Author: Marc Bernardin
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Devourer of Words 051: Giving Thanks (and Answering Questions)
MARC BERNARDIN’S DEVOURER OF WORDS Devourer of Words 051: Giving Thanks (and Answering Questions) As we’re rolling up on Thanksgiving, I wanted to give some thanks to the readers of this column, both here and on Twitter, who engage with it in such amazing ways. So, rather that windbag my way through another column solo,…
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Devourer of Words 050: Who Has the Right to Write?
MARC BERNARDIN’S DEVOURER OF WORDS Devourer of Words 050: Who Has the Right to Write? When I was a teenager, my favorite comic book was The Uncanny X-Men, as written by Chris Claremont. It did all the things I wanted a comic to do: It thrilled, it chilled, it featured adolescents who saved the world but…
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Devourer of Words 049: Feedback Loop
MARC BERNARDIN’S DEVOURER OF WORDS Devourer of Words 049: Feedback Loop We are, all of us, working in mass media—meaning that the writing we do is meant to be shown to an audience. Even though we are always the first readers for our work, the plan is to not be the last readers. Feedback is…
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Devourer of Words 048: Comic-Con 2017
MARC BERNARDIN’S DEVOURER OF WORDS Devourer of Words 048: Comic-Con 2017 I am going to try not to make this about “me,” but I am going to fail. Just a little warning up top. This past Comic-Con International was my 15th, by my count. I first attended as a journalist, working for Entertainment Weekly. It was just…
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Devourer of Words 047: Time Enough at Last
MARC BERNARDIN’S DEVOURER OF WORDS Devourer of Words 047: Time Enough at Last Whether we are ready or not, Comic Con International is upon us. Not that it’s a sneaky stretch on the calendar—we all know the third week of July is coming, and what that means—but a month out is as good a time…
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Devourer of Words 046: Listening Post
MARC BERNARDIN’S DEVOURER OF WORDS Devourer of Words 046: Listening Post This will sound familiar to anyone who’s ever written anything: there is a point when you’re not sure what to write. When you get to a beat along your outline and your brain just locks up. (Also applies if you’re writing without a roadmap…