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Yeah, I couldn't really think of what to call this post...

So, I've been thinking lately about (surprise, surprise!) comics. OK, but hear me out. I've been thinking about WRITING comics. I've actually always thought that a lot of my story ideas would lend themselves well to the graphic novel medium. I love to write, always have. And I've been writing short stories and novel-length stories that I never finish, since I first learned how to put pen to paper. But sometimes my story ideas are a little scattered. I'll have the over-arcing plot in mind (I mean, I know where I'm coming from and where I'm going) and then I have a collection of scenes that should, theoretically, get me there. You would think that would equal a book. Well, you'd be wrong. But it could, potentially, equal a comic book, where the major plot is there in the background of each individual story.

OK, so writing comics...sounds good right? Problem: I can't draw. Certainly not in any way that would resemble a comic book. My drawings lean toward the abstract and the oh-so-popular stick figure.

Then, the Idea struck. Take pictures of posed dolls. But then I would have to build sets for the dolls to be posed on, and anyway, how in the world would I find dolls that match what I have in my imagination?

So then I was thinking, there must be some sort of software that has basic forms that I can manipulate into my characters by mixing and matching hair styles and facial features. I think you can do that in the Sims game, but I wouldn't know how to pose them and then capture the image. There's some animation software that is basically like working with CGI that might be good, but it all seems to be ridiculously expensive.

As you can see, I'm in a bit of a pickle.

Ideas? Anyone?

Well, I'm at work today all by my lonesome (Annette and Deirdre are at a trade show), so I really ought to go, even though only one person has come in so far...

Later,
Jules