Into The Ecto @ EltonPruitt.com http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/ The time is here.  The place is now. en-us Elton Pruitt Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:04:51 GMT newtelligence dasBlog 1.8.5223.2 epruitt@aristotle.net epruitt@aristotle.net http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/Trackback.aspx?guid=f3c16621-1a48-4531-bc9a-e7c170445d13 http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/pingback.aspx http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/PermaLink,guid,f3c16621-1a48-4531-bc9a-e7c170445d13.aspx epruitt@aristotle.net (Elton Pruitt) http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/CommentView,guid,f3c16621-1a48-4531-bc9a-e7c170445d13.aspx http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=f3c16621-1a48-4531-bc9a-e7c170445d13 This week in Running Up That Hill, Elton Pruitt comes clean on why you should stop listening to him and start trusting your own instincts.

Sound like a farewell column? It's not.

But it is the Shortest. Column. Ever.

And it's only available at Scryptic Studios, the #1 site for aspiring comic book writers!

NEW @ SCRYPTIC STUDIOS: Shortest. Column. Ever. http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/PermaLink,guid,f3c16621-1a48-4531-bc9a-e7c170445d13.aspx http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/2008/02/18/NEWSCRYPTICSTUDIOSShortestColumnEver.aspx Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:04:51 GMT This week in <i>Running Up That Hill</i>, Elton Pruitt comes clean on why you should stop listening to him and start trusting your own instincts. <br> <br> Sound like a farewell column? It's not. <br> <br> But it is the <b><a href="http://www.scrypticstudios.com/columns/running_up_that_hill/shortest._column._ever..html" target="_blank">Shortest. Column. Ever.</a></b> <br> <br> And it's only available at <a href="http://www.scrypticstudios.com/" target="_blank">Scryptic Studios, the #1 site for aspiring comic book writers</a>!<p> </p> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/aggbug.ashx?id=f3c16621-1a48-4531-bc9a-e7c170445d13" /> http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/CommentView,guid,f3c16621-1a48-4531-bc9a-e7c170445d13.aspx Running Up That Hill;Scryptic Studios http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/Trackback.aspx?guid=696613c3-c95f-413b-af25-62b6834e67b4 http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/pingback.aspx http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/PermaLink,guid,696613c3-c95f-413b-af25-62b6834e67b4.aspx epruitt@aristotle.net (Elton Pruitt) http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/CommentView,guid,696613c3-c95f-413b-af25-62b6834e67b4.aspx http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=696613c3-c95f-413b-af25-62b6834e67b4
This week at Scryptic Studios (the #1 site for aspiring comic book writers):

Making Good
We've all faced them before and most of us will face them again. Some of us love them, some of us hate them, and some of us are eternally torn. But one thing's for certain: anyone planning on being a writer (especially a comics writer) is going to face a career full of them.

They're DEADLINES. As in, "Cross this line and you're dead."

Discover "The Agony and Ecstasy of Deadlines" in this all-new, all-different installment of Caleb Monroe's Making Good!

Running Up That Hill
Are you one of the 5,000+ people who entered the Shadowline Who Wants to Create a Super-Heroine Contest and didn't make the Top 10?

Elton Pruitt (aka the Ecto) is, and he's here with the perfect cure for what ails you: a completely sincere little pep talk.

