I love hearing about this kind of early(ish) development stuff! Especially since I'm currently in the midst of trying to work out where the line between "too much planning that will inevitably get thrown out once I start actually writing" and "not enough planning which will cause me to lose steam halfway through" is on a long comic project. How much long term stuff do you usually have planned out from the start, if any?
Also, if you have a plot beat or a character introduction etc etc that you know you want at *some point*, how have you found those points in your stories when they're longer (or more layered) than a typical 3 or 5 act structure? It all feels very nebulous, and I suspect the answer is 'feel it out'! I hope that makes sense. This post was very insightful, I'm looking forward to more!
I love hearing about this kind of early(ish) development stuff! Especially since I'm currently in the midst of trying to work out where the line between "too much planning that will inevitably get thrown out once I start actually writing" and "not enough planning which will cause me to lose steam halfway through" is on a long comic project. How much long term stuff do you usually have planned out from the start, if any?
Also, if you have a plot beat or a character introduction etc etc that you know you want at *some point*, how have you found those points in your stories when they're longer (or more layered) than a typical 3 or 5 act structure? It all feels very nebulous, and I suspect the answer is 'feel it out'! I hope that makes sense. This post was very insightful, I'm looking forward to more!
Hello! Just to say, these are excellent questions which deserve proper consideration so I will try and answer them properly in an upcoming post. Soon!
Thank you so much! This is much appreciated
I love these insights into your process! Do you think your process would change if you weren’t also drawing the story yourself?