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Special Contest - Phase 1 (Nov/16) (Patreon)

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2016-11-13 20:10:56
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2026-06
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So, it's time we try something new.

For Phase One I want a ONE-PAGE pitch of a script. Formatted the way of the image above.

Maximum of 5 panels with no more than 3 characters interacting (anything Spidey-related). Please include dialogues and objective descriptions.

Try to be reasonable and straight-to-the point. Complicated things will probably be discarded.

It doesn't need to be necessarily the first page, but I think it's easier that it is. Your call.

The file must be sent to me by email (tracyscops@gmail.com) with the exact subject: SCRIPT CONTEST .

Entries will be accepted until next Sunday (Nov 20th).

Also, since this is a new kind of contest, if things don't work quite well, I will initiate plan B, which is to have Phase Two with old ideas from previous contests. My call.

This is your chance to have your idea of a page be turned into part of an actual comic. Use it well!

Have fun!

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Hivedragon

Uoff this one is going to be a though one but might still give it a try.

Ars Gratia Artis

It's difficult to muster up the energy to do this when I know it will be ignored.

Tracy Scops

Writing is supposed to be a fun thing to do, not a chore. From a writer's perspective, if you don't find joy in the craft of creating something, it will hardly become something others would appreciate as well. 95% of what I write goes into the garbage, where it belongs. Because it's stuff that's just not good enough to be produced. Here's a small tale: Interviewer: How much rewriting do you do? Hemingway: It depends. I rewrote the ending of Farewell to Arms, the last page of it, 39 times before I was satisfied. Interviewer: Was there some technical problem there? What was it that had stumped you? Hemingway: Getting the words right. (Ernest Hemingway, "The Art of Fiction." The Paris Review Interview, 1956)

Ars Gratia Artis

There's no incentive. You admit in the intro that "if things don't work quite well, I will initiate plan B, which is to have Phase Two with old ideas from previous contests. My call".

Ars Gratia Artis

I wasn't done. 'Enter' should mean next line. Anyway, in previous contests, you asked us to 'vote' on ideas, but you went and picked the one you liked best, not the winner of the most votes. Other Patreons go with the winner of the contest. They also have different tiers for contributing story ideas. I joined another artist's Patreon and was on a tier where I could suggest ideas and he picked it. But it's an extra tier; not just anyone could suggest it - only those that paid extra. You have a 'Co-Writer' tier, but it's $300, with no takers. Not a surprise. What you could do with this contest is to give a list of suggested couples (not 'anything' - that's too broad, and won't work, too many will be far from what you want and thus useless, not worth the time), ask for a script, and then PROMISE you'll pick one. Otherwise, as I said, there's no incentive.

Tracy Scops

"I wasn't done. 'Enter' should mean next line." - You can use SHIFT+ENTER for that effect. You can also edit your comments at any time. "you went and picked the one you liked best, not the winner of the most votes." - On Phase One, yes. The votes for phase one are only to give me some criteria of what patrons think of some idea. And they're tainted by definition because patrons rarely come back after they suggest something so, new posts tend to get less votes than the old ones. Also, the decision on phase one is mine because I don't wanna get stuck writing something I'm not passionate about. On Phase Two I always do go with the winner with most votes and I frequently end up producing a few of the runner ups too. "I joined another artist's Patreon and was on a tier where I could suggest ideas and he picked it" - That's very good to hear. But I can't guarantee that I will like everything my +400 patrons suggest me. Like I said before: I will only write stuff that I like for this campaign. I already have a daytime job where I write a bunch of stuff I couldn't care less about. ;) "Only those that paid extra. You have a 'Co-Writer' tier, but it's $300, with no takers. Not a surprise." - The $300 tier already had more than a handful of patrons in the past, and they were super enthusiastic and focused on the comics we produced together. To be very honest with you, it doesn't make much difference for me if that tier is $300 or $3000, because I don't keep that money for myself. That cost is because I want people to take that co-writing spot so seriously that they're willing to invest that much energy and money into making something really cool. "What you could do with this contest is to give a list of suggested couples" - That's actually a good idea. I'll try something like that for the next contest, next month. I just hope people don't go like - ooooh, but I don't like any of these couples... - "Ask for a script, and then PROMISE you'll pick one" - I can't promise I'll work on something that I know nothing about. It could be something I don't like or something that's just not good. I can only answer to things that I can see and evaluate first. "Otherwise, as I said, there's no incentive." - That's fine. I don't expect anyone to be so passionate about writing comics as I am. What I gave is an opportunity. One can use it or let it go. Lastly, in the end, when I say that I have final word on these is because I have been doing this for quite a while, putting more than 60 comics out. Somethings work and some don't. Some because I didn't feel connected enough to them, some because I took a calculated risk and some because I am always learning, especially with my own mistakes. You guys put a lot of faith in me and I work hard to put these stories out every month without any real compensation (except for the feel-good sensation of being able to have such a fun hobby). The contests are a way to make things less uni-directional from me to you, but in the end, it's up to me to helm this all. So, please don't feel so angry if I don't chose your idea for the next round. Rest assured that I read ALL IDEAS. There's just a lot going on backstage that you guys have no idea about. ;)