Monday, April 30, 2012

Text Holders for Writers

by Lupe Fernandez

In March, I attended an SCBWI seminar on graphic novels. Among the many facets I learned about graphic novels, I learned illustrators used different kinds of balloons for speech . Here are some examples:

Standard Text Balloons
What if we writers had our own balloons, balloons that would appear while we work, to hold the words that frequently spring from our minds? Here are some examples:


And some extreme examples...


...which I'm sure none of our readers would ever think:


How about you, dear reader?
What kind of balloons do you imagine holding your mental text?

15 comments:

  1. Spot on, Lupe. You've totally captured my process.

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  2. Omg,.I have never laughed so hard.

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  3. Omg,.I have never laughed so hard.

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    1. It was so funny you commented twice.
      Sincerely,
      Single Double

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  4. A long twisty road that says"...Now where was I...?"
    and another one that says "Where am I going with this."
    Love this. Thank you!

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  5. I could see myself using the "Burn It!" or "Delete It All!" ones once in awhile.

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  6. This is great. Sometimes it feels like there's a big hammer hanging over my head, ready to crash down if I don't accomplish everything!
    Also, is it true, but getting to the end of a manuscript is like reaching the peak of a mountain. "How much longer 'til we're there?? It looked so close, but now there's just a bit more..."

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    1. Big hammer? I worry about the big Acme Anvil ready to crash on my head.
      Sincerely,
      Coyote Wild

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  7. These are great! How about one with rays of light saying, "I need some inspiration!"

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    1. How about "I have too much perspiration"?
      Sincerely,
      Deodorant Doubter

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  8. heehee

    mine is a lonely whisper going, "What about me? I'm still here..."

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    1. Does the lonely whisper tell you to go into the kitchen at midnight and eat cookie dough?
      Sincerely,
      Night Talker

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