Just a quickie post on how much I'm learning about writing from manga. I know, it's weird, isn't it? Or at least it seems weird that a writer of short stories and novels who is *ahem* not a teenager anymore (although there is adult manga) would get so much out of what many adults call "comic books" and use a derisive tone.
Sure, manga are graphic novels--and there's the clue: novels. And like any novel, they need to follow the rules of writing. They require plot, characterization, and, of course, dialog. And since they are serial novels, they also require a "bible" and projection skills.
I suspect that I'm learning so much as manga is a different genre from the ones I usually work in: mystery short stories and novels.
And maybe because it's so much fun!
HINT: Do something that's the same but different: I'm learning a lot from a different genre of writing, so if you're an artist who paints in oils, try pastels, try watercolors, if you're a photographer, paint, and so on...
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2 comments:
A great idea, cross training for artists!
And it works for other things as well! Anything that is different, way outside your comfort zone, learn to ballroom dance, for example, increases creativity!
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