Much like the great
literary journalists of our time had a signature
style and a signature voice, comics create these very visually branded pieces that allow readers to immediately get a sense for what the emotional content is and what sort of factual content they can draw from it, and they
engage with it on a much deeper level.
Successful writers I know — whether they're published commercially or self - published — need to write and rewrite their books many times, usually with the support of a developmental editor, not someone who does spelling and punctuation but a creative partner who is able to identify and solve problems with the story, structure, characterization, dialogue, visual description,
literary style, pacing, the narrative arc — with a first, second, and third act that
engages the reader and reaches some kind of epiphany or denouement that entertains, illuminates and provides emotional satisfaction for the reader.