How to Write Superhero Stories

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Creating Superhero Characters

Superpowers Will Not Make a Boring Character Interesting

Superhero Creation Questionnaire

How to Write a Good Sidekick

How to Name Superheroes

More Ideas About How to Name a Superhero

How to Give Your Superhero A Day Job

How Can Superheroes Maintain a Day Job?

Common Superhero Day Jobs, Part 1

Common Superhero Day Jobs, Part 2

Modern Superhero Naming Conventions

Questionnaire for Nonhuman Characters

Random Name Generator for Alternate Identities

Three Qualities of Solid Villains

Pros and Cons of Using Secret Identities

Reasons Your Protagonists Might Not Use Secret Identities

 
Superpowers and Capabilities

List of Superpowers

How to Distinguish the Superpowers in Your Superhero Stories

Selecting Effective Superpowers For Your Story

Superpowers Checklist

How Creative Do Your Superpowers Need to Be?

How to Keep Your Superpowers Extraordinary

Limiting Superpowers for Dramatic Effect

Can You Explain Your Protagonist’s Superpowers in 1-2 Sentences?

Keeping Your Superpowers From Getting Stale

How to Create Weaknesses for Your Superhero

Creative Ways to Use Supersenses

How Do Your Characters’ Superpowers Affect Their Perspectives?

Kryptonite-Style Weaknesses Are Usually a Poor Option

Common Superpower Problems

10 Uses for Forcefields

Writing Psychic Characters and Psionics

 
Superhero Origin Stories

List of Superhero Origins

How to Write Origin Stories

Plausible Origin Stories

Why Secret Origins are Usually Awful

“Just Another Comics Blog” Argues Against Origin Stories

 
Plotting Superhero Stories

A List of Superhero Cliches and Tropes

Problems and Obstacles for Superheroes to Face Besides Supervillains and Criminals

Writing More Realistic Violence

Elements of Superhero Stories That Might Be Surprisingly Plausible

How to Do Superhero Gadgets Well

How to Keep Your Story’s Superpowers Extraordinary

Difficulties Superheroes Would Face in the Real World

Felonies That Most Superheroes Commit (this could be helpful if your protagonists have testy relations with the police)

Writing Realistic Superhero Stories

 
Five Common Mistakes of Comic Book Writers

Part One

Part Two

Five Superhero Plots that Need to Die

Five Things About Your Superhero Story That Might Be Wasting Your Time

 
Other Advice for Comic Book Writers

Experiment With Your Panel Layouts

Should You Write a Comic Book or a Superhero Novel?

Free Comic Book Scripting Software

Use the Ending of Each Issue to Sell the Next Issue

Make Your Recaps Stylish

Sketch Your Pages Before Sending Them to the Artist

 
The Mechanics of Writing a Superhero Story

How to Write Superhero Fight Scenes

How to Pick Superpowers that Make Your Story Work

Common Problems with Superstrong Heroes

Common Problems with Psychic Superheroes

Common Problems with Powersuited Superheroes (like Iron Man)

 
Marketing and Visual Issues

Easy-to-Fix Visual Design Problems for Superhero Characters

How to Make Your Story Less “Weird” and More Novel

Superhero Visual References: Boots

Superhero Visual References: Gloves

Superhero Novel Proposals:  How to Write the Comparable Works Section

 
Getting Published

Publishers That Accept Unsolicited Submissions

What Goes Into a Comic Book Submission?

A Few Tips on Submitting a Comic Book Script

How to Communicate With Editors

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