow, composition, or scripting, and it was absolutely horrendous.
Admittedly I was about twelve at the time, but it put me off for life ;)
The only person who did brilliant comics at age twelve was probably Alan Moore. That's probably the age when he won his first awards, and his beard grew past three inches. :D
Lyra Jean
03-16-2007, 07:27 PM
I tried drawing a comic once then realized I can't draw. So I went back to novels.
Rolling Thunder
03-16-2007, 08:08 PM
I actually went to tech school for Commercial art.
Guidance Counselor: After looking at your grades we've decided you will need to learn a trade.
Me: Really? I'm not doing so well?
GC: No. You're dumb, but we still think you can be a contributing member to society.
Me: What do you suggest?
GC: Something that fits in to your level of intelligence. Do you know what intelligence means?
Me: Well, you're smarter than me. Don't you know what a dictionary is for?
....yada yada yada :D
So, I went; I loved it; I became a draftsman (seeing at the time my grandparents felt 'cartoonist' was a horrible career decision on my part); and I kinda lost the ability over the years. But one of these days I'm going to buy MacFLASH software and destroy Disney. That's right! Gawd has chosen me.......um.....sorry. Wrong thread.
I'll just see myself out........
AceTachyon
03-16-2007, 09:39 PM
I tried drawing a comic once then realized I can't draw. So I went back to novels.
Same here.
Well, not so much "can't draw" as "not quite pro level art." So that took a back seat to the writing.
But back to the OP: Glad to see comic book writing got its own area! Woo hoo! Everybody party!
The only person who did brilliant comics at age twelve was probably Alan Moore. That's probably the age when he won his first awards, and his beard grew past three inches. :D
Ahhh yes, the pre-hirsute days... Hell, that reminds me to hunt down Promethea book 5. Crap. I'm broke this month.
Uh, yes. Where were we? Comics! HURRAH!
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