Advice Archives - Saffron and Sage https://www.saffroncomic.com/category/advice/ A spice of life adventure comic Fri, 03 Jan 2020 06:09:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.3 https://www.saffroncomic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/cropped-Saffron-32x32.png Advice Archives - Saffron and Sage https://www.saffroncomic.com/category/advice/ 32 32 136559700 How to have ideas https://www.saffroncomic.com/2020/01/03/how-to-have-ideas/ https://www.saffroncomic.com/2020/01/03/how-to-have-ideas/#respond Fri, 03 Jan 2020 06:08:51 +0000 https://www.saffroncomic.com/?p=6909 A anonymous reader asked me for help generating ideas for his fantasy stories. So I want to be a writer, which I imagine is half the job of any webcomic creator. I’m big into fantasy, sci-fi, and horror: some of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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]]> https://www.saffroncomic.com/2020/01/03/how-to-have-ideas/feed/ 0 6909 Chapter 1: Introducing readers to your comic https://www.saffroncomic.com/2016/09/13/chapter-1-introducing-readers-to-your-comic/ https://www.saffroncomic.com/2016/09/13/chapter-1-introducing-readers-to-your-comic/#respond Tue, 13 Sep 2016 23:10:53 +0000 http://www.thewebcomicsreview.com/?p=4445 Anonymous asked: What’s a good way to start the first chapter of a webcomic? I know there’s not an exact formula for it but I would appreciate some general guidelines to prevent alienating a reader with too much or too[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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]]> https://www.saffroncomic.com/2016/09/13/chapter-1-introducing-readers-to-your-comic/feed/ 0 4445 What is “Good Art”? https://www.saffroncomic.com/2016/08/13/what-is-good-art/ https://www.saffroncomic.com/2016/08/13/what-is-good-art/#respond Sat, 13 Aug 2016 02:55:10 +0000 http://www.thewebcomicsreview.com/2016/08/13/a-thing-that-i-have-noticed-is-that-a-lot-of/ A thing that I have noticed is that a lot of webcomic dont use the art as tool for storytelling, there’s so much one can do playing with panel size, form, coloring and perspective to stablish a character or narrator[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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]]> https://www.saffroncomic.com/2016/08/13/what-is-good-art/feed/ 0 4 Slow and steady starts the comic https://www.saffroncomic.com/2016/08/12/slow-and-steady-starts-the-comic/ https://www.saffroncomic.com/2016/08/12/slow-and-steady-starts-the-comic/#respond Fri, 12 Aug 2016 05:52:29 +0000 http://www.thewebcomicsreview.com/2016/08/12/im-trying-to-write-a-webcomic-and-this-advice/ I’m trying to write a webcomic… And this advice is a bit strange, but many webcomics that I’ve read start out with slower beginnings. And I kind of wanted to begin with something more fast paced? Will I risk alienating[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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]]> https://www.saffroncomic.com/2016/08/12/slow-and-steady-starts-the-comic/feed/ 0 4852 Intention and Obstacle https://www.saffroncomic.com/2016/08/02/intention-and-obstacle/ https://www.saffroncomic.com/2016/08/02/intention-and-obstacle/#respond Tue, 02 Aug 2016 03:00:58 +0000 http://www.thewebcomicsreview.com/2016/08/02/intention-and-obstacle/ How do you approach your writing? Do you come up with interesting characters first? Do you create broad concepts and scenarios? Do you just write down random ideas and see what sticks? Help an anon who has no idea what[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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]]> https://www.saffroncomic.com/2016/08/02/intention-and-obstacle/feed/ 0 4854 What makes a good villian? https://www.saffroncomic.com/2016/07/31/what-makes-a-good-villian/ https://www.saffroncomic.com/2016/07/31/what-makes-a-good-villian/#respond Sun, 31 Jul 2016 06:43:15 +0000 http://www.thewebcomicsreview.com/2016/07/31/what-makes-a-good-villian/ Writing question: What makes a good villian? There’s no general rule for this, it depends heavily on the story.  Like “Generic evil space-guy with a bunch of generic evil minions who wants to blow up good guy planet for reasons that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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]]> https://www.saffroncomic.com/2016/07/31/what-makes-a-good-villian/feed/ 0 27 Keep it short https://www.saffroncomic.com/2016/06/20/keep-it-short/ https://www.saffroncomic.com/2016/06/20/keep-it-short/#respond Mon, 20 Jun 2016 05:52:34 +0000 http://www.thewebcomicsreview.com/2016/06/20/rosiannarabbit-rosianna-rabbit-036-harry/ rosiannarabbit: Rosianna Rabbit | 036 Harry Hare and Rosianna Rabbit have more fun at Hogwarts! Well… Harry does. Slightly shorter because this week I made 2 half-sized comics, the other I plan to post when I go on holiday later[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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]]> https://www.saffroncomic.com/2016/06/20/keep-it-short/feed/ 0 4842 Promoting your comic https://www.saffroncomic.com/2016/04/29/promotions/ https://www.saffroncomic.com/2016/04/29/promotions/#respond Fri, 29 Apr 2016 03:02:43 +0000 http://www.thewebcomicsreview.com/2016/04/29/hi-im-looking-for-ways-to-promote-my-webcomic/ Hi! I’m looking for ways to promote my webcomic, but I’m not sure if I want to start advertising. Are there any good free methods you know of? One useful tip: When sending a message to a semi-popular blog about[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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]]> https://www.saffroncomic.com/2016/04/29/promotions/feed/ 0 4850 Make a plan! https://www.saffroncomic.com/2016/01/22/any-tips-for-someone-thinking-of-starting-their/ https://www.saffroncomic.com/2016/01/22/any-tips-for-someone-thinking-of-starting-their/#respond Fri, 22 Jan 2016 03:08:38 +0000 http://www.thewebcomicsreview.com/2016/01/22/any-tips-for-someone-thinking-of-starting-their/ Any tips for someone thinking of starting their own webcomic? PLAN SHIT While I of course knew on some level I’d need a plan before writing a comic, writing FCA and LotH really showed me the flaws in how I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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