Hello all!! I have decided to stop kidding myself and admit that I don't write fiction well. I can write screenplays but no one will produce them, so I am trying my hand again at writing graphic novels. Right now I am working on a story and I have one that is about half the length that I need (17 pages) and I was wondering, what is the typical length for a graphic novel? Would it be better to serialize it as a series of single issues? What would the length be in that scenario? I think I can add about 20-25 more pages to that by adding this first part to another that I am currently drafting.
Okay, now that we have talked about length, let's talk about content. This is going to be a manga style novel, and it is going to be very gritty and include some adult sequences and nudity. Is this alright in a graphic novel? There is also going to be violence and incidents of gay sex (yes possible yaoi) and maybe hints of character rape in the story. Is this too much? Should I hold off, or go full bore on telling the story in all it's sexy, gritty glory? Also, would anyone be willing to publish such a brash piece of writing? Am I shooting myself in the foot with an idea involving six heroes who are survivors of war coming together to fight an wicked killer with possible love as the far off backdrop? Anyway, I will leave it to you. The first 17 pages are done. Should I go on? Thank you.
Okay, now that we have talked about length, let's talk about content. This is going to be a manga style novel, and it is going to be very gritty and include some adult sequences and nudity. Is this alright in a graphic novel? There is also going to be violence and incidents of gay sex (yes possible yaoi) and maybe hints of character rape in the story. Is this too much? Should I hold off, or go full bore on telling the story in all it's sexy, gritty glory? Also, would anyone be willing to publish such a brash piece of writing? Am I shooting myself in the foot with an idea involving six heroes who are survivors of war coming together to fight an wicked killer with possible love as the far off backdrop? Anyway, I will leave it to you. The first 17 pages are done. Should I go on? Thank you.