Manga is much more streamlined than prose, and boxes are much smaller than traditional comics. Write out the general plot and dialogue for the first section. Work in manageable installments of 5 to 10 pages. Take the first card or first few cards to work with. When you've reached the correct number of pages for all sections, you now have your final outline. If you have 23 pages for the introduction, you'll have to cut 3 pages or borrow from the allotted pages for the main plot. Add up the estimated page numbers you've written on the cards.

For a 100 page story, you'll probably want 20 pages of introduction, 60 pages of main plot, and 20 pages for the conclusion.Дivide the cards into these three categories. If you have 100 pages or only 60 to tell the story, this will affect how much you edit the story and how much detail you can include.Дivide the story into three sections: introduction, main plot and conclusion. Follow the publisher's guidelines for minimum page numbers. This is your chance to really 'see' the plot, and rearrange the elements for better flow.Д®stimate how long the manga will be. Lay the cards out on your table in the order you would like the plot to go. Write the number in the upper right hand corner.

Estimate how many pages of manga it will take to tell that part of the plot. Take each plot point from your outline and write on its own note card. Write up your story ideas, brainstorm critical scenes. I find writing by hand in early stages helps my creativity flow more readily but if you work better on the computer, do so. The only way to get published is to give the publisher exactly what they are asking for. Make careful note of these guidelines and any samples they provide. They usually have very detailed writers guidelines about format, pacing, dialogue and more. Look at the websites of manga publishers you plan to submit to.

Manga manuscripts