Poetry Time 89: Rain Dance

Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, Sept. 29, 2024



Facing the Downpour the broken sleeper crashes again
Flowing down its back it gathers for new fall
Racing the Encore the broken sleeper clashes again
Blowing down its rack it gathers for a new call
Chasing the offshore the broken sleeper bashes again
Rowing down its track it gathers for ...






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Time to Double Check!

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Sept. 28, 2024





The Red Carpet submissions have not only closed but …*drumroll* …

The group shots are already ready! I'm ahead of my game for a change!

However as I was making the group shots I came across completely by chance (fortunately) of a CASUAL submission entry that had been sent to ...







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Freddy Krueger's special day and the Anthology of Dreams

Banes at 12:00AM, Sept. 26, 2024




We're jumping ahead a bit, here: I meant to do horror/halloween related articles throughout October, starting next week - but I caught a little video that reminded me of a special anniversary happening this year!


Freddy Krueger and his first final girl Nancy down for a 40th Anniversary reunion ...





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Skills vs. Tools

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Sept. 21, 2024



Prowling around the forum today just in case I come across any spam to defenestrate (never stop PQing me if you find anyone), I came across this thread by Sosradio who makes SOS Radio which you should check out right now! Some good art to look at there, and an ...

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Panel By Panel: Workshop - 'Omegan Survivors' Part Two

hpkomic at 10:35AM, Sept. 20, 2024



Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck. We return to our workshop series this week. Last time we introduced this week's comic and asked for feedback for the workshop, allowing the community to weigh in and share some thoughts ...

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The Series Bible

Banes at 12:00AM, Sept. 19, 2024



I was just reading one of the original Star Trek Series Bibles. It's actually called the “Writer's Guide” and was a, well, a guide for new writers who were interested in writing a Star Trek script. It's most interesting!

Being very interested in fiction and writing for ...



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Revenge

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Sept. 14, 2024



We love a good revenge story.

The entire journey of a character from victimhood to avenger is one that almost guarantees audience engagement and their rooting for the character on the path of revenge.

The reasoning for that is easy: the character suffered a great grievance that is unlikely to ...





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So Many Paths

Banes at 12:00AM, Sept. 12, 2024



I was thinking about different filmmakers and how varied their processes can be. Stanley Kubrick was famous for doing multiple takes - sometimes dozens of takes and sometimes much more (!)

Meanwhile, Clint Eastwood will do one or two takes and that's it.

On the show Seinfeld, there were two takes ...





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Quackcast 704 - The Cultcast

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Sept. 10, 2024

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The topic we're talking about today was inspired by my ruminations on Bullshido martial arts promo demonstration videos. These are the videos where a martial arts master shows off their skill in a patently fake demonstration ...


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Embracing Feedback: Your Secret Weapon for Better Webcomics

Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Sept. 7, 2024



Hello there Quackateers! Whether you're just starting out or have been creating for years, learning from feedback is one of the best ways to level up your webcomic game. However, taking on feedback on work you are particularly connected to can be daunting. Deciphering what is and isn’t ...

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