Writing a Graphic Novel
by Joel McKerrow
Description
This session can either be a talk or a workshop. Joel will explore writing Graphic Novels from the perspective of his book URBAN LEGEND HUNTERS and the creative process he used to write this story. He will also look at some of the other major successful graphic novels and what makes them great.
In the talk and the workshop Joel will be setting students up with a simple story-writing framework. But in the workshop version he will be using activities to help students start developing their own graphic novel.
Topics Covered
Inspiration behind URBAN LEGEND HUNTERS
What makes the graphic-novel genre so good
The Writing-Process for Urban Legend Hunters
Major tenets of the graphic novel genre in comparison to other genres
The Story Tree writing framework
Details
Audience
Grade 4 to Year 12 (Activities and outworking of content tailored specifically to the age level attending).
Duration
This session can range from 45min to 90min
Requirements
Data Projector, whiteboard. I will bring my own Mac laptop with adapter.