C. Souba Reyes

Hi all,I'm a newbie to this group but I'm not new to creating stories or writing. Even though I just published my own comic, I know that one day I may have to have an artist help me out, so I want to continue to learn what I can about comic writing.…

When I saw this group, I just knew I had to join! :-D I love playing videos games from Halo to Knights of the Old Republic. Some of my favs include the Kingdom Hearts series along with Complication of Final Fantasy VII. One of those projects include…

Hi everyone,I've known Christ since the age of seven, and when God answered my prayer in a time of great need 12 yrs of age I rededicated my life to him. :-) I promised him that I would be a good daughter for my parents, and serve him in any way he…

Even though I went to school for art, I prefer to leave that to the pro's, so I just write my scripts.

Sounds like you have some good things going. I would encourage you to put the most energy into your own stories, as opposed to already-existing comics - my experience has been that most publishers of famous comic titles already have a line-up of writers and back-up writers ready to go; but what they are most interested in is seeing new writers who can write compelling stories with beginnings, middles and ends and well-thought out characters. They want to be able to believe in your characters and root for (or against) those characters. They can detect your writing ability better if it is in a completely original script (because if they're reading a Star Wars script you wrote, they already know the characters, so it doesn't really indicate whether you can create and write a well-developed character of your own). Anyway, that's the old timer's comic industry lesson for today... write on! :)

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Anthony Rodriguez January 14, 2008 at 11:55am

"I gave Anthony Rodriguez a bad time for doing the same thing to another person here. If he finds out, he'll never let me live it down! LOL " HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA........haha.........ha..........*sigh*

....Anyway, No, i don't think i read your Jackket/Crow Crossover. Hows about a link, eh?
Anthony Rodriguez October 23, 2007 at 12:30pm

No hurry. I figured it was something like that.:):):)
Paul Castiglia September 25, 2007 at 2:01am

I certainly didn't mean to discourage you, Souba, and there is some value in working on stories with preexisting characters in that it can keep you sharp. It's just that that's all a lot of people ever do, and often they don't grow as a result. That's why I'm glad you're developing your own storyline as well. That's not to say your Star Wars story won't end with success; just that historically it has been the other way around. Either way, keep writing and know that I and others (especially the Lord) are behind you with encouragement! :)
Paul Castiglia September 24, 2007 at 7:42am

Even though I went to school for art, I prefer to leave that to the pro's, so I just write my scripts.

Sounds like you have some good things going. I would encourage you to put the most energy into your own stories, as opposed to already-existing comics - my experience has been that most publishers of famous comic titles already have a line-up of writers and back-up writers ready to go; but what they are most interested in is seeing new writers who can write compelling stories with beginnings, middles and ends and well-thought out characters. They want to be able to believe in your characters and root for (or against) those characters. They can detect your writing ability better if it is in a completely original script (because if they're reading a Star Wars script you wrote, they already know the characters, so it doesn't really indicate whether you can create and write a well-developed character of your own). Anyway, that's the old timer's comic industry lesson for today... write on! :)
dan barlow September 20, 2007 at 9:10am

i'm gonna have to be your friend , waving your fists at me !
plus your the queen of naboo.
who can argue??...
Calvary Comics September 19, 2007 at 3:23pm

Ah, that explains it. And here I thought maybe you wanted us to start calling you Cassy-us Clay! :D
dan barlow September 19, 2007 at 11:31am

hi queen!
Paul Castiglia September 18, 2007 at 5:02pm

I've written both humor and adventure stories. I like them both, but I lean more toward humor. Ultimately though, it depends on the characters. I'd welcome the opportunity to work on a super-hero story if the concept and characters had "meat" to them, and am actually co-developing a series along those lines. How about you?
Calvary Comics September 18, 2007 at 9:14am

Wow---I see you're ready to give us the "right hand of fellowship" (followed by a quick left) from your photo!

Blessed are the peacemakers, remember?! ;)

Best regards,
Alec
Paul Castiglia September 16, 2007 at 3:32pm

What elephants are doing in my pajamas I'll never know! Yep, Joey and Tom Hall are fellow NJ peeps of mine. I ocassionally post to ChristianComics.net but not actively (always too busy - although I seem to have done a lot here - must be the notification emails that make it so much more interactive).

http://ChristianComics.net/

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