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dolariI Just got off the phone with UPS. This time, instead of a suspicious man who wouldn't commit to removing my account and weasled out of every answer I asked for, I got an overly sympathtic woman who actually followed through with me on every step, isntead of putting me on hold for ten minutes.
A few words and she was able to find out that the account wasn't hacked, and that the person on the other end was entering a number wrong. She said she'd call them up and let them know they were using a wrong account number, and instead of getting a "Well, this is your account, and we'll remove the shipments you supposedly didn't send" I actually got a "No problem, we'll remove your account as soon as billing gets to it."
As someone who's done tech support for God Knows How Long, I really appreciate a phone rep who actually listens and deduces problems, instead of jumping to the "You're a loser trying to scam us" bandwagon. I did everything I could to be a good phone rep when I was on the phone, I always get a little angry when I call for service and get bitched at.
If UPS sends a "How was your call" EMail like last time, I shall sing this woman's praises.
A possible writing gig has opened up for me. Nothing really spectacular, just writing a sex-ed comic book on Transsexuality (more'n'likely not drawing it, though). It's finally a chance to sit down and write instead of sit down and draw, then crowbar text into little squeezie panels. I know I still have to write to the space I have, but it's a lot less schizophrenic, having to draw, then write, then draw, then write, then draw, then rewrite, then reedit, then draw, then edit, then redraw....
So a question to the comickers put there, what's the best way to write a comic script? I tend to write mine like movie scripts, since that's what I was most familiar with when I started writing comics. Is that good enough? Or is there a specific format when writing these things? Heck, I've even seen some comics where the art is done first THEN the script is written around that (Grendel comes to mind).
Here's a comic script I wrote when Closetspace was going to be a 28 page comic. It's old (1997) and a bit wordy (I know better now). Is this good enough format for someone else to work off of?
Want to remember a time when Adult Swim didn't suck (Boondocks excepted)? Click here to relive a fond little memory. If you don't recognize your favorite part, let it play, it'll get there. :D
The "you must join our church" ad is back in the classifieds. Wonder why they had to rerun it? :)
IT's going to be a busy year. I'm hittng Trinoc in July (as a featured guest), Dragoncon (as a incredibly minor guest) and will now be going to Ka-Vention (as a regular schmoe). I may even be going to Staple (as a borrowed guest). It's time to actually buy a calendar. :)
A few words and she was able to find out that the account wasn't hacked, and that the person on the other end was entering a number wrong. She said she'd call them up and let them know they were using a wrong account number, and instead of getting a "Well, this is your account, and we'll remove the shipments you supposedly didn't send" I actually got a "No problem, we'll remove your account as soon as billing gets to it."
As someone who's done tech support for God Knows How Long, I really appreciate a phone rep who actually listens and deduces problems, instead of jumping to the "You're a loser trying to scam us" bandwagon. I did everything I could to be a good phone rep when I was on the phone, I always get a little angry when I call for service and get bitched at.
If UPS sends a "How was your call" EMail like last time, I shall sing this woman's praises.
A possible writing gig has opened up for me. Nothing really spectacular, just writing a sex-ed comic book on Transsexuality (more'n'likely not drawing it, though). It's finally a chance to sit down and write instead of sit down and draw, then crowbar text into little squeezie panels. I know I still have to write to the space I have, but it's a lot less schizophrenic, having to draw, then write, then draw, then write, then draw, then rewrite, then reedit, then draw, then edit, then redraw....
So a question to the comickers put there, what's the best way to write a comic script? I tend to write mine like movie scripts, since that's what I was most familiar with when I started writing comics. Is that good enough? Or is there a specific format when writing these things? Heck, I've even seen some comics where the art is done first THEN the script is written around that (Grendel comes to mind).
Here's a comic script I wrote when Closetspace was going to be a 28 page comic. It's old (1997) and a bit wordy (I know better now). Is this good enough format for someone else to work off of?
Want to remember a time when Adult Swim didn't suck (Boondocks excepted)? Click here to relive a fond little memory. If you don't recognize your favorite part, let it play, it'll get there. :D
The "you must join our church" ad is back in the classifieds. Wonder why they had to rerun it? :)
IT's going to be a busy year. I'm hittng Trinoc in July (as a featured guest), Dragoncon (as a incredibly minor guest) and will now be going to Ka-Vention (as a regular schmoe). I may even be going to Staple (as a borrowed guest). It's time to actually buy a calendar. :)
