Prose Wednesday interview with Secret Identity
Brian LeTendre at Secret Identity just asked me some questions about the junk I write, and I answered them in a semi-serious manner. Mostly it’s me listing everyone I admire in comics and comedy.
Strychnine Kiss
Scryptic Column #12 — How to Write Tough Characters Instead of Characters Who Act Tough
This was prepped for the regular column I used to write at Scryptic Studios. Then Scryptic ceased to be. Which is a loss. This is part 2. Part 1 focused on how I struggle to write tough characters, having had a nice life and spent more time thinking up jokes than threats. I always overwrite … Read more
Writing tough characters
UPDATE: Hey, go here to read the better version of this column. Last column addressed how to talk tough. The answer, of course, is don’t try, so this one’s about walking the walk that actually sells it. I’d been making pass after pass at a confrontation in the opening chapter of this mob western called … Read more