Why you should write a one shot

The deadline to submit your pitch for the DrunkDuck horror anthology is fast approaching (31/8/2020) so what better time to talk about one shot comics than right now! Short story comics, also known as one-shots, are generally self contained stories. There aren’t as many moving parts when compared to serialized comics, allowing the creator the freedom to really flex their creativity in other ways, such as experimenting with their art style, the themes they want to explore or a different narrative structure.

Creating a one shot comic can also serve to be a change of pace during projects, particularly if you’re finding yourself at a challenging junction with your other works. Developing a story that has an achievable scope can help when one is facing writer’s/artist’s blocks as it allows you to explore and find new ways of telling a story, particularly if you’re developing a one for a genre you have never tackled before.

Given you don’t have the room for complicated and long world-building/lore, it helps to have a strong and clear outline for a one shot comic. (Check out last week’s article for tips on how to construct your own plot outline). A clear advantage of the one shot/short story format is that it keeps you focused, given that the overall scope is smaller than a long form comic, and the outline will keep the plot from unraveling out of control.

It also offers a good outlet for ideas you want to explore but might not have enough content to fill a longer series. Don’t forget, you can always collect them together to form your own anthology, which very neatly brings us back to the DrunkDuck anthology project! (How seamless was that?)

Submission for pitches for the DrunkDuck Anthology are open!
You have until 31 August to get them in! Check out PIT_FACE's article for more information on the theme and getting your pitch ready for submission or you can head on over to the forum. You can also join the community on the Discord server.

Have you ever written a one-shot or short story comic? Let us know in the comment section below! And join us on Sunday evening for our Quackchat at 5:30PM(EST)!

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