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What's your reason for wanting to write a novel, Manga, or a comic book? Do you do it because it's something you enjoy, so you decided to make it a career out of it, so as to not be a nerd in the basement of his/her parent's home? Or are you in it for the fame, fortune, and the honor of having one of your stories be the next "Harry Potter," or "Twilight?" Or in the case of comic writers you want to be the next "Stan Lee," "Jack Kirby," "Bob Kane," or the next "Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster?"(The two 17 year olds that created Superman...) Or for those who like me aspire to create manga like me, you could have the honor of being the next "Ozamu Tezuka," or "Akira Toriyama."
As for me, I'm not trying to write the next "Harry Potter" or develop the next 'Batman of a new age." I figured since I have an overactive imagination, and like to think, and literally dream up stories, and characters, I'd pursue the career of writing, and comic art. Besides I enjoy it more than anything else, and I've come to enjoy writing stories with Mutants, Demons, Angels, Sorcerers, Faeries, Mecha, Ninja, and SuperHeroes. Despite how cliche those elements may be I at least make an effort and putting my own spin on it like I'm doing with Princess Of The Damned and Indestructible as I put fictional aspects of myself into my stories... I really don't care how popular my stories become, but I would get incredibly pissed if a director in Hollywood tried to adapt one of my works into a movie without having a full understanding of the story, or the characters' personalities.
*Listening To Feed Our Fame by KMFDM*
But I'm sure many of you are wondering "WTH brought this about?" I'll tell you. As I visited the messageboards of Tokyopop.com I came to notice some of the messageboarders were urging aspiring mangaka to stop using elements from traditional japanese manga, and to try, and create something new that no one's ever seen before. And as I foolishly, and pointlessly argued with these individuals, I came to the assumption that they're not into writing and drawing manga for the passion, and because they enjoy doing it for a living. They're basically out for the fame, and popularity that publication has the possibility of promising. So I began to wonder is that the main reason many aspiring writers/artists of my and the next deadweight generation pursue these professions? Just to be swarmed by the fame it brings, and not because they loved it while they were young so they decided to make a living out of something they enjoy? Also I figured individuals like those users I argued with sit at their drawing desk, or computer, as they clinch their teeth, tense up their muscles,while stressing and straining their brain to develop something original. Rather than relaxing, taking a look at the world around them, do some research on the topic they want to play with, as their imaginations sucks in everything they see, goes for at a ride, and returns throwing an idea at the subconscious like a bullet from a semi automatic machine gun.
That's been my experience anyway... When I didn't focus on trying to create something original, but kept it in mind, while my imagination went on a joyride, I wound developing something original.
As for me, I'm not trying to write the next "Harry Potter" or develop the next 'Batman of a new age." I figured since I have an overactive imagination, and like to think, and literally dream up stories, and characters, I'd pursue the career of writing, and comic art. Besides I enjoy it more than anything else, and I've come to enjoy writing stories with Mutants, Demons, Angels, Sorcerers, Faeries, Mecha, Ninja, and SuperHeroes. Despite how cliche those elements may be I at least make an effort and putting my own spin on it like I'm doing with Princess Of The Damned and Indestructible as I put fictional aspects of myself into my stories... I really don't care how popular my stories become, but I would get incredibly pissed if a director in Hollywood tried to adapt one of my works into a movie without having a full understanding of the story, or the characters' personalities.
*Listening To Feed Our Fame by KMFDM*
But I'm sure many of you are wondering "WTH brought this about?" I'll tell you. As I visited the messageboards of Tokyopop.com I came to notice some of the messageboarders were urging aspiring mangaka to stop using elements from traditional japanese manga, and to try, and create something new that no one's ever seen before. And as I foolishly, and pointlessly argued with these individuals, I came to the assumption that they're not into writing and drawing manga for the passion, and because they enjoy doing it for a living. They're basically out for the fame, and popularity that publication has the possibility of promising. So I began to wonder is that the main reason many aspiring writers/artists of my and the next deadweight generation pursue these professions? Just to be swarmed by the fame it brings, and not because they loved it while they were young so they decided to make a living out of something they enjoy? Also I figured individuals like those users I argued with sit at their drawing desk, or computer, as they clinch their teeth, tense up their muscles,while stressing and straining their brain to develop something original. Rather than relaxing, taking a look at the world around them, do some research on the topic they want to play with, as their imaginations sucks in everything they see, goes for at a ride, and returns throwing an idea at the subconscious like a bullet from a semi automatic machine gun.
That's been my experience anyway... When I didn't focus on trying to create something original, but kept it in mind, while my imagination went on a joyride, I wound developing something original.
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