Last time I talked about catharsis I focused on how important it is in a story, whether by its presence or absense. This time I want to talk about how to incorporate it in a story.
To give a brief recap, catharsis is the feeling of release of powerful emotions ...

Incorporating Catharsis
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 18, 2023Quackcast 661 - Steaks... stakes
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 14, 2023 LISTEN on our player!
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Stakes are a part of a story. What does a character want? What means the most to the character? What are they after, what do they care about? Stakes can be really subjective like that and they ...
Your Friends and Neighbors
Banes at 12:00AM, Nov. 2, 2023
Greetings!
Well, we're past October once again, and past the spooky season. But I had another thought about
scary stuff - and stories filled with tension and fear is always in season!
One area that is always fun to explore is the paranoia about our the friends, neighbors, and strangers ...
Character Deep Dive: Polly from Bottomless Waitress
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Oct. 21, 2023
Today’s deep dive is with Polly, from Bottomless Waitress! Bottomless Waitress is the joint creation of Banes and Ozoneocean, with Banes writing the script and Ozoneocean doing the artwork.
It's a teasing, raunchy and somewhat absurd slice-of-life comedy. It’s a masterful balancing act, dancing carefree on the ...
So Many Ways to be Scared
Banes at 12:00AM, Oct. 19, 2023
Horror…and the baddies and creepies and long-legged beasties of horror…come in many flavours.
These divisions might be incomplete or somewhat meaningless in a way, but hey, I have to approach it somehow…
Reality Bites: Human Creeps, Scary Animals and Nature
-Serial Killers, Jason, Michael Myers, The Strangers, And ...
Blessed Days (Ch7 Sneak Peak): “Smoke and Mirrors”; Davidxolukoga’s Origin Becomes a Video Game; Cast Your Vote for Best Presenter in the 2023 DD Awards!!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 16, 2023
Photo: “Chapter 6- Page 110”. Blessed Days. Original story and characters created by InkyMoondrop. (October 2023)
Blessed Days Milestone Announcement
Message from Blessed Days creator, InkyMoondrop:
“Hi!
It's that time again!
The 6th Chapter of Blessed Days comes to an end on the 18th of October! On the 20th ...
The Dream Anthology Project
Banes at 12:00AM, Oct. 5, 2023
The Dream Anthology Project
Hey! Want to help make a comic?
From Genejoke:
Drunkduck anthology 2: Dreams
Hey drunkduckers, Genejoke here with the beginning of the final offensive to get this anthology finished.
In case you're unaware it's a community project I'm putting together to release a ...
Quackcast 655 - Alternative Character growth
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 3, 2023 LISTEN on our player!
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Last week we focused on character growth VS tropes to run characters but Tantz had the idea to look at alternative growth for characters who did NOT grow well (after the original trilogy). So in this Quackcast ...
Religion (part 2)
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Sept. 30, 2023
Last time I started talking about religion as a great umbrella term for a lot of facets of worldbuilding you can take into consideration when constructing the world of your story, be it webcomic, novel, series, or anything else.
This type of worldbuilding is especially prevalent in fantasy worlds, but ...