03-23-2008, 11:21 AM
I've always wanted to tell stories and was passionate about comics as a child but in recent years I've gathered that I'm probably not that suited to writing a novel, or even novella, and certainly not putting together a graphic novel...
But why should these stories stay locked away in overpriced paperbacks?
I started a band at the time I left school, and I was determined to break away from the heavy metal that everyone else wanted to make. I love hammer horror movies, I love the orchestral movie soundtracks... and of course gothic literature... so why not put it all together as a band?
It all fits so well, the dark poetic lyrics backed by soaring orchestral scores, with thoughtful artwork to accompany it... thats what I wanted to listen to and no one else seemed to be making that kind of music, and if they were they weren't telling those kinds of stories within the music and instead used the grandiose instrumentation as a gimmick for a metal band...
So knowing I'd never be able to write a book, or comic and certainly not afford to make a period feature length gothic romance movie I dedicated my band to the stories I longed to tell! And still am to this day.
So, the moral of the story is, that we have MySpace and a billion other similar promotional tools, we all have PC's, and we can all promote ourselves to anywhere in the world via the internet.
So tell your story. It doesn't matter how or what format it ends up as, find a medium that is right for you (or try lots of different ones, why restrict your creativity?!) and just go for it regardless!
But why should these stories stay locked away in overpriced paperbacks?
I started a band at the time I left school, and I was determined to break away from the heavy metal that everyone else wanted to make. I love hammer horror movies, I love the orchestral movie soundtracks... and of course gothic literature... so why not put it all together as a band?
It all fits so well, the dark poetic lyrics backed by soaring orchestral scores, with thoughtful artwork to accompany it... thats what I wanted to listen to and no one else seemed to be making that kind of music, and if they were they weren't telling those kinds of stories within the music and instead used the grandiose instrumentation as a gimmick for a metal band...
So knowing I'd never be able to write a book, or comic and certainly not afford to make a period feature length gothic romance movie I dedicated my band to the stories I longed to tell! And still am to this day.
So, the moral of the story is, that we have MySpace and a billion other similar promotional tools, we all have PC's, and we can all promote ourselves to anywhere in the world via the internet.
So tell your story. It doesn't matter how or what format it ends up as, find a medium that is right for you (or try lots of different ones, why restrict your creativity?!) and just go for it regardless!