Friday, March 15, 2013
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Creating Characters Part 1
Creating Characters Part 2
--You will have a growing stack of papers.
While creating a graphic novel, you'll end up collecting all kinds of things. There are plot ideas, character sketches, character wardrobe ideas, possible settings, and if you like to collect reference photos like me, that list will also include magazine clippings and furniture catalogs.
How to Be Organized While Planning a Graphic Novel
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If you're working on a graphic novel and have been following these posts:Creating Characters Part 1
Creating Characters Part 2
--You will have a growing stack of papers.
While creating a graphic novel, you'll end up collecting all kinds of things. There are plot ideas, character sketches, character wardrobe ideas, possible settings, and if you like to collect reference photos like me, that list will also include magazine clippings and furniture catalogs.
So here's a little photo-commentary of some things you can do to keep your diverse collection of ideas in one spot.
That's it! If you have any other ways of keeping organized while planning your graphic novel, feel free to comment, and if you've found this helpful, make sure to follow me!
Soon I'll be writing a post about creating a plot outline, so look out for it.
This is the Smashbook by K&Company. Honestly, I don't use it for organizing every aspect of my novel, but the concept is perfect for getting sketches, ideas, scripts, sketches, magazine clippings, and photo references all in one place, especially if all of that stuff is for one story. Here is how it works: |
Another neat thing about the Smashbook is that it can double as sort of a folder. Here's a page where I stuck some unfinished comic stuff that I started, but couldn't finish. |
I love Microsoft OneNote. It is the best application for organizing a wide variety of ideas. Evernote is okay, but OneNote has more options and is more flexible. Typically, I use Evernote to jot down ideas on the go, and then copy the notes from the Evernote desktop application and paste them into OneNote. My favorite feature of OneNote is that it's possible to mix different things on the same page. Text, pictures, hand-written notation, and voice notes can be mixed all together on one canvas.You can even add side notes to your notes. |
I also like the way that things are organized. The top tabs are notebook sections and the side tabs are pages. Multiple notebooks can be created, so you can create a separate notebook for each story. In this picture you are seeing a scanned page of "The What-If Game" from Ready, Set, Novel! Ready, Set, Novel! is an amazing book, and although it's designed for writers, graphic novelists can still learn from it. I'll be mentioning it more in the future. |
That's it! If you have any other ways of keeping organized while planning your graphic novel, feel free to comment, and if you've found this helpful, make sure to follow me!
Soon I'll be writing a post about creating a plot outline, so look out for it.
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