As we approach the end of another year, I had a few ideas about topics related to endings.
If you've read my articles for awhile, you may remember discussions about wants and needs - the plot objective that is more ‘physical’ is the want, and the emotional or thematic pursuit ...
Four Endings
Banes at 12:00AM, Dec. 29, 2022Celebrate Halloween 2022 with the Art Exchange; A Round of Milestones for Blessed Days, Hawk and Flo Adventures Part Zero, and Hawk and Flo Adventures Part One
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 31, 2022
Photo: “Red Eyes Pumpkin Dribbler” (Patreon Exclusive). Pumpkin and Carving Knife. Carved by HawkandFloAdventures. (October 2022)
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Blessed Days by InkyMoondrop
Hi,
I want to announce the chapter 2 milestone. If it's not too early after the last one (or not too late now, that Chapter 3 will begin ...
Quackcast 601 - /rant
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Sept. 20, 2022 LISTEN on our new player!
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If something affects or disturbs you so much that you want to respond to it through a story that you write, that can be a pretty powerful ...
Venting Your Frustrations Needs Elegance
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Sept. 3, 2022
So it came to my attention that J.K. Rowling has taken revenge against her ‘internet trolls’ by writing a new book called The Ink Black Heart. According to reviews (I haven't read the book) the plot of the book reflects the author's experience of mass-condemnation over her ...
Quackcast 598 - 2D or not 2D
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Aug. 30, 2022 LISTEN on our new player!
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What makes a character two dimensional? What makes them three dimensional? Does it matter that they only have two dimensions to them? This was an idea that ...
Timely or Timeless
Banes at 12:00AM, Aug. 25, 2022
Rogue from the X-Men encounters President Ronald Reagan!
(…who???)
Timeliness vs Timelessness
Some comics are very much “of the moment”, while others are more timeless.
Connecting to the events of the moment can be a worthy endeavor. Webcomics are well suited to this kind of approach, too, with our ability ...
Drama of the Historical
Banes at 12:00AM, July 21, 2022
Historical Drama/period pieces present multiple issues for the writer/creator to deal with.
In talking about the drama in his movie “Cinderella Man”, Ron Howard said that the drama was built into the story itself. Meaning the actual true events. The moving radio broadcast where the Depression-Era boxer Jimmy ...
On Designing Outfits
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, July 9, 2022
Character design needs careful planning on all levels: from the character's psyche and personality to their body type, mannerisms, hair, and of course, outfits.
Like in real life, what a character wears is a reflection of their personality and their general situation.
There's a reason why Jessica Rabbit ...