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TPG Week 112: Wrong Start

| February 15, 2013
TPG Week 112: Wrong Start

Hello and welcome again to The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a new Brave One in JP Redding, who hails all the way from I-Have-No-Idea, Ohio! (I may make up place-names and locations for everyone from now on. You have been warned.) As always, we have Steve Colle in blue, I’m killing it in […]

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Dissecting DareDevil with Ryan K Lindsay

| February 13, 2013
Dissecting DareDevil with Ryan K Lindsay

Tyler James chats with Ryan K Lindsay about his upcoming book of essays on Daredevil.

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B&N Week 112: Working The Story

| February 12, 2013
B&N Week 112: Working The Story

We’ve got another Tuesday to contend with! I don’t know about you, but I woke up, put on some Kool Moe D [Knowledge Is King album], cranked up the volume, and just hit it. Energized, I tells ya. Energized! This week, I want to talk about working a story. It’s something we all have to […]

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TPG Week 111: You Only Have 3 Pages…

| February 8, 2013
TPG Week 111: You Only Have 3 Pages…

Welcome back to The Proving Grounds, one and all! This week, we have the return of Brave One Ronnie Massey, novelist. She comes once again to pit her writing against The Steves! As always, Steve Colle is in blue, I’m in red, and Ronnie busts out in Unbound Related Posts:TPG Week 279: Choose Your Own […]

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Review: Ladies & Gentlemen #1

| February 7, 2013
Review: Ladies & Gentlemen #1

Appearances can be deceiving…

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B&N Week 111: Conflict & Characters

| February 5, 2013
B&N Week 111: Conflict & Characters

We’ve got another Tuesday today! To quote Spider Robinson, shared pain is lessened, shared joy is increased I say that because of the Super Bowl: I wanted Ray Lewis, an outstanding player, to win the Super Bowl because it was going to be his last game, but I am also a 49er fan. I couldn’t […]

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Review: The Calamitous Black Devils #1

| January 31, 2013
Review: The Calamitous Black Devils #1

The trouble with flashbacks, and other problems!

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B&N Week 110: Pacing–Starting Your Story

| January 29, 2013
B&N Week 110: Pacing–Starting Your Story

It’s Tuesday again! That means its time for some more Bolts & Nuts! We’re going deeper into storytelling in the comic medium, and this week, I wanted to talk about pacing. Related Posts:TPG Week 279: Choose Your Own LoD!TPG Week 273: Missed Opportunities On GeorwellTPG Week 268: It’s A Race!TPG Week 267: Gumption, But No […]

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Who’s Going to Review My Independent Comic Book?

| January 28, 2013 | 12 Comments
Who’s Going to Review My Independent Comic Book?

Need help finding people to review your book? Tyler James breaks it down in this week’s Comix Counsel.

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BTP: Scene-To-Scene Transitions Made Easy with the Match Cut

| January 26, 2013
BTP: Scene-To-Scene Transitions Made Easy with the Match Cut

Steve Colle discusses the 9 methods of creating smooth transitions from scene to scene.

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Review: Melodies of the Heart

| January 25, 2013
Review: Melodies of the Heart

A webcomic with pacing and consistency issues.

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TPG Week 109: Necessary Rewrites

| January 25, 2013
TPG Week 109: Necessary Rewrites

Welcome again to The Proving Grounds! This week, our Brave One is Joshua Gorfain, who’d decided to pit his story against the editing might of The Steves! (We could be brothers!) We’ve got Steve Colle in blue, I’m in red, and we’re going to see how Joshua handles PA-NYC Related Posts:TPG Week 279: Choose Your […]

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