Dec
11
2007
I provide advice about
how to write novels, comic books and graphic novels. Most of my content applies to fiction-writing in general, but I also provide
articles specifically about superhero stories.
This article will discuss some benefits and drawbacks of writing a chapter without scenes and some common problems of sceneless chapters.
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Dec
11
2007
CAPTAIN CARNAGE: Congress has rescinded its approval of waterboarding. We need alternate forms of data extraction.
MIKE: Telepathy?
CARNAGE: Not likely.
AGENT ORANGE: Mammals.
MIKE: …
MIKE: Mindblast?
CARNAGE: No.
MIKE: We could ask real nice…
ORANGE: Are sensory deprivation and uncomfortable sitting positions still available?
CARNAGE: Yes.
ORANGE: As long as we’re thinking hypothetically…
CARNAGE: Of course.
ORANGE: I have an idea… a technique that draws on sensory deprivation and a decidedly uncomfortable position and is somewhat more likely to scare someone shitless than a wet t-shirt. Additionally, it draws on our agency’s species diversity. I believe the risk of decapitation is negligible, but I’d like to test it first. Mike, could you fetch me a melon the size of a terrorist’s head?
*Mike gets up to leave.*
CARNAGE: …
ORANGE: I call my technique “Unhinging Jaw.”
MIKE: Wait, I want to hear this.
