By
Christy Marx, Based in Los Angeles, California.
Christy Marx is a writer, story editor, series developer, game designer, and interactive writer. Her
many credits include: Babylon 5 and the Twilight Zone; 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea; He-Man; X-Men Evolution; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles;
Lord of the Rings; Elfquest; and more.
Description
Writing for Animation, Comics, and Games explains the practical aspects of creating scripts for animation, comics, graphic novels, and
computer games. It details how you can create scripts that are in the right industry format, and follow the expected rules for you to
put your best foot forward to help you break-in to the trade. This book explains approaches to writing for exterior storytelling (animation,
games); interior/exterior storytelling (comics and graphic novels), as well as considerations for non-linear computer games in the shortest,
pithiest, and most economical way. The author offers insider's advice on how you can present work as professional, how to meet deadlines,
how visual writing differs from prose, and the art of collaboration.
Audience:
Entertainment writers of animation, computer games, comics, film, televison, or new media (the Web), who want to cross-over into writing
for animation, computer games, and comics. Beginning writers wanting to break into writing for animation, games, and comics.
