Casey Bowker

Writer. Dad.

[Casey Bowker @chazvoltaire]

@acttwowriters Call him Henry, the lead name of the kid from The Good Son

[Bill & Ted 3 @BillandTed3]

HAPPY BILL & TED DAY! https://t.co/27BJmzrLhG 🎸⚡

[Gail Simone 💙💛 @GailSimone]

Actual dialog from Midnight Suns:

DEADPOOL: I wouldn’t know leadership if it walked up and kicked me in my fun bags.

HUNTER: What exactly are ‘fun bags?’

DEADPOOL: It’s where I keep my kazoos and party poppers!

WHY ARE YOU NOT PLAYING THIS GAME?

[Casey Bowker @chazvoltaire]

I just backed The Herald #1: A Supernatural Western from @chapsoffury on @Kickstarter https://t.co/S48v7c3KMd

[Joseph Mora @PapiNCali]

TOMORROW is... #EclipseSolar2024

[Casey Bowker @chazvoltaire]

Great writer and artist duo, this one will be a fun one!

[Bad Bug Media ➡️ FINAL GIRL NEXT DOOR #3 Soon! @BadBugMediaLLC]

Flickering Lights #3 is available on kickstarter!

Cover G by Alessandro Amoruso.

Link in bio.

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[SMB Attorney @SMB_Attorney]

Getting fired is tough, but it’s important to handle it with dignity. Firing someone is also hard, requiring compassion and respect. Total disaster on both sides here.

[Casey Bowker @chazvoltaire]

I can't even imagine how horrible this much feel, hope you find a new home for the project!

[Will Robson @robsonink]

Well. This sucks.

My creator owned book with IDW just got cancelled midway through making it. I’m devastated. After spending years on the pitch I’m truly gutted. This was a huge opportunity for me as a creator & now it’s gone. Guess I’m free if anyone wants to hire me…

[Cate @supergayscripts]

Can we stop saying ‘Greta Gerwig scores biggest opening wkend ever for female director’ and start saying Greta Gerwig scores bigger opening weekend than any man this year - and most other years too. It’s the 24th highest opening in HISTORY. It’s bigger than TOP GUN MFING MAVERICK

[Allen Dunford @chapsoffury]

Hey all! We made it into Previews! Thank you to every who has helped us along the way! Get your copy of Pocus Hocus Issue 1 on October 25th! CLICK HERE OR GO TO YOUR LCS https://t.co/715gd10P0j @BrianBalondo @Jasen_Smith @dlentzletters @SourcePtPress

[Nathan Baugh @nathanbaugh27]

Students at NYU asked the creators of South Park the million-dollar question:

“What makes a good story?”

They gave one of the best explanations of story I’ve heard:

“If we can take the beats of your outline, and the words ‘and then’ belong between those beats… you got something pretty boring.

What should happen between every beat you’ve written down is the words ‘therefore’ or ‘but.’”

They go on to say, “That gives you the causation between each beat, and that makes a story.”

Point 1:

There’s an idea in storytelling called ‘Promise, Progress, Payoff.’

Essentially, a story is a neverending cycle of promises that are paid off over the span of the story.

It’s a cycle of expectation and resolution. Cause and effect. Conflict and progress.

Point 2:

A story isn’t a bunch of random events thrown together.

A story is a series of but / because / therefore moments.

A famous example:

• Harry discovers he's a wizard. Because of this, he goes to learn magic at Hogwarts.
• But then he learns Voldemort wants to kill him and rule the world.
• Therefore, he must find a way to defeat him.

Point 3:

‘And’ implies a simple continuation.

‘But / Therefore’ give prior events meaning through causation.

‘But’ implies conflict. ‘Therefore’ implies progress.

I’m reminded of a Hemingway quote:

“Prose is architecture, not interior decoration.”

Great writing is intentional. It doesn’t wander. It builds upon itself.

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I hope you enjoyed that! If so, follow @nathanbaugh27. I study the best storytellers ever and share what I learn.

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[Casey Bowker @chazvoltaire]

I just backed Horus in Hell #1: a demented Saturday morning cartoon! From @JoeyGalvez1984 @chapsoffury on @kickstarter https://t.co/XwqGFk6maV

[Casey Bowker @chazvoltaire]

Down on the wire! Last chance to get your hands on this book!

[Casey Bowker @chazvoltaire]

Stretch goals unlocked and ready for consumption! Back the comic that readers are calling One HELL of a comic!

[Casey Bowker @chazvoltaire]

@KOLKKO_Artist @BadBugMediaLLC @RubenTheWriter Thanks for checking it out and enjoying

[Casey Bowker @chazvoltaire]

@SpiderVerse @MetroBoomin This is great, when is the score coming?

[Casey Bowker @chazvoltaire]

@Ashcan_Indie Our team is just amazing. We got super lucky.

[Casey Bowker @chazvoltaire]

@Ashcan_Indie Appreciate it!!