I’m sitting at an outside table at Il Pirata, the inexplicably pirate-themed Italian restaurant near my place in Eastwood. I had the Carpaccio di Manzo (perfect balance of cheese, arugula, lettuce, and raw beef) and the cream of mushroom soup, (rustic, hearty, not at all like the overly-processed slurry you get from a can).

I’m trying to write the script for the next issue of my webcomic but the scenes aren’t coming easily to me. I know what’s supposed to happen. I just…

Writing for a comic isn’t like writing prose. You need to visualize the sequence of panels, how the words interact with the art. You need to give enough direction to the artist so she has a clear idea of what you want, but you can’t be so exacting that you stifle her artistic talent, which is considerably better than yours, otherwise you wouldn’t need a separate artist.

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