Indy Comics Writer

I finished a big project today, rewriting a more than 80-page graphic novel for an artist. He was unsatisfied with the work of his original writer and he hired me to, basically, re-do everything.

The job wasn’t the easiest. Much of the original work was hard to decipher. It took me several readings of the story to understand exactly what was going on. On top of that, the original writer had made some mistakes, giving characters’ different names and changing their personality traits halfway through the story.

Still, I wasn’t complaining. The artist I was working for was understanding when I asked for more time. He understood that I wanted to do the best job possible, and that rushing through the story wasn’t going to help anyone.

And when I turned everything in this morning? He not only paid me through Paypal in about five minutes, he gave me a bonus because he was so happy with the work I gave him earlier on the project that he gave me a bonus.

I bring all this up because it’s rare in the comics field to find publishers or clients who actually do what they promise. This client not only did that, he exceeded his promises. He also said that he’d like me to work on future installments of his story. That’s good news. It’s rare to get paid anything as a new writer for comics. To get paid well and on time? That’s wonderful.

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