Scrivener Comic Script Template
Click to expand.Certainly this forum is not only meant for novel-writers. In fact, there are all sorts of writers here, who produce or are working to produce anything that's actually written—computer games, poetry, short stories, novels, scripts, memoirs, non-fiction, etc.Your question is a good one.
I'm hoping somebody can come up with an answer that helps you. (Sorry, but that's not me. ) I do kind of suspect that any programme that allows you to draw comics into it will NOT be cheap or free, though. But good luck. Just writing the comics, or produce the whole comic including artwork? I cannot help you with the latter.Comics are typically written in script form, like a movie screenplay.
Funny Comic Script
From the script, the artists draw and paint the artwork.Scrivener has a template for comic scripts.Software that is dedicated to movie screenplay (and can therefore also do comic scripts) are Final Draft, Fade In, Movie Magic Screenwriter, and Celtx. I think Celtx is an online editor with a free option, the other cost money. I think the last time I checked out screenplay software, my verdict (balancing price and features, and generally liking how the developers present themselves) fell on Fade In, but since a lot of those software do what the Scrivener template can do too that I already have, I never looked further into them.Scrivener, Fade In, and Final Draft have mobile versions. Download. As far as I remember, the price for the online Fade In and Final Draft versions was less than $10.But in general, to write the script, any word processing software can be used.
In particular for comic scripts, as there is no standardized format (AFAIK). Just writing the comics, or produce the whole comic including artwork? I cannot help you with the latter.Comics are typically written in script form, like a movie screenplay. From the script, the artists draw and paint the artwork.Scrivener has a template for comic scripts.Software that is dedicated to movie screenplay (and can therefore also do comic scripts) are Final Draft, Fade In, Movie Magic Screenwriter, and Celtx. I think Celtx is an online editor with a free option, the other cost money. I think the last time I checked out screenplay software, my verdict (balancing price and features, and generally liking how the developers present themselves) fell on Fade In, but since a lot of those software do what the Scrivener template can do too that I already have, I never looked further into them.Scrivener, Fade In, and Final Draft have mobile versions. As far as I remember, the price for the online Fade In and Final Draft versions was less than $10.But in general, to write the script, any word processing software can be used.
In particular for comic scripts, as there is no standardized format (AFAIK). Click to expand.Yes, they do.Well, most writers seem to do an outline first, in long-form text, then detailing into a script.There are no fixed formats for the actual script, but there may be standards for some publishers. Back to software: Most of what the scriptwriting software does is automating the adherence to format, and keeping the script standardized throughout. For instance, one would teach the software the name of the characters, and the software would automatically capitalize the character name (as is standard in movie or TV scripts), or replace a nickname with the full character name. Or if you would just type a character name and hit enter, it would assume you want to type dialog, and would automatically indent the character name and the following text to form a dialog block.The formatting could also be done with Word (or other word processors) using the autocorrect functions and style system, which you could try and set up yourself (I would never even attempt that with Word, as I find the style system and the associated workflow abysmally bad. But that may be just me.) However, for Word, there may be style and macro packages out there to do that already that you 'just' have to find, download, and employ.
Then again, there must be a reason why people sat down and wrote specialized word processors just for script writing.In addition to the formatting issues, they now include tools for keeping track of the plot/story by keeping notes, images, timelines, whatever, handy and visible, but allowing to finalize and output the script without this background information (similar to what Scrivener does by distinguishing text files between research and manuscript, and having a compile function to keep writing and formatting separate.).
This subreddit is meant to help aspiring comic writers find a place to pitch ideas, and to help each other build strong stories.Remember, no matter how bad you think your idea is, post it! I have done some google searches on this, but many of the post are a few years old. I had Final Draft a few years back and remember liking the comic templates it offered. I had version 8, and now 10 is out.I lost my account info for Final Draft and would need to contact customer service to retrieve it, and from there I could upgrade to the newest version for $100.Would it be worth it to do so, or is there different/new software out there that is better than Final Draft?
I haven't tried Scrivener or Celtx, but they both appear to offer functions such as plot tracking via index cards and other tools that seem pretty great for organization, though the new Final Draft may offer these things as well.