Writing good romance is hard- it has so many pitfalls to avoid, so many tropes to grapple with and principles to keep in mind, that experience is necessary.
Writing actual platonic friendships between a male and female character is even harder.
The basic reason why it is harder is because ...
Platonic Friendship (Part 1)
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, March 2, 20195 great comic book slots
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Feb. 21, 2019
Comics have always had a special hold on people’s imaginations, with stories immersing readers in fantasy worlds where literally anything is possible. And, unlike books, comics combine the power of words and pictures. The skills of the artist mean that those worlds and other phenomena are there for all ...
Happy New Year’s Eve!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 31, 2018
This year, I am spending New Year’s Eve Weekend in Las Vegas to watch Lady Gaga perform in concert. (In fact, as soon as this post goes live, I might still be walking up and down the strip.) I always thought the way the first day of the new ...
Art Nouveau Inspired LP Covers
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Nov. 19, 2018Art Nouveau Inspired LP Covers
In an attempt to keep up with the times, I purchased my first record player and have started an LP vinyl collection.
After dusting off my father’s LP collection from the 1970s, I could not help noticing all the gorgeous cover art from bands ...
#Twitter_Feature: Regarding Dandelions
Tantz_Aerine at 12:03PM, Oct. 14, 2018
This Sunday's #Twitter_Feature is Regarding Dandelions by Kari McElroy!
See the entire feature in this twitter moment, and give it a read!
Quackast 384 - Brandcast, PR
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, July 24, 2018 LISTEN!
You may have read about how a conspiracy theorist dug up some 10 year old tweeted jokes by director James Gunn and got him fired from Disney… Well that incident inspired this Quackcast, which is a re-take on the whole personal brand idea that we discussed in Quackcast 289 ...
Drawing the Invisible
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, June 16, 2018
It's hard enough drawing things we can see… what about those we can't see? How do you portray invisible things in a webcomic like magic, wind, earthquakes, scorching heat, invisible people, and so on?
One way is to draw the invisible thing's normally, only making it seem ...
Quackcast 375 - Categories, genres and rants
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, May 22, 2018 LISTEN!
In this Quackcast we chat about the categorisation of work by specific genres and how it makes it easier to promote your work to people, while for fans it makes it easier to find what you're into, but it can also be a bad thing when people categorise ...