Writing is hard

I started writing, because I needed something to draw.

Granted, I always told stories, even as a kid. I did my first comics, full comics, when I was 6. My love of art continued until I got into Dungeons & Dragons. D&D started me creating characters, worlds, histories. I played, I Dungeon mastered. I drew characters. I drew monsters.

My love of fantasy, took me to Conan, and most specifically, RED SONJA comics. Frank Thorne taught me how to draw, at first. Then came Jeff Dee, Matte Wagner & Bill Willingham’s work on D&D lead me to their work in comics. Wagner, Thorne & Willingham are all artists who can write.

So, I write, not in any traditional way, mind you. I write in thumbnails, with dialog beside it. It works for me, though.

I have also been very lucky to draw, whilst others write. My collaborations with Brian Babyok, Mike Wood, Jason Bender, Noeland Collins, Marshall Dillon, Colton McBryer, Bob Delbane and Dan Greewald have also expanded my knowledge of scripts and how others attack a scene. So, thanks, guys.

Adam Black worked with me on how to build a plot around Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey, when I worked on “The Kali Saga”. I again revisited it, when working on “The Hollow Earth”.

After I finish a story or issue. I usually sit, staring off into the room. This is me writing. I am often just thinking through the whole story in my head. I really should take notes, but it’s not my style.

So, here I am, writing about writing, while I should be writing. Better go and write something, then.

Barry