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RAZE - Writing Advice?
5 years ago
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It occurred to me that, as a rule of thumb, when I'm lighthearted, fun, and silly, I succeed at what I do. On the same hand, when I attempt to be dark, serious, and edgy, I generally fall flat on my face. This is why Chris T. Snuggleskunk is a huge success, while CJShadorunner came and went.
"San Gato Shores" I can see being a success because it is me being silly and stupid at the expense of the Baywatch archetypes - i.e. two-dimensional characters with three-dimensional bodies.
"RAZE", on the other hand, worries me. This is my magnum opus, my "Trigun", and like "Trigun", I currently plan on having it cover all the colors of the tonal spectrum. Granted, I don't want to go to extremes, but I would like to balance the lighthearted comedy with dramatic moments, if that makes sense.
If any of you have any advice on how I can pull this off, that'd be greatly appreciated. How do you achieve that fine balance between lighthearted comedy, deep drama, and intense action? Or is the answer staring me right in the face - go full out goofy and dump the "drama" I currently have planned?
As for "San Gato Shores", I would love to see more of this fleshed out too. In these cold months, I still need an outlet for sexy swimsuit babes with giant hooters. Any advice for this would be appreciated too.
See you 'round!
-Chris
"San Gato Shores" I can see being a success because it is me being silly and stupid at the expense of the Baywatch archetypes - i.e. two-dimensional characters with three-dimensional bodies.
"RAZE", on the other hand, worries me. This is my magnum opus, my "Trigun", and like "Trigun", I currently plan on having it cover all the colors of the tonal spectrum. Granted, I don't want to go to extremes, but I would like to balance the lighthearted comedy with dramatic moments, if that makes sense.
If any of you have any advice on how I can pull this off, that'd be greatly appreciated. How do you achieve that fine balance between lighthearted comedy, deep drama, and intense action? Or is the answer staring me right in the face - go full out goofy and dump the "drama" I currently have planned?
As for "San Gato Shores", I would love to see more of this fleshed out too. In these cold months, I still need an outlet for sexy swimsuit babes with giant hooters. Any advice for this would be appreciated too.
See you 'round!
-Chris
Just looking at the general art and designs you've come up with, I would imagine something that's like 75% goofiness, 25% drama. The day to day, slice-of-life events of RAZE can be overall a little serial-y and humorous, as it gels well with the art style and character designs. I think the best comparison I could make is something like the MCU movies—those have plenty of serious moments and drama, but with an overall lightness of tone just based on the natural silliness of the premise (superheroes). So while balance is important, I think tipping more towards goofy as a general tone is the way to go; that way, a shift to dramatic moments will feel punchy and important rather than out of place.
As far as San Gato Shores, I think that one should just naturally be jokey and lighthearted. You can have some storytelling there, but the premise just feels like something ripe for comedy, you know?
Hope that helps! And on a fan-related note, I am super excited to see you expanding into these new stories and styles, I can't wait to see what comes of them!