Delight in his failure to crack the Top 10 – and hopefully even get a little inspired yourself – by reading “Shiny Happy Column,” this week in Running Up That Hill.
NEW @ SCRYPTIC STUDIOS: Agony, Ecstasy, Deadlines & Super-Heroines! http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/PermaLink,guid,696613c3-c95f-413b-af25-62b6834e67b4.aspx http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/2008/02/11/NEWSCRYPTICSTUDIOSAgonyEcstasyDeadlinesSuperHeroines.aspx Mon, 11 Feb 2008 04:32:24 GMT <div>This week at Scryptic Studios (the #1 site for aspiring comic book writers):<br> <br> <b><a href="http://www.scrypticstudios.com/columns/making_good/the_agony_and_ecstasy_of_deadlines.html" target="_blank">Making Good</a> </b> <br> <blockquote>We've all faced them before and most of us will face them again. Some of us love them, some of us hate them, and some of us are eternally torn. But one thing's for certain: anyone planning on being a writer (especially a comics writer) is going to face a career full of them.<br> <br> They're DEADLINES. As in, "Cross this line and you're dead." <br> <br> Discover "<a href="http://www.scrypticstudios.com/columns/making_good/the_agony_and_ecstasy_of_deadlines.html" target="_blank">The Agony and Ecstasy of Deadlines</a>" in this all-new, all-different installment of Caleb Monroe's <i>Making Good</i>!</blockquote> <br> <b><a href="http://www.scrypticstudios.com/columns/running_up_that_hill/shiny_happy_column.html" target="_blank">Running Up That Hill</a></b> <br> <blockquote>Are you one of the 5,000+ people who entered the Shadowline Who Wants to Create a Super-Heroine Contest and didn't make the Top 10?<br> <br> Elton Pruitt (aka the Ecto) is, and he's here with the perfect cure for what ails you: a completely sincere little pep talk.<br> <br> Delight in his failure to crack the Top 10 – and hopefully even get a little inspired yourself – by reading “<a href="http://www.scrypticstudios.com/columns/running_up_that_hill/shiny_happy_column.html" target="_blank">Shiny Happy Column</a>,” this week in <i>Running Up That Hill</i>.</blockquote> </div> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/aggbug.ashx?id=696613c3-c95f-413b-af25-62b6834e67b4" /> http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/CommentView,guid,696613c3-c95f-413b-af25-62b6834e67b4.aspx Running Up That Hill;Scryptic Studios http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/Trackback.aspx?guid=0095f9d7-2218-4d55-9288-bc3c2df4fbe0 http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/pingback.aspx http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/PermaLink,guid,0095f9d7-2218-4d55-9288-bc3c2df4fbe0.aspx epruitt@aristotle.net (Elton Pruitt) http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/CommentView,guid,0095f9d7-2218-4d55-9288-bc3c2df4fbe0.aspx http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=0095f9d7-2218-4d55-9288-bc3c2df4fbe0 Artists: without them, we’re merely delusional dreamers.

If you want to write comic books, you’ve got to find artists to bring your words to visual life. But where do you find them? And how?

Learn all the Ecto has learned – and hopefully a lot more – in “The Courtship of an Artist,” this week in Running Up That Hill.

Brought to you by Scryptic Studios, the #1 site for aspiring comic book writers !

NEW @ SCRYPTIC STUDIOS: The Courtship of an Artist http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/PermaLink,guid,0095f9d7-2218-4d55-9288-bc3c2df4fbe0.aspx http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/2008/02/02/NEWSCRYPTICSTUDIOSTheCourtshipOfAnArtist.aspx Sat, 02 Feb 2008 03:54:02 GMT Artists: without them, we’re merely delusional dreamers.<br> <br> If you want to write comic books, you’ve got to find artists to bring your words to visual life. But where do you find them? And how?<br> <br> Learn all the Ecto has learned – and hopefully a lot more – in “The Courtship of an Artist,” this week in <i><a href="http://www.scrypticstudios.com/columns/running_up_that_hill/the_courtship_of_an_artist.html" target="_blank">Running Up That Hill</a></i>.<br> <br> <i>Brought to you by <a href="http://www.scrypticstudios.com/" target="_blank">Scryptic Studios, the #1 site for aspiring comic book writers</a> !</i> <p> </p> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/aggbug.ashx?id=0095f9d7-2218-4d55-9288-bc3c2df4fbe0" /> http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/CommentView,guid,0095f9d7-2218-4d55-9288-bc3c2df4fbe0.aspx Running Up That Hill;Scryptic Studios http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/Trackback.aspx?guid=1eca13c6-3b91-40ff-a240-846a978ca2ee http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/pingback.aspx http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/PermaLink,guid,1eca13c6-3b91-40ff-a240-846a978ca2ee.aspx epruitt@aristotle.net (Elton Pruitt) http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/CommentView,guid,1eca13c6-3b91-40ff-a240-846a978ca2ee.aspx http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=1eca13c6-3b91-40ff-a240-846a978ca2ee
Our primary goal as writers is to defeat that mythological, multi-headed beast: the dreaded blank page. This week in Running Up That Hill, Elton Pruitt (aka the Ecto, aka recent accomplisher of the fabled NEGATIVE BURN Hat Trick) shares a couple of tips and stategies that work for him.

Read Defeating Blank Pages, part 1: Outflank Your Enemy today!

Brought to you by Scryptic Studios, the #1 site for aspiring comic book writers.

NEW @ SCRYPTIC STUDIOS: Defeating Blank Pages, part 1 http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/PermaLink,guid,1eca13c6-3b91-40ff-a240-846a978ca2ee.aspx http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/2008/01/25/NEWSCRYPTICSTUDIOSDefeatingBlankPagesPart1.aspx Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:04:44 GMT <br> Our primary goal as writers is to defeat that mythological, multi-headed beast: the dreaded blank page. This week in <i>Running Up That Hill</i>, Elton Pruitt (aka the Ecto, aka recent accomplisher of the fabled <i>NEGATIVE BURN</i> Hat Trick) shares a couple of tips and stategies that work for him.<br> <br> Read <a href="http://www.scrypticstudios.com/columns/running_up_that_hill/defeating_blank_pages_part_1_outflank_your_enemy.html" target="_blank">Defeating Blank Pages, part 1: Outflank Your Enemy</a> today!<br> <br> <i>Brought to you by <a href="http://www.scrypticstudios.com/" target="_blank">Scryptic Studios, the #1 site for aspiring comic book writers</a>.</i> <p> </p> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/aggbug.ashx?id=1eca13c6-3b91-40ff-a240-846a978ca2ee" /> http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/CommentView,guid,1eca13c6-3b91-40ff-a240-846a978ca2ee.aspx Running Up That Hill;Scryptic Studios http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/Trackback.aspx?guid=4845ab3e-95de-4735-a5fa-0dfe6cbfedcd http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/pingback.aspx http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/PermaLink,guid,4845ab3e-95de-4735-a5fa-0dfe6cbfedcd.aspx epruitt@aristotle.net (Elton Pruitt) http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/CommentView,guid,4845ab3e-95de-4735-a5fa-0dfe6cbfedcd.aspx http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=4845ab3e-95de-4735-a5fa-0dfe6cbfedcd 2 Just heard tonight from another one-time Scryptic Studios columnist who wants to come in from the cold. So my efforts to revive and rejuvenate that site appear to be paying off.

And speaking of former Scryptic Studios columnists, Elizabeth Genco today suggested we be each other's Accountability Partners: someone you know you're gonna hear from every week, finding out what you've done that week and what you're planning to do next week.

That's a good, good thing right there.

Thanks, Elizabeth.

What's Going On http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/PermaLink,guid,4845ab3e-95de-4735-a5fa-0dfe6cbfedcd.aspx http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/2008/01/18/WhatsGoingOn.aspx Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:49:51 GMT Just heard tonight from another one-time Scryptic Studios columnist who wants to come in from the cold. So my efforts to revive and rejuvenate that site appear to be paying off. <br> <br> And speaking of former Scryptic Studios columnists, Elizabeth Genco today suggested we be each other's Accountability Partners: someone you know you're gonna hear from every week, finding out what you've done that week and what you're planning to do next week. <br> <br> That's a good, good thing right there. <br> <br> Thanks, Elizabeth. <br> <p> </p> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/aggbug.ashx?id=4845ab3e-95de-4735-a5fa-0dfe6cbfedcd" /> http://eltonpruitt.com/blog/CommentView,guid,4845ab3e-95de-4735-a5fa-0dfe6cbfedcd.aspx What's Going On;Scryptic Studios