The Official Writing Thread

[Len Snark]

I totally just wrote the shit out of this post. Instead of sharing something I wrote which I'm a coward about, we should do something like write a short story collaboratively. We'll sign up or something and everyone'll have a random spot on the list and just pass it along after writing however much they feel like. Did it on Penciljack forever ago, it was a lot of fun...

I've done this with friends before. The most successful time was when we had established beginning/end points and everyone was assigned a page or two. Such as:
First section: Starts with "The Clown smiled." Ends with "He smelled something like baby poop, but that was impossible."

Then somebody was in charge of compiling all the different parts into one story. It made for a manic depressive reading experience but the chapter begin/ends made it flow nicely.

[mike black]

Anyone interested in reading through half of a script?

[Benel Germosen]

Anyone interested in reading through half of a script?

Are you interested in reading the second draft of a short story?

[mike black]

Are you interested in reading the second draft of a short story?

It might take me a few days, but sure. PM'ing contact info.

[Treacle]

I'm not a fiction writer, but I'll bite.

What kind of articles would men be interested in reading on my blog?

[Benel Germosen]

I'm not a fiction writer, but I'll bite.

What kind of articles would men be interested in reading on my blog?

Q&A in the style of Dear Abby, but about panties and garter belts.

[michealdark]

Are we allowed to posts fanfics here?

[Treacle]

Q&A in the style of Dear Abby, but about panties and garter belts.

Ah. I've done some "Ask the Addict" features where people write me with questions and I respond on the blog. Is this what you're talking about?

[Big McLargeHuge]

I'm not a fiction writer, but I'll bite.

What kind of articles would men be interested in reading on my blog?

Typically, humor is the way to go. Maybe something along the lines of "what your underwear really says about you" or some such. Something whimsical and playful.

[Jef UK]

I have several things I'm working on right now:

I have to copy edit my article on Dean Haspeil and the Brooklyn comix scene for Overflow Magazine tonight. That will be out in March. Overflow has accepted my pitches for their summer and fall editions too.

On the weekends I'm scripting the last half of my graphic novel for Oni Press. Thank god I wrote that extensive outline! It took a year to realize the first artist was a bum and fire him, but now pages are coming in again (first 3 chapters so far), and it's been a year and half since I scripted the first 50 pages!

I just sent off the first AMERICANS UK anthology to the printers the other day. Edited and mostly written by me. 5 stories, 40 pages. It's awesome. All BenBo artists!

To that end, I've started pitching and scripting for the second antho. My goal is to have a 120 page anthology trade by the end of the year (Have got 56 so far?). I've started to get art back from HamGravy on our collaboration for Sons of Ba'al, the first script I've written for this 2nd issue.

Paul Ciaravino and I are on page 6 and 7 of AMERICANS UK #4. I do the breakdowns for that too.

I'm about to start the second leg of a short story that is so far titled, "Men Of Steel." It's near completion, but I needed to do some more research.

I will always be working on my novel, I fear. If I'm ever able to become a fulltime writer, I think I'll be able to finish the manuscript.

There's probably more. It's all about the slow burn and making sure to finish projects. I realized recently that when I finish "Men of Steel," and "Ghost Planet," I'll have a short story manuscript to pitch to agents.

Oh yeah, submitting "The Better Head" to Slice Magazine for their villains issue. It's a quarterly literary journal. I'm chummy with thier fiction editor these days.