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[goodbyebartleby]

I can't imagine I'll get too many takers for this one, but what the hell! A meme I've seen in a few places:

This is when you get to ask me anything. I mean anything -- fandom things, real life things, things you think you should know, things you think I should have told you a long time ago. Just leave a comment.

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Re: Late to the show

[goodbyebartleby]

In regards to your first question, I think it's a fairly even split. I have one story I've been working on for ten years or so and it's gone back and forth between novel and comic so many times I've lost count. Right now I've settled it at comic, but there are side stories related to it that work just as well as illustrated novels. The medium must serve the narrative. An action story will do better as a comic while character-driven introspection will often work better in prose. It's up to you to make that decision.

I think a talented writer doesn't need visuals to tell an amazing story, but a comic can't get by on the quality of its art alone. Or at least, it shouldn't. A comic will, however, grab an audience in a way that prose never, ever will, and if you choose the latter over the former when you are capable of doing the art, you're sacrificing a potentially enormous audience. Is this a bad thing or a good thing? I think it depends on how dependent a writer or artist is on being validated by an audience. It's certainly a sacrifice.

For your second question, I have three solidified projects in my head that I would love to see finished before I die. They're all related to each other and, together, tell a complete story. One's a graphic novel, one's a prose novel, and one's an illustrated children's book. They all concern the characters I'm always drawing - Murkoph, Sette, Duane, Bastion, et cetera.

Thanks for the questions :)