Artists get sketchbooks. You get to see them play with and evolve ideas as they bring characters to life. And you are also provided with an intimate insight into the way they draw. And writers get…
(let’s try one more time to stick a landing with that sentence.)
And writers get…
Nothing. Writer get nothing. And readers and fans get no insight into the choices a writer makes when constructing a story. In his excellent book “On Writing” Stephen King showed a rough draft that he had revised – but that only tells you about diction. It’s much harder to show why your main character DIDN’T beat the other guy to death with a hockey stick in chapter 4. Or what would have happened if an essential bit of foresight was missing
Which is why I did a podcast. The podcasts are sketches for the finished product. Sure, they’re also a way to generate excitement and see if anybody else likes the idea – but what I used it for was to flesh out the characters and test ideas. To sketch a few arcs/scenes of a larger story and see if/how/why they work.
And these sketches/podcasts provided me with the information and confidence I needed to make How to Succeed in Evil actually happen and not suck.
Hi,
Haseeb here from Pakistan.
great work! havent heard the whole thing but its fabulous
Thank you for all your efforts and work. It has made me smile and… on occasion- think.
I adore your story. I just started it three days ago and I’m on part 5, completely infatuated. Your characters are alluring and hilarious, your descriptions are detailed and leave room for imagination, and the general idea, well, it just rocks. I love superheroes and supervillains and How to Succeed in Evil brings everything that I think is awesome together.
Plus, your artist is so cool.
Keep up the awesome work in all that you do! Thank you.
Sharmie.