Congratulations, Tantz Aerine for designing the winning awards trophy! 🏆
This is the last week to vote, and we still need a lot of volunteers!! PQ or email Niccea at niccea (at) gmail (dot) com to sign up to help out or volunteer in any way you can.
Ballot will be ...
2020 Drunk Duck Awards Ballots Now Open!!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 13, 2020
Ballot will be open from July 12th, 2020 until August 8th, 2020.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1QQk5VFGEkNqiIMxmnWainotcenl3-oRiQQetxnHFq1Q/
~One ballot per person. (Must have a valid Drunk Duck Account)
~No voting for yourself. (That means comics you work on)
~Drunk Duck hosted (or mirrored) comics only.
~Comics must be ...
Writing More Than You Know
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, June 13, 2020
We're all aware of the classic tennet for writers and creators of all stories- write what you know in order for the story to be good.
We've explored before what it means to write what you know, and where this rule should be adhered to: at the core ...
The Art of the Conversation
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, June 1, 2020
Understanding the importance of the dialogue between two characters (or an internal monologue) is crucial for writing conversations in comics. It is true that comics are written differently than real world conversations because it removes a lot of the idiosyncrasies that happen in real-time conversations. However, learning to apply techniques ...
QUACKCAST 452 - Storytelling styles change!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 12, 2019 LISTEN on our new player!
Listen on Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/drunkduck-quackcast
Or TuneinRadio - https://tunein.com/podcasts/Books–Literature/Drunkduck-Quackcast-p1150194/
Storytelling styles change over time for various reasons: fashion, audience expectations, competition for audience attention due to increased choice and availability of media, technological limitations and abilities ...
Angels of the Fallen Reaches One Year Milestone!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 30, 2019
https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Angels_of_the_Fallen/
Angels of the Fallen by Busty Laroo is celebrating its one year of updates today, October 1st.
BustyLaroo writes: “I'm super excited about this because it's the first time in my life that I've worked this consistently for this long.”
Congratulations, BustyLaroo ...
Sticking the Landing
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Sept. 14, 2019
As it has been seen very painfully lately in TV, the best story, with the most excellent buildup and most powerful cast of characters will just collapse if the ending isn't good enough.
A technically happy ending that isn't good enough is not going to cut it- again ...
The Weather as Prop
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Aug. 10, 2019
So the weather is very important. We all know that from our real life routine alone.
There is often a tendency, however, not to use it when it comes to the visual narrative that webcomics are. More often than not, the weather is basically perpetually clear. Daylight or moonlight are ...