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Skills You’ll Learn
Think Like a Writer
How to Develop an Idea
Characters, Stories, Theme, and Settings
Developing Characters, Stories, Theme, and Settings
Scripts and Pace Chapters
How to Write Manga Scripts and Pace Chapters
Best Writing Style
Establishing the Best Writing Style For You
WHAT IS THIS CLASS ABOUT?
Many writers have great ideas for manga, but don't know how to start creating it. I'm here to show you how to create manga from beginning to end. We'll talk about story, scripting, storyboarding, and working with artists to make your dream a reality.
WHO IS THIS CLASS FOR?
This course is for anyone who wants to write manga efficiently. You'll learn what manga truly is, how to produce your own, and how to tell a powerful story.
WHAT WILL THE STUDENTS ACHIEVE?
By the end of the class, you will know how to storyboard manga and structure your stories. You will also develop the fundamentals of writing and manga production.
1 A Pencil
2. A Sketchbook
3. Optional: An iPad (with an Apple Pencil)
Curriculum
Creator
Brandon Chen
Writer, Brandon Chen, is twenty-three years old and has published four novels (Two Amazon Best-Sellers & one #1 Amazon New Release), as well as the shonen manga, Somnia, (Comixology Best-Seller).
Somnia has nearly a perfect 5-star rating with over 230 current ratings on Comixology and has amassed a large following on social media. Icarus Rising and Dodge were both entered into Shonen Jump’s 2020 Tezuka Contest with Icarus Rising receiving over 2 million “reads” in a month and being most-read in the international contest.
All of Brandon’s projects are inspired by many works, most of which are shonen or seinen manga. He inspires many by sharing the developmental processes of his manga and other projects, as well as tips for young writers, on social media, where he has over 600,000 followers across various platforms. Brandon is eager to share his stories and inspire his readers with his moving characters and fantastical worlds. He is located in New York City and graduated from New York University.
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