Essays About Sequential Art

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Inferno

Feeling lost, I receive guidance from ancient poet.


This Is Everything

What’s the best comic I’ve ever read?


Napier's Law

What a Tudor mathematician taught me about visual storytelling


Page One

Thoughts on managing multi-year creative projects.


The Next Stage

How I wrote the first draft of my graphic novel


Welcome To Shit Hill, Population—Me

My brand new short story collection is now available!


Equanimity Visualised

A new story from me, plus some extra thoughts on finding your voice


Visual Storytelling (in Three Acts)

A step-by-step guide to the many choices a filmmaker or comics artist makes in telling a story.


The Storytelling Stick

Sticks, Twitches, Gifts and Touchstones — let me show you how these simple devices can make your stories rich with meaning.


Poor Miss Lonely Hearts

Let me tell you about The Golden Action — visual storytelling at its most creative and potent.


Making The Invisible Visible

I attempt to explain visual storytelling - with emojis! 🤯


One Thing At A Time

Some thoughts on productivity and visual storytelling.


You Don't Have To Start At The Beginning

Spending time with Hayao Miyazaki has kickstarted my comics storytelling!


How I Made a Comic Short Story

A step-by-step breakdown of making my four-page comic Negroni With A Twist - with lots of pictures!


Storytelling Panel By Panel

The third and final guest letter, with some useful advice on plotting out the panels of a comic.