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Writing 201: Crowd or Cast?You should know your overall plot by now and I'm sure you have your cast of characters in mind, now it's time to cut your cast in half, yep, seriously, cut it in half as you have too many characters. Yep, that's right, we'll focus today's article on something most people tend to ignore: how big should your cast be?

Here's the thing, the more characters you have, the more pages you will need to develop them in a satisfying manner. So, unless you're writing the next 1000+ novel I suggest you keep your cast with the minimum number of characters as possible your plot requires.

Why have two bad guys when one suffices? What's the point in having
Writing 102: The OutlineTime to take the next step. By now you should have three big chunks of plot, a beginning, the middle and hopefully an end.

Now we are going to break these chunks in smaller pieces in what is known as the "Three Arc Structure". Any form of entertainment follows this classic structure in some way, even the smallest joke, which has the set-up, the middle and finally the punch line.

There are very creative pieces of work that throw that Three Arc Structure out the window but I guarantee that the author behind such work knew this theory backwards and upside down and thus was comfortable enough not to follow it. Know you craft before innovating.
Writing 101: Find your EndingWriting may seem easy but if you intend to write entertainment in any form there are ancient rules to follow, the Greeks knew it thousands of years ago, about time you learn them too.

A linear story must have a beginning, a middle and an end. Pretty obvious, heh? Not really, smart ass... you see, in reality most people start writing without having an end, not even an idea where to take the story, no prior planning. You can't build a house without a blueprint, same goes for story telling.

Writers tend to get so carried away having so much fun, they lose themselves in the story in a way that what began as a twenty four page One-Shot becomes a

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This has to be one of my favorite Lost Kids artwork to date, I just love how Gina portrayed the kids in the background, with those curious eyes.

Hope you like it too! Faves and comments are always welcome, please let us know we're doing something right with this comic :)


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Mood: Wow! *nathanscomicart Apr 3, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
Wow! This really is one of the best "Lost Kids" works I've seen yet. Gina did an outstanding job on this!
An instant:iconfav3dplz: :icongrin--plz:
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Mood: Joy =FelipeCagno Apr 3, 2012  Professional Filmographer
Hehe, awesome, glad you like it!

Gina was very sweet to do such a kick-ass job on this artwork!
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*alexasrosa Apr 2, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
Estou doida para ver o comic! Maravilha :love:
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=FelipeCagno Apr 2, 2012  Professional Filmographer
Q bom, fico feliz com isso, estamos trabalhando muito pra fazer um quadrinho bem animal!
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~Elfmaiden687 Apr 1, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
I love these drawings! The comic can't be published soon enough!
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=FelipeCagno Apr 2, 2012  Professional Filmographer
Hehe, thanks so much for the support, I appreciate it!
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~Elfmaiden687 Apr 5, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
:D
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*SaturnDawn Mar 31, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
I agree! That one in the back with the sketchpad...his expression is priceless.
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=FelipeCagno Apr 2, 2012  Professional Filmographer
I love it too, thanks so much for the comment!
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*1angel0wings1 Mar 31, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
WOW THIS IS AMAIZNG !!!! :XD: will this pic b n the artbook? :love:
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