{"id":240,"date":"2009-01-07T07:00:14","date_gmt":"2009-01-07T12:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=240"},"modified":"2009-01-07T00:11:43","modified_gmt":"2009-01-07T05:11:43","slug":"writing-for-superheroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2009\/01\/07\/writing-for-superheroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing for Superheroes"},"content":{"rendered":"

I stumbled across this really cool site that gives tips on how to write for superheroes – Superhero Nation: a superhero writing advice site<\/a>.\u00a0 They offer their advice and observations about writing, editing, marketing and selling a novel. They also provide resources for the authors of superhero stories.<\/p>\n

Here is an indexed list of posts they have for writing superhero novels<\/a>.\u00a0 After reading a few of them, I’m pretty sure many of the principles could be applied to writing comic books or creating characters for a role-playing game.<\/p>\n

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Creating a Superhero Character<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. List of Superpowers<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. How to Write Effective Origin Stories<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. <\/strong>How to Write a Plausible Origin Story<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Superhero Creation Questionnaire<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. <\/strong>How to Create Weaknesses for Your Superhero <\/a><\/li>\n
  6. How to Name Superheroes<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. Modern Superhero Naming Conventions<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. Questionnaire for Nonhuman Characters (Transformed Humans, Aliens and Otherwise)<\/a><\/li>\n
  9. <\/strong>Random Name Generator for Alternate Identities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The Mechanics of Writing a Superhero Story <\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. How to Write Superhero Fight Scenes<\/a><\/li>\n
    2. How to Pick Superpowers that Make Your Story Work<\/a><\/li>\n
    3. Common Problems with Superstrong Heroes<\/a><\/li>\n
    4. Common Problems with Psychic Superheroes<\/a><\/li>\n
    5. Common Problems with Powersuited Superheroes (like Iron Man)
      \n<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Marketing and Visual Issues<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. Easy-to-Fix Visual Design Problems for Superhero Characters<\/a><\/li>\n
      2. How to Make Your Story Less \u201cWeird\u201d and More Novel <\/a><\/li>\n
      3. <\/strong>Superhero Visual References: Boots<\/a><\/li>\n
      4. Superhero Visual References: Gloves<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Be sure to check it out!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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