https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/publishing/design/w/interior/7797/working-with-an-illustrator-when-writing-a-graphic-novelen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/publishing/design/w/interior/7797/working-with-an-illustrator-when-writing-a-graphic-novelThu, 21 May 2020 17:29:58 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:89ed48b2-d826-4e2f-aae8-635cc916e43cJohn Henry Davishttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/publishing/design/w/interior/7797/working-with-an-illustrator-when-writing-a-graphic-novel#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Interior by John Henry Davis on 5/21/2020 5:29:58 PM<br /> <p>An illustrator can be an extremely valuable collaborator, explains author, instructor, director, and screenwriter John Henry Davis. When he created his graphic novel <em>Gog and Me</em> with illustrator Carl Young, Davis relied on Young to help tell the story in visual terms. Young would suggest moving actions or combining certain elements so that Davis&rsquo;s writing would be better conveyed visually. It was a humbling experience, Davis explains, because he would give great lines to the illustrator that were then cut to a couple of words, but paired with an illustration that Davis believes make the story better.</p> <p><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-80/WorkingWithanIllustratorWhenWritingaGraphicNovel.mp4">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../WorkingWithanIllustratorWhenWritingaGraphicNovel.mp4</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, video</div>