Leave room for the pictures! All talk and no pictures make comics a dull read. And that's the first rule of comic dialogue: Leave room for the art. Tighten to fit. Here are ways to keep comics short: Let the pictures do the talking. In our first draft of a script for "Safety Moment" (below), your brilliant editor (me) included the line, "a 3-foot flame shot from an … [Read more...] about Dialogue do’s and don’ts
Archives for April 2013
The Mighty Metaphor
Karen Brooks brings the Portland dining scene to life The rumor that I moved to Portland, Ore., solely because of the restaurants is only slightly exaggerated. But boy, do these people know how to eat. So I found Karen Brooks' new book, The Mighty Gastropolis, delicious on several counts: Not only did I gobble up the juicy back story on Portland's restaurant scene, but I … [Read more...] about The Mighty Metaphor
Bad news works in safety communications
Tell employees how close they are to killing someone In 1931, a man named Herbert William Heinrich noticed something odd about accidents. Heinrich's Law An inspector for Travelers Insurance Company, Heinrich spent his days looking at clients' accident rates and found a ratio. For every 300 injury-free accidents, there were: 29 minor-injury accidents 1 major injury … [Read more...] about Bad news works in safety communications
Punctuate on Twitter
Just don't use semicolons How do you create tweets that goes viral on Twitter? Punctuate, counsels Dan Zarrella, HubSpot's viral marketing scientist. Zarrella spent nine months analyzing 5 million tweets and 40 million retweets to find what makes some messages travel the world while others just stay home on the couch. Among his findings: Some 98% of retweets … [Read more...] about Punctuate on Twitter
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