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February 6th, 2007 12:16 PM

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My Continuing Whoredom: Interview at Blog@Newsarama

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Shane Bailey asked me some questions and I answered 'em. Some judicious editing left me looking like I have half a brain!

Do you have any advice for new bloggers or aspiring writers?

Funnily enough, this was the topic of a recent post. Heck, I even threw in a Dreamhost promotional code to give people an impetus to go and get their own domain and grab the bull by its horns.

As far as writing comics goes: do anything but read comics for inspiration. Watch a hockey game, absorb old films in other languages, read non-fiction, talk to people at bars, do anything that can expand your horizons outside of the medium and then bring that into your writing. That's why Warren Ellis and Grant Morrison, to name two, are so well regarded by many: they bring a broader perspective to everything they write, from superheroes to science fiction.

My own example here is that a single line in The Ambient Century gave me the inspiration for an 8-page story in Cthulhu Tales: The Rising (in stores this week!). One of the reasons I'm enjoying writing Cover Girl so much is that, despite myself, I love a good bit of Hollywood gossip and playing in that world is a tremendous amount of fun.

Of course, there's the old standby advice: write often, make time to do it, and don't be afraid to fail on paper a dozen times before you nail it.

You can read the entire thing here.

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