For today, a couple of unrelated thoughts based on my previous post. If you need to, you can go back and read it. I’ll wait – the Internet is patient.
My first thought is that comic book format creates interesting challenges to pacing. At the request of the person I am writing for, I’m trying to avoid too many words per panel. I’m also trying to avoid too many panels per page. Otherwise, you know, they get really small and cramped.
Unfortunately, the original plan also included not having too many pages of story as well. And the way I’m working now, it takes five pages to move the story an inch. I suppose economy of storytelling is an issue in any media. Brevity, wit. It’s a fun, but occasionally frustrating challenge.
My other thought was about the classification and demystification of magic that I ranted about in my previous post. Particularly as it pertains to my work-not-so-much-in-progress, The Illusionist’s House.
I’m thinking the solution may be to go ahead and let the people in the story try to classify magic. Maybe even let them think they’ve succeeded. And then have them be wrong. Let them learn that some things defy pigeonholes.
The limits of what can be known is becoming a theme for the story anyway.
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