When we talk about religion in real life, assuming it's not taboo, there are a lot of different approaches. Technically, in real life there is no conclusive proof on the existence of God or non-existence of God. There can be a range of indications, evidence and anecdotal testimonials but ...
Religion in Fantasy
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Feb. 29, 2020Building basics (Part 1)
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Feb. 14, 2020
A key aspect to creating a story, be it a modern day slice-of-life, an epic space opera or a high fantasy saga, is the world in which the characters inhabit. Now there are lots of aspects to consider when building your story and, this week, we’ll be going into ...
Believing the Unbelievable
Banes at 12:00AM, Feb. 13, 2020The suspension of disbelief happens automatically in readers and audiences if a story does its job.
Audiences WANT to believe in a story when they start reading or watching it.
I mean, you can' t count on everyone. I remember going to see the Benjamin Button movie and my friend ...
QUACKCAST 465 - Planning Vs pantsing!
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There are a couple of approaches when it comes to making a big creative project: planing it all out or working things out as you go ie ...
A Former Child Soldier’s Story Will Be Told Through an Online Comic
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Feb. 10, 2020The Icons - Jughead
Banes at 12:00AM, Feb. 6, 2020
I'm not sure who the first fictional character was that I became attached to. The Cat in the Hat? Superman or Batman? Animal from the Muppets? Oscar the Grouch?
In any case, Jughead Jones was somewhere in that very early group of beloved characters. I liked Archie, and envied ...
On Writing Therapists 3
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Jan. 25, 2020
And so we have arrived to the juicy stuff- Evil Psychologists!
You'd be surprised, but there have been a LOT of those in real life. It's the reason that the ethics code and penalization if that code is broken is so severe for professionals in the mental health ...
On Writing Therapists 2
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Jan. 18, 2020
Therapists are the type of character whose occupation can easily seep into their ‘off the clock’ life. It's not something that can often be helped. Psychologists don't ‘turn off’ their perception of behavioral patterns and personality analyses, the same way you can't ‘unsee’ the rabbits after you ...