I recently guested on comic book artist Ryan Stegman’s podcast Steg-Man and His Amazing Friends where I talked about writing comics, books I recommend on writing, and answered questions about working in the comic book industry.

When it comes to writing comics, I’m always adapting and reworking how I script. Usually, it’s to make it easier for the artist to read, the letterer to pull dialogue/captions from, or to share with collaborators.

One thing that I like about auto-numbering templates is that they can keep your page counts on track so that you don’t have to worry about them. While I like Final Draft, sometimes the formatting or the software feels restrictive.

So I went ahead and made my own template that I’m giving away for free.

Writing a comic book script can be a bit daunting for newcomers. Aside from learning the language of comic book storytelling and sequential art, you also have to write a script that communicates your story and ideas to the artist clearly and effectively